Holiday Guide
Watch: A holiday roast beef dinner
Lucy Waverman shows you how to make a sophisticated and succulent holiday meal
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In the Kitchen with Rob Feenie
Chef's recipe: Roast game hen with choucroute
My sister’s best recipe: comfort food to die for
Ian Brown
A holiday story: The thought that counted
Every year people complain that Christmas has become too materialistic. But life is tactile, as we’re reminded when someone is no longer here to be touched
Your photos
Santa Claus and the kids
Send us your best photos of the big man with your kids, or old pics of you as a child with Santa, and we'll publish our favourites at globeandmail.com
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A festive holiday table
Food stylist Adele Hagan shows you how to use candy canes and candles to set your holiday table
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How to gift wrap like a pro
Shawn Gibson, of home accessories retailer Teatro Verde in Toronto, shows you his tips and tricks for a beautifully wrapped gift every time
Gifts
2009 Tech Gift Guide
Browse reviews of nearly two dozen of the season's hottest gadgets and games -- everything from exercise watches to remote-controlled robots, Call of Duty MW2 to Assassin's Creed II
The Literary Traveller
A Quebec country Christmas
Award-winning mystery writer Louise Penny shares a Christmas miracle in the Eastern Townships
Holiday dessert recipes: Have your cake (and pie and trifle)
Can't eat another bite? You haven't tried these takes on traditional holiday desserts
Beyond icewine
There's more to dessert tipples than the homegrown standby. One word: Trockenbeerenauslese
O Christmas tree toppers
How do Canada's tastemakers cap their Yule? Deirdre Kelly surveys creative types across the country for their favourite festive flourish
Add cheer to your holiday table with three festive tips
Creating a winterlicious effect is easy with pretty place settings
Pairing wine with cheese
Beppi Crosariol and Sue Riedl give you a crash course, just in time for holiday party season
Big burn before the big bird
A week to go, and it's time to get in training for the holiday feast: How to charge up your metabolism to minimize the seasonal flab factor
Ask a personal trainer
Connie Beaulieu takes your questions on getting fit
Ask a dietitian
Leslie Beck took your healthy-eating questions
Make a list, check it twice
Setting up a family budget to oversee holiday spending and set other goals is a no-brainer
What present you pick = how much you love
We all do the math when picking out holiday gifts for someone special – and not so special
Feeding the hungry, one Craigslist post at a time
Craigslist ad: ‘I’m offering a free Christmas dinner ... and toys for a family who needs a break this holiday season. I have been overly blessed this year, and wish to give back’
Holiday gear guide: men's wear
Globe Travel picks the best road-ready duds for male business travellers
Lucy Waverman's top cookbooks of 2009
The author and chef lists her favourites from 2009
Holiday gear guide: Women's wear
Globe Travel offers up gift ideas for the women business travellers on your list
Love's pure light
The apartment and tree were borrowed, and my son was asleep in his wheelchair. Still, we were together
Christmas starts with Nanny's shortbread
Mixing butter, icing sugar and flour together always reminds me of the warmth of my grandmother's love
My first Christmas stocking
Growing up, we didn't celebrate Christmas. As an adult, I had to create my own memories and traditions
