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As part of the holiday meal planning and entertaining portion of our holiday guide, today we’re featuring Simply Potatoes. These are perfect for those busy hectic meals during the holiday season, as well as for your traditional holiday meals, because they eliminate the hassle of peeling, boiling, slicing and dicing.

I was able to “Simply-fy” a favorite holiday dish, Potato Pancakes, by using a couple of varieties of Simply Potatoes and their website recipe (which I altered a bit for our family). I had the batter whipped up in no time, and we have a new recipe to enjoy a family tradition with now.

It’s starting to get cold outside across a lot of the country, and this holiday season I’m pretty sure a lot of people would appreciate a gift of something that would keep them warm.

The Bed Buddy Foot and Hand Warmers Gift Set is available online and at select retailers, independent pharmacies and drug stores in Light Pink, hot-pink Lipstick, Zebra and Leopard (as shown below) for an MSRP of $24.99.

Like toys? So do we!

We are excited to announce that Neighborhood Toy Store Day is almost here and ASTRA, the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association want you to know about the nation-wide event!

• The 3rd annual Neighborhood Toy Store Day is on Saturday, November 10th. The special day helps celebrate the benefits of shopping local and participating toy stores will host in-store events and activities for the entire family!

We are excited about the holiday season and delighted to introduce VeggieTales “The Ultimate Christmas Collection“! For the first time VeggieTales is bringing all your favorite Christmas songs and stories together in one beautiful compilation!

The only thing better than a collection of VeggieTales movies is a Christmas collection of VeggieTales movies, and a bonus CD with 25 Christmas sing-a-long songs. We have LOVED getting into the Christmas spirit by watching these heartwarming stories that proclaim the real meaning of Christmas.

This holiday season why not support World Vision in its efforts to fight poverty around the world and in the U.S. and give a gift at the same time?!

Shoppers can reinvent gift lists and join the cause by choosing meaningful, life-changing gifts from the World Vision Gift Catalog. The catalog offers a wide variety of items to match the hobby or interest of the recipient.

For example, why not gift A Coffee Set ($50) to a coffee lover?

This November Brita introduces an all-new Stainless Steel Pitcher made of brushed stainless steel – a self-filtering water pitcher that is sleek, stylish and perfect for a holiday or dinner party table. Combining high-end design with the advanced filtering technology people know and trust from Brita, the Stainless Steel Pitcher features a sleek innovative look that fits perfectly in today’s modern kitchen.

Now staying hydrated is both stylish and affordable with a pitcher that fits any lifestyle or need:

Bormioli Rocco’s products for entertaining radiate holiday with clear sparkling pieces like their Ypsilon martini party glasses or party tumbler rocks glasses as well as their red Inca charger plates and candy cane striped Ypsilon dessert bowls.

I received some of the Ypsilon dessert bowls to see. These would be awesome to add to your table settings for the holidays. They are of excellent quality. They can be purchased on Amazon.com for as low as $18.08 for a set of four. The ones shown below are the clear, fuchsia and sky blue colors.

Master Lock recently launched a program called “Master Love Locks” allowing sweethearts, family and friends to virtually lock up their affection for loved ones on various iconic bridges throughout the world by visiting MasterLoveLock.com.

“Padlocks have been recognized as symbols of strength and security for decades, which makes the love locks tradition such a heartfelt gesture,” said Rebecca Smith vice president, marketing, for Master Lock.