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Pump up your pecs without bruising your budget

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:07 -0500

Getting sucked in to what seems like a good deal can be as painful as dropping a barbell on your toe

A Quebec country Christmas

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:19 -0500

Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache books have given rise to literary tourism in the Eastern Townships. Now, the award-winning mystery writer shares a Sutton Christmas miracle

A holiday story: The thought that counted

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:57 -0500

Every year people complain that Christmas has become too materialistic. But life is material, tangible, tactile, as we’re reminded especially when someone is no longer here to be touched. Ian Brown reflects on the spirit and the stuff of the season in this personal, non-fiction tale

10 ways to avoid holiday overspending

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:28 -0500

While you should avoid buying things for yourself, regifting can help you save if you do it right

A festive holiday table

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:39 -0500

Food stylist Adele Hagan shows you how to use candy canes and candles to set your holiday table

Chef's recipe: Roast game hen with choucroute

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 9:49 -0500

My sister’s best recipe: comfort food to die for

Santa Claus and the kids

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:04 -0500

Send us your best photos of the big man with your kids, or old pics of you as a child with Santa, and we'll publish our favourites at globeandmail.com

Fake bakers: Honest to goodness, I made them myself

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:22 -0500

People who are too busy or inept to do their own baking are finding creative ways to cheat their way through holiday bake sales, potlucks and cookie exchanges

Behind the scenes of The Nutcracker

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:32 -0500

For the last 14 years, celebrities such as Steven Page and Margaret Atwood have guest starred as cannon dolls in the National Ballet's annual Christmas production

A golfer's Christmas getaway

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:26 -0500

Pinehurst is hallowed golf ground, and the region is postcard-perfect for the season

How to wrap a present

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:26 -0500

Our guide to your life: this week, five easy ways to gift-wrap with gusto

The new Christmas party hot spot: the soup kitchen

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:27 -0500

After a tough economic year, companies are ditching holiday festivities for volunteer parties

Faux donation gifts

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:55 -0500

When you don't care enough to send the very best

Holiday shortbread

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:46 -0500

Lucy Waverman shows you how to make two delicious variations

Our favourite holiday shots

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:42 -0500

The best of the season as captured by Globe and Mail readers