If you’re preparing a large Thanksgiving feast and you want it to be just perfect, take a few minutes to read this article from the latest issue of Ladies Home Journal. With a time-tested classic turkey recipe and instructions for fifteen scrumptious side dishes, there very well might be a recipe you’ll want to add to your meal.

Your Perfect Thanksgiving includes some mouth-watering photos of the various dishes and all the details you’ll need to prepare wonderful treats like Savory Cranberry-Mustard Chutney and five different variations of fluffy mashed potatoes.

Look Inside >> November 2008

Just click on the image above to read a free preview of Your Perfect Thanksgiving on Coverleaf.

It’s a question that befuddles many new parents: cloth or disposable diapers? There are no easy answers, especially for those trying to be as environmentally conscious as possible. We’ve heard for years about the precious space that disposable diapers take up in our landfills, but going the cloth diaper route isn’t necessarily the greener alternative — especially with the new breed of compostable disposables hitting the shelves. The knock on using cloth diapers is the amount of water and energy used to clean them, which ends up being not at all insignificant if you’re trying to “calculate your baby’s carbon butt-print”, as The Diaper Dilemma suggests in the latest issue of Pregnancy magazine.

Look Inside >> November 2008

If you’ve got a baby at home or on the way and have been wondering how to approach the diaper question, you’ll find this article filled with useful information. It won’t tell you which method to use, as you have to weigh that decision based on what will work best in your own life, but you will come away much more educated about the issues involved. There’s even a mention and link to a method of toilet-training that does away with diapers altogether! Click on the image above to read The Diaper Dilemma for free on Coverleaf.

Also, for lots of good baby-related resources especially around naming your child, check out Coverleaf reader Samantha Anderson’s web site Quick Baby Names.

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the homemaker in your life, but don’t want to break the bank? Then you won’t want to miss the It’s Better to Give Holiday Gift Guide in this month’s issue of Better Homes and Gardens. With unique and fun suggestions in the under $15 and under $30 categories, you’re sure to be able to find something nice that is also affordable.

I especially like the monogrammed little glass trays from Fringe and the colorful plastic salad servers from French Bull.

Look Inside >> December 2008

Just click on the image above to read a free preview of It’s Better to Give on Coverleaf.

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Once you’ve registered with Coverleaf, it’s easy to keep track of your digital magazines and clippings. Just click on the my stuff tab to get access to your digital editions and Coverleaf subscriptions and any articles you have saved as a clipping.

On your my stuff page you can gather all of your Look Inside previews, Coverleaf subscriptions, single issues, and page clippings and organize them in a way that’s convenient for you. Just select a magazine from the Coverleaf home page and click on “add to my stuff” to save it there. And whenever you’re reading a magazine and you find a page you’d like to save as a clipping, just select the “Clip Page” button on the top nav bar.

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Are you an existing print subscriber to a magazine in the Coverleaf service? If so, you’re in luck as you can now freely and easily get access to digital editions of your favorite magazines. Here’s how.

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We’re really proud to hear that min magazine has chosen our digital edition of Sporting News Today as its Online Launch of the Year for 2008. We couldn’t agree more. We’ve enjoyed working with the great team at American City Business Journals, the publisher of Sporting News Today to create this unique digital-only daily publication that is both visually stunning and filled with the latest in-depth sports news and analysis.

Take a look and we think you’ll agree, the digital edition of Sporting News Today is a beautiful and high-quality publication that any sports fan will enjoy. I can personally attest to that, as I’ve become totally hooked on it myself since the launch in July. I’ve come to rely on it as a daily nugget of something special I look forward to reading, kind of like a having a knowledgeable friend filling me in on the latest inside info. And best of all, anyone can subscribe for free to the digital edition and get Sporting News Today delivered daily in their email.

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Look Inside >> November 12, 2008

Food poisoning and food-related illnesses can be horribly painful and uncomfortable and I know I don’t want to be responsible for passing on any nasty bugs to my guests this holiday season. Luckily, the latest issue of Ladies Home Journal has a feature on Safe Holiday Cooking that is a good safety resource for any cook.

Some of the tips included in Safe Holiday Cooking are pretty obvious, common-sense advice like washing your hands thoroughly before working with food and using a food thermometer to make sure any meat dish is properly cooked. But there’s also some suggestions that I wasn’t aware of, like stuffing inside of a turkey often doesn’t reach a safe temperature and it’s better to cook that in a separate baking dish, or that bacteria can grow in a frozen bird being thawed at room temperature.

Click on the image below to read a free preview of Safe Holiday Cooking on Coverleaf.com.

Look Inside >> November 2008

I’ve been trying to cut down on the amount of frying I do at home, and this article from the latest issue of Heart Healthy Living looks like it can help. Bake It or Fake It offers advice and practical tips on how to bake crunchy foods that taste great and rival their fried counterparts.

For instance, three important tricks to making great baked foods are to use strongly textured coatings like nuts and extra crisp cereals, adding flavors to the coating, and bake it hot and fast to seal in the flavor and make the outside nice and crispy. Check out sumptuous recipes for dishes like Parmesan-Crunch Baked Chicken and Cornflake and Sesame-Crusted Shrimp by clicking on the image below.

Look Inside >> Fall 2008

With our society’s junk-food obsession it’s especially important to teach healthy living and eating habits to our children. The latest issue of Weekly Reader Family has a nice feature that can help you communicate about healthy habits to your little ones. One of the things I really like about Weekly Reader Family is how it presents topics with a variety of kid-friendly examples like jokes, poems, stories, and games.

High Five for Fitness covers such important issues as washing well, eating enough fruits and vegetables, and getting enough exercise. It’s never too early to start teaching your children healthy habits, and this article makes it easy. Just click on the image below for a free preview of High Five for Fitness on Coverleaf.com.

Look Inside >> November/December 2008