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• A few cooking fundamentals to make your holiday dishes even more delicious With the melding of families through marriage and other relationships, we pick up a few new holiday recipes - or twists on traditional dishes - that then get passed down through the family. Here are some easy, inventive ways to brighten up your holiday fare.

• A Vegetarian Seder Vegetarian fare for Passover? You bet! Writer Elizabeth Bauchner shares her non-traditional menu ideas for this festive holiday.

• Classic Cocktail Party Wines Friends, family and the holidays -- what better excuse to have a cocktail party complete with finger-food and great tasting wine. It's simple! Just set out a variety of great tasting fruity reds and whites, like Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel or Shiraz (Syrah), and have your guests serve themselves.

• Easter Safety Tips Millions of people celebrate Easter and Passover each year, and food is usually part of many family traditions. Don't let food poisoning ruin your holiday. Use these tips from the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

• Gifts for Foodies 2001 If you love to cook, or are on the lookout for a special gift for that "foodie" in your life, we have 10 great book picks for you to consider. Read on!

• Halloween Fun for Grown-ups Why should kids have all the fun on Halloween? Whip up your own petrifying party -- for the adults. Take one haunted house, add ghoulish guests and stir in the following ingredients to yield hours of eerie enjoyment. Writer Sandra Lee, author of "Semi-Homemade Cooking," shares her ideas!

• Halloween Party Food Ideas Ask Chef Mom: "This year, we're having all the kids - and their parents - at our house for a Halloween party. Do you have some food ideas for us?"

• Hanukkah Menu and Wine Pairings Hanukkah is one of the prettiest and most festive Jewish holidays. It's a time for family and friends to gather around the table to commemorate the rededication of the temple of Jerusalem by lighting a candle each night for eight days. Read more about pairing wines for the perfect holiday meal here!

• Irish Cuisine for Saint Patrick's Day Whether you are Irish or not, it's fun to celebrate with those who are by serving Irish fare on St. Patrick's Day. Irish cooking is traditionally hearty and simple, reflecting the way of life most Irish folk lived in the past, and still today.

• Is Pink Turkey Meat Safe? The color pink in cooked turkey meat raises a "red flag" to many diners and cooks. Conditioned to be wary of cooked fresh pork that looks pink, they question the safety of cooked poultry and other meats that have a rosy blush. To understand some of the causes of "pinking" or "pinkening" in fresh turkey, it's important to know first what gives meat its natural color.