The Holidays are Delicious

wreathDelicious is living up to its name this month! Take a look at our newly tagged websites. It is food and fun galore.

Will you be cooking a turkey during the holiday season?

The University of Illinois Extension’s Turkey for the Holidays page offers some Turkey cooking techniques, Turkey Safety, Turkey fun facts, and perfect side dishes for your turkey feast. Cooks, teachers, aspiring early childhood educators, parents and more will find their Turkey Fun section something to gobble about- lots of useful links to activities and information for kids and the young at heart. Find this page in the Current_Interest tag or under Cooking.

Make your holiday and everyday safe by checking out our web selections under the Food_Safety tag. Websites about proper food storage and food handling as well as a link to FoodSafety.gov which not only offers food safety tips and information but provides alerts to food recalls. The link to the USDA food handling sheets provides information about freezing and storing food- great information for saving leftovers.

How about some gift buying help? The Federal Trade Commission offers tips on buying gift cards as well as contact numbers for gift cards problems or complaints. Find this page under our Current_Interest tag.

Want to know the holiday numbers? The Census Bureau gives a rundown of the 2009 Holiday season on their Facts for Features page. Find this page in Current_Interest as well as in Statistics.

Want to “green” your holidays this year? Check out the fantastic tips from the Sierra Club, making your wrapping paper, pesticide free trees and more. Find this page in several places: Current_Interest, Holidays, and Sustainability.

Learn about Christmas traditions from around the world or get some information on other Holidays of Light- take a look at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Technology’s page. Find it under Holidays, Current_Interest, Holiday_History or the Culture tag.

Hope you have a terrific Winter Break and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year.