Cooking SOS - Holiday Help is Here

Have a quick question about cooking a turkey or ham? Need ideas for what to do with the leftovers? When it comes to meals from Thanksgiving to Christmas, I say get all the resources you can! Here's a great list of websites, articles and toll free consumer help lines that can be especially valuable for the Holiday Season:

• Butterball Turkey Talk-Line: (800) BUTTERBALL  or website
• Foster Farms Help Line: (800) 255-7227 or website
• Crisco Pie Hotline (877) 367-7438 or website
• Fleischmann’s Yeast Baker’s Help Line: (800) 777-4959 or website
• Nestle's Toll House Baking Information Line: (800) 637-8537 or website
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline: (888) 674-6854 or website

Relocating and Move In Must Dos

I recently relocated to Tucson from Orange County... which gave me the opportunity to "practice what you preach" on a few different items that I've recently posted about, including:

•  using colored tape to distinguish which items are fragile;
• using pencil boxes to store small items; and the MOST important
• doing a move-in walk-through.

My new apt. has a fabulous view and a cute little patio, but in the first 2-3 weeks I found out quickly that it came with a plumbing leak in the shower and unfortunately, critters! Ugh.  I'm listing each of the articles I've written regarding the topics discussed, just in case they may come in handy for you or someone you know.  I have to say I'm very glad that I have documentation for some of the unfortunate things that have come up. Moving is rarely fun, but the packing tips, and move-in "How to" have  made their way to the top of the "Must Do" list that I'll continue to share with clients and readers.