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(ARA) - It's no secret that Americans are busy, and getting together for dinner often seems like an extraordinary task. As food prices continue to increase, families are not only taking hits to their household budgets, they are experiencing long work hours, conflicting schedules and not finding enough time to cook a meal and have dinner together.
A June 2008 survey of more than 1,000 Americans conducted by eNation found that those responsible for planning meals usually spend an average of 30 minutes per day shopping for and preparing those meals, and 60 percent of the time dinner plans come together the same day a meal is served. The need for quick, economic solutions that still allow families to sit down together has never been greater.
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(ARA) - Hand off a hot beverage -- to dinner guests, neighbors who drop by or kids during story time -- and you instantly warm both tummies and hearts. Make sure you treat yourself too; wrapping your hands around a warm mug in the midst of a cold day can help you unwind!
Traditional favorites include hot cider, cocoa, teas and coffees -- all so good there's no need to look for replacements. But by adding just a few of the right spices, you can transform these everyday winter drinks into extraordinary festive fare.
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(ARA) - Holidays are the quintessential time for entertaining, but the hustle and bustle to create a welcoming home also invites a lot of stress.
Celebrity cookbook author and entertainer extraordinaire Katie Lee Joel, is teaming up with Crest Whitestrips Premium to help consumers around the country perfect their hostessing skills in the "Hostess for the Holidays" contest. The contest will be announced on Y! Thread (http://shine.yahoo.com/topic/the+thread/), a new original program from Yahoo! that gives women a daily dose of the latest trends. Three lucky finalists will win a trip to New York City to compete in a live, in-person series of challenges for the title of the ultimate Hostess for the Holidays.
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