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Holiday Food, Fun and Gifts
Experts/Sources
| NAME | AREA OF EXPERTISE | PHONE | |
| Matthew Chappell | horticulture | hortprod@uga.edu | 706/542-9044 |
| Connie Crawley | food, nutrition & health | ccrawley@uga.edu | 706/542-3773 |
| Mark Czarnota | horticulture | mac@griffin.uga.edu | 770/228-7243 |
| Sharon Gibson | multicultural specialist | smsgibs@uga.edu | 706/542-8879 |
| Judy Harrison | foods specialist | judyh@uga.edu | 706/542-3773 |
| Michael Rupured | financial specialist | mrupured@uga.edu | 706/583-0054 |
Holiday Food 2008
The 2008 Holiday Food Special Section offers tips to help you plan your holiday menu and maximize your time over the next few weeks.
Read the news releases on Georgia FACES:
- Put a tasty turkey on the table
- Remembering troops with treats at the holidays
- Cooking with kids
- Don't wait too long to enjoy holiday leftovers
- Take the holidays but leave the turkey
- Holiday season more than meat
- Holiday meal tips: Lose extra fat, salt, sugar
- Time for turkey thawing, selection tips
News Articles 2007
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Dangerous decorations Be careful not to create a holiday hazard. |
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Don't stuff and starve Lose-it-quickly postholiday dieting not a good idea. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Fresh trees Read the full story on Georgia FACES >>
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Garden gifts Give the perfect holiday gift for the garden lover. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Gift card glitches Read fine print carefully before buying and giving. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Holiday bills Take action against holiday debt now. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Safe dishes Use care to keep pathogens away from holiday feasts. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Safe seconds Proper temperature key to safely keeping leftovers. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Smoking tree Tree tips keep holidays from going up in smoke. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Used Christmas tree? When Christmastime is over, don't just drag your used tree to the road to become trash; make it useful. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
News Articles 2006
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Covered-dish holidays Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold en route. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Decorator safety Make sure the holiday decor you choose from outdoors is family safe. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Favorite holiday plants Poinsettias, Christmas cactuses and African violets are the most common plants given over the holiday season. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Give of yourself |
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Local Christmas trees Expert looks for Georgia-grown trees to celebrate the holidays. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Lowfat holiday Nutrition specialist offers many ways to cut calories in a turkey dinner. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Season of giving |
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Tips for 'brown thumbs' |
News Articles 2005
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Glaze it The easiest way to add an extra dash of flavor to a holiday ham is with glaze. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Holiday choices While turkey is traditionally the pick for most holiday dinners, ham can add variety to the feast. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Holiday leftovers |
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L-tryptophan myth |
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Sweet potatoes This holiday treat is an important crop worldwide, too. Read the full story on Georgia FACES >> |
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Thaw safely |
Additional Information
- Center for Food Safety
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- Department of Horticulture
- Family & Consumer Sciences from UGA Cooperative Extension