Site of the Day for Tuesday, December 20, 2011 RecipeTips Today's site offers a nod to the harried houseperson with a smorgasbord of useful tips for getting through the holiday cooking season with faculties intact and only a few bodies to bury. Gentle Subscribers will find helpful ideas and practical suggestions to assist them in producing edible comestibles fit for virtually everyone. "Whether you're a novice in the kitchen or simply would like to learn more, we can help. Our extensive knowledge of kitchen tips and advice give step by step instructions on techniques and recipes." - from the website An excellent Ham Preparation Guide provides lavishly photographed directions, describing wet and dry cured hams and the preparation and cooking methods suitable for each type, complete with easy-to-follow final decorative touches.The comprehensive information on turkeys serves up a buying guide, the best procedures for thawing frozen birds, cooking guides for times and different types of ovens, carving, safety and storage. For a change of pace but still in a holiday theme, the Christmas Cookie section covers festive sugar cookies -- making the dough, creating charming shapes, frosting the cookies and even short and long term storage recommendations for both crisp and soft cookies. Nip over to the site for heartening and extensive guides on special holiday fare at: http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen.asp A.M. Holm Comments? Suggestions? <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.