Safe Holiday Cooking Tips ($100 Best Buy Giveaway)
December 24, 2009 by Kailani
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This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to commentor #348: Deanna G!
With Christmas just about here and New Year’s right around the corner, you’re probably already cooking up a storm. After all, what’s the holidays without great food? There are certain recipes that make the holidays special. Many are passed down for generations and have become an indispensable part of the tradition. Mine is my famous Chocolate Trifle. What are yours?
Although cooking with the family is a fun holiday tradition, remember to be safe. Little hands are quick and unattended cooking is the number one cause of kitchen fires. Here are some tips to help you stay cooking safe:
- Keep things clean – Keeping a clean work area ensures that accidents don’t happen from clutter. Don’t underestimate how important it is to have room to move around safely. Clean hands and food contact surfaces are also important.
- Watch what’s going on – Keeping an eye on cooking is by far the easiest, least expensive and most effective way to protect your home. It’s easy to get distracted during the busy holidays, so be sure to stay aware of where your children are and what they are doing.
- Unplug appliances – Unplug any kitchen electrics or appliances when not in use. Accidental starts can be extremely dangerous and shocks may ensue if an appliance gets wet.
- Check cords – Look for signs of wear or damage to all cords as this could lead to shock or fire. Remember to remove the plug by reaching up and pulling it out of the socket rather than yanking on the cord.
- Separate foods- When cooking, be sure to avoid cross contamination between raw meat, poultry and seafood. Consider labeling cutting boards for each use and be sure to keep juices away from ready-to-eat foods.
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I’m famous for my gingerbread houses. I inherited my grandmother’s recipe, and her cast iron gingerbread press from Austria. It puts bricks and shingles and everything on the houses. Plus her recipe is delicious enough that you don’t mind tearing it apart, so you can EAT it! Yum!
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And now, to bed! Cookies are baked, presents wrapped, time to sleep! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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I guess I’m famous for my Buffalo Chicken Dip. I know this is something that anyone can make, and is fairly simple. However, my in laws go crazy for the stuff and always demand I bring it to family functions.
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I am known for my White Chili around the holidays
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My squash casserole! Yummy!
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My apple butter pie is so delicious, I have been offered money in return for the recipe!
Hmm…. probably my green bean casserole or pecan cheesecake pie!
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My family loves my Chili Spaghetti and Jalapeno Cornbread that we always have for dinner on Christmas Eve.
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Around the holidays my cashew coffee biscotti are always requested and enjoyed.
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I am famous for my chicken lip dip!
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I make a butternut squash parmesean casserole that everyone LOVES AND I make sea salted dark chocolates with pastacios and cranberries! MMM! Vanessa.Iaquinta@gmail.com
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My crunchy peanut butter balls, my mom requests them all the time.
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Oooh – I would SO love to win this!! Our TV went out and boy would this help!!! I’m famous for my peppermint fudge during the holidays – and the funny part is, it’s super easy!!! EVERYONE wants the recipe – I’m almost embarrassed to give it out because it’s really not that difficult to make!!
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definitely remembered for my cinnamon gingerbread muffins you guys would love them to deatn
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Kind of a random one, but I always make a pasta salad that is a big hit!
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We’re famous for baking lots of sugar cookies, with cutouts of everything from christmas trees to chickens. We decorate them all together with homemade frosting & all sorts of odd toppings dug out from the pantry