Here are features filed under Autumn holidays and cooking:

• All-American Apple Pie recipe There is a coveted invitation among a certain circle of my friends. It's for one friend's extremely popular and well-known apple pie party. Apple Pie Bliss!

• Autumn jewels: Recipes with cranberries Aside from cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving, there are many ways to use cranberries. Generally speaking, cranberries complement pork and poultry well, and are well complemented by orange. Get some cranberry recipes here!

• Pretty, palatable persimmon recipes The other day, I came home with something extra: a package of nine persimmons. They were gorgeous. I could not help myself. Here are some things you can do with these fruits!

• A Harvest Brunch to Celebrate Autumn Celebrate Fall: With cool weather creeping in, and the crisp smell of autumn greeting us in the mornings, it's the perfect time to throw an autumn brunch for family and friends. Since it's harvest time, there are plenty of fresh ingredients available for serving and decorating.

• Autumn Snacks and Activities Autumn brings to mind apples, cider, squash and the savory sweet taste of pumpkin pie and bread. It's also the time of year when the kids start spending a little more time indoors and need some activities and snacks to occupy their minds and hands. Try out these fall theme recipes and projects.

• Apple Pie: Varieties of an American Favorite Now that you have been to the orchard, what are your plans for all those apples you picked? Writer Cindy Sanchez offers some delicious ideas.

• Apples: Always a Popular Fruit Pick up an apple and take a closer look. These jewels are plentiful in the fall, and their versatility shows in the kitchen as they are the perfect ingredient for a variety of dishes. Mary Emma Allen whets our appetites for enjoying this popular fruit.

• Autumn Butters Autumn butters add country charm to company dinners or brunches. They also are the perfect hostess gift presented with a loaf of fresh homemade bread. Add these recipes to your list of autumn traditions!

• Five Thanksgiving Time Savers Every Cook Should Know If you're planning on hosting Thanksgiving at your home this year, chances are your plate is all ready full. Your "to-do" list may be jam packed with planning, shopping, cleaning and cooking. Take a deep breath and let these five tips help you save some time in the kitchen so you can enjoy the holiday with less stress.

• Food, Giving Thanks and our Families It is that time of year again. Little hands are traced onto colorful paper and made into gobblers to hang upon our refrigerator doors. We are all thinking about traveling or travelers, cooking and family. Thanksgiving is more than just a "Turkey Day," though. It is a grand opportunity to teach our children many things -- gratitude being the first among those things.