“All that we behold is full of blessings.” ~William Wordsworth
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Need Help with Holiday Cooking?
Tis the season for the holiday food help lines, hotlines and websites. Below is a list of companies providing information, recipes and tips for holiday cooking.
Butterball Turkey Talk-Line: 800-BUTTERBALL (Live help during Nov. and Dec.), or via e-mail at talkline@butterball.com Automated assistance all year.
Foster Farms Turkey Helpline: 800- 255-7227
Honeysuckle White (800) 810-6325 Recorded answers to frequently asked questions.
Perdue Consumer Help Line: 800-473-7383 or
Reynolds Turkey Tips Hotline: 800-745-4000
Nestle Toll House Baking Information Line (800) 637-8537 Year-round baking help, plus recipes.
Betty Crocker Hotline, open Monday-Friday year around, 1-888-275-2388
Crisco Pie Hotline: 877-367-7438
Fleischmann’s Yeast: 800-777-4959
Hershey’s open Monday-Friday, 1-800-468-1714
King Arthur Flour: 802-649-3717 or e-mail questions to bakers@kingarthurflour.com
Land O’ Lakes 800-328-4155 year round.
Libby Consumer Hot Line: 1-800-854-0374 Tips and recipes for canned pumpkin all year round.
Ocean Spray Consumer Help Line: 800-662-3263 year round or www.oceanspray.com
Campbell’s Soups Holiday Leftovers Hotline. From the day after Thanksgiving through Dec. 31 call 1-888-453-3868.
Food Safety.gov has answers to food safety questions, including how to thaw the turkey, cooking temperatures and how long food can safely sit on the buffet table.
Still need a few recipes and non-food celebration ideas? Check out my eBook Have Yourself a Healthy Little Holiday in the Amazon Kindle Store.
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“Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.” ― Steve Maraboli
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“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” — Charles Dickens
Thought for Today and a Video
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 The Old Testament, New International Version
Jim Keck, Senior Pastor of First Plymouth Church in Lincoln Nebraska has been giving a sermon series on the essential 12 Christian scriptures. The text for November 10 is todays quote. Jim is a wonderful preacher and he has a powerful message. This video runs almost 25 minutes, but I encourage you to take the time. This is an important lesson for today’s world.
http://firstplymouth.org/sermons/2013/sermon_2013_11_10.html
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The struggle ends when the gratitude begins. ~Neale Donald Walsch
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As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world. ~Terri Guillemets
Reclaiming the Holidays
Every year as the holidays approach I am saddened by the number of people who seem to have become slaves to their holiday traditions. Over indulging in food and drink, over spending, working to the point of exhaustion and extreme stress are too often simply accepted as the way things are. Most of us don’t even enjoy all the holiday hoopla but we feel pressure to participate. If you are dreading the holidays this year I have good news. It doesn’t have to be this way.
You can choose the way you will celebrate, the activities you will participate in and of course you always have the power to choose your attitude. So get ready to make this the best holiday season ever by staying true to your own beliefs and values.
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We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder
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Copyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins
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