With Thanksgiving fast approaching, now is a great time to start drafting out your dinner menu and deciding on which wines you will want to include as complements to your bounty. Food picks is the easy part--for those of us looking to pull-off the traditional Thanksgiving celebration, we practically have the menu laid out for us. The tricky part is wine choice. Which wines will you want for particular types, tastes, textures, and aromas of the foods you be laying out onto the table?

Here is a holiday wine guide to help simplify the decision-making process for you! Recommendations begin with a variety of red wines, followed by white wines...and, in case you have wine left over from the celebration, food pairings are listed under each wine for future wining and dining ideas!

Today is National Oatmeal Day! Time to focus on why we love oatmeal and its abundant health benefits.

A bowl of oatmeal usually hits the spot on a cold winter morning. Not only is it filling but its very versatile. You can dramatically change the taste by adding toppings (ie. raisins and milk).

According to the American Cancer Society, oats are a good source of vitamin E, zinc, selenium, copper, iron, manganese and magnesium. It can also help lower your cholesterol. Whether you like oatmeal cookies (yes, we know they may not be that healthy but they taste so good) or just instant oatmeal, stock up on your share today. Your body will thank you!

Halloween desserts are the perfect treat for any Halloween party. Save the candy for the trick-or-treaters and serve delightfully decorated cookies, and other decadent Halloween desserts to your guests.

Not the best baker or most skilled at icing cookies? Rest assured there are lots of affordable and adorable Halloween desserts that can be delivered to your door.

Here are some of our favorite Halloween desserts under $30.

The holiday season is right around the corner. This means that you'll probably start to see a few holiday party invitations in your mailbox. So what will you bring for the hostess? I've always been taught that you shouldn't go to someone's house for a party without a gift. Sure, you can bring candles, a plant, or better yet a homemade gift ... but you can't go wrong with a delicious box of chocolate. I'll probably bring a box to a few holiday parties this year. I happen to have my eye on some of the chocolate below. Yum!

Unlike the reputation of wine -- snooty, expensive and you can't chug it -- beer is just the opposite.

It's best served cold, is inexpensive and can be found in a variety of styles. Here are a few ways to serve and enjoy beer with your friends, who will remain your friends no matter what type of beer you serve. That's the beauty of beer. If someone doesn't like what you're serving, you can easily find something they'll like.

Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito is a star in the kitchen, on tv and now on the big screen, in the movie "The Ugly Truth." He graduated with honors from the famed Culinary Institute of America, and was named named Food & Wine's Best New Chef in 2000. AOL Shopping sat down with Rocco to see what his must-haves are in the kitchen and in his closet.

Chicken is one of the best animal proteins out there - it's relatively cheap, as lean as you want to make it, fast to prepare, easily divides into assorted pieces, plays well with other flavors, and takes marinades and sauces with aplomb. It's also pretty easy to cook - as long as you can get your timing right to make sure that it's done, you can use almost any cooking method you prefer to prepare your own chicken!