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holiday
43
LIFE A T HOM E
Decorating inspired by the
Minnesota outdoors
52
IN T H E GARDEN
Holiday lights put the
glitter in your landscape
61
DECORATING
A citrusy scheme gets in
the spirit
70
TRIM M INGS
Mix-and-match wrapping
81
INSPIRATION
8
room dress-ups: easy
yet entertaining-worthy
91
IN STAN T IM PACT
Tiny conifers make
dashing displays
98
LIVING GREEN
Money-saving tips for
packing & sending gifts
10 4 S TY LE M ADE SIM PLE
Up-on-the-manteltop
displays
112
S W EET TRADITIO N
A gingerbread-house
party for kids
style
137
FASHION
Jazzing up the basic dress
146
BEAU TY
Special soaps, new ways
to wear perfume
food
169 W HAT'S CO O KIN G
A no-fuss Christmas dinner
181
EVERYDAY EASY
Five 30-minute meals
186 AM ERICAN CLA SSICS
Oyster stew
190 GATHERINGS
Make it casual with
slow-cooker pot roast
194 G O O D AN D HEALTH Y
The benefits of cheese
198 B E T T E R CO O K
Tools & tips for everyone
who loves to eat
20 4 TEN TO TR Y
Latkes
219 PR IZE T E S T E D RECIPES®
One-Bite Hors d'Oeuvres;
Childhood-Favorite
Holiday Sweets
223 W IN MONEY®
Enter our monthly recipe
contest
better health
225 Staying warm this winter
240 Head off holiday weight gain
248 Health news
better family
231
Find meaning throughout
the season
better money
254 Timely tips for meeting
your budget
in every issue
14
Between Friends
18
Connecting
256
Resources
reader shopping
89
Lavender
239
Delicious Fruit Gift
The crimson
leaves of
poinsettias
are
standouts in every
room. From one
healthy plant snip
stems to tuck into
little vases and bowls.
Touches of moss,
sage leaves, or
pepper berries finish
the look.
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Holiday Gift Guide
This year, we're all about spreading the joy
of that perfect find. So we did the present-hunting w ork for you and
gathered 35 fantastic ideas under $35.
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