(mailing, James Berry)
[[invoke. page:newsletter1 # These are some of the fields that may be used # ============================= # leadimageid: # leadtext: # story1id: # story1text: # story2id: # story2text: # recipe1id: # recipe1text: # recipe2id: # recipe2text: # vad: (html for vertical ad) # hitBucket: (name used to track delivery) # ============================= leadimageid: 236480 leadtext: !fmt/block | h1. Dear readers, At Culinate we're distressed by the news of increasing numbers of Americans who too often go hungry. We've decided to help by [/articles/ourtable/FoodBankDonation?utmsource=NL20091202&utmmedium=email&utmcontent=Foodbankdonation&utmcampaign=BooksforFood "donating 100 percent"] of our December commissions from Amazon and Powell Book's to Feeding America, a nonprofit organization that dispenses food aid across the country. So, any holiday purchase — books, chef's knives, Cuisinarts, bath towels, socks, Crocs, Kindles, TVs, whatever! — that you make through this link to Amazon or this link to Powell's will help feed someone. In the coming days, we'll be posting gift ideas, but in the meantime, here are some book suggestions to get you started. Please consider shopping Amazon or Powell's from Culinate this holiday season. Every little bit helps — and we thank you. Kim Carlson Editorial Director P.S. More gifting: Tomorrow on Table Talk, Kim O'Donnel will be discussing [/columns/tabletalk/tabletalkdecember3?utmsource=NL20091202&utmmedium=email&utmcontent=TTDec3&utmcampaign=BooksforFood "edible and readable gifts"] (10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET). Come join the discussion! # The lead text story1id: 234535 story1text: "Make homemade crackers and give them as gifts this year, maybe alongside a wedge of artisanal cheese." story2id: 249252 story2text: "In an excerpt from her book about winter foods, Diana Henry delves into the lore and love of cranberries." recipe1id: 193755 recipe1text: "Make one batch for yourself and another to give as a gift." recipe2id: 1775 recipe2text: "Use preserved lemon in this luscious chicken dish from North Africa." # The ad vad: | <a target='blank' href="http://www.foodalliance.org/"> <img src="http://ads.culinate.com/foodalliance/newsletterjun09.jpg" " width="120" height="600" alt="" border="0"/></a> ]]