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We hope you had a wonderful weekend! Join us for today's Eat, Drink & Be Merry Radio show, where we'll be chatting with award-winning chefs and best-selling cookbook authors about Holiday Recipes and Cooking. The show airs live at 3pm PT / 6pm ET, but if you miss the live show, you can catch the on-demand episode by following the same link.

Have a Great Start to a New Week!

Nancy Reid & Lisa Smith

Big Blend's mother-daughter publishing and travel team!

Quote of the Day:

"A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth." Joseph Conrad

On This Date:

Dec. 3: From the opening of the Quebec Bridge to the Berkeley Free Speech Movement; plus, the birth dates of Charles Alfred Pillsbury, Andy Williams, Ozzy Osbourne, and more - see what happened in history on Dec. 3rd!

This Just In:

Ticket to Hollywood - The second of Gary Reilly's 11 comic novels about Denver cab driver "Murph" releases today!

Think Ahead this Holiday Season - What if we looked beyond the holiday and found a few ways to save time, space, energy and money before the clock strikes midnight and it's 2013?

Foodlore of Winter Spices - The traditions associated with winter spices are steeped in foodlore that is still relevant today.

Aebelskivers: Pancakes with a Difference - This Danish treat is a favorite for Lille Juleaften or Little Christmas Eve, along with mulled wine.

Event: Alpine Woman's Club Christmas Home Tour - 8th annual fundraising event on Dec. 9th, in Alpine, Southern California.

Game: Famous Outlaws & Gunslingers of the Old West

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Dec. 3: Eat, Drink & Be Merry - Join Nancy & Lisa for a special Holiday Cooking, Wine & Cocktails show featuring: Chef David Gilbert - Author 'Kitchen Vagabond', Sherrie Wilkolaski - Author 'Cookies & Cocktails', Chef Kathy Ayer, Chef Steve Pickell - Café Champagne at Thornton Winery, Linda Watson - Author 'Wildly Affordable Organic', and Chef Jeremy Manley 'SoCal's Sustainable Chef'. Shows Airs Live at 3pm PT / 6pm ET.