The December 2005 issue of Gourmet has some help for your holiday feasts. This issue has 12 tantalizing cookie recipes that are sure to please. Check them out in the Current Reading Room of the Miller Library.

Rum by Ian Williams traces the history of the beverage as it is interwoven with the history of our young nation, from pirates to Puritans to Prohibition. Satisfy your thirst and check it out at the Miller Library 641.2 W723r 2005.

Familyfun.com offers Thanksgiving recipes and fun crafts for kids. It covers all the traditional foods and includes decoration ideas for your holiday feast.

Gourmet magazine’s Nov 2005 issue has three interesting and helpful articles.” Let’s Talk Turkey” is a lesson in achieving turkey perfection. “A New Tradition” adds some new vegetarian recipes to the Thanksgiving feast. And, “Sweets without Wheat” offers some gluten-free recipes that will surprise and delight.

Fall is here. The leaves are brilliant red, yellow and orange and the pumpkins are ripe. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and the pumpkinnook.com is the perfect site for pumpkin recipes. This site offers holiday recipe ideas ranging from pumpkin muffins and cookies to pumpkin main courses.