Easy Dinners on the Web

Are you responsible for your family’s Christmas meal this year? Perhaps you’re the main cook and bottle washer for you family and you’re bored with the usual dishes that are easy to make. Either way, we’ve found some recipe websites that are a great help with trying new dishes that make us look forward to dinner time. Perhaps there will be a dish that you could test on the family Christmas day.

http://www.FoodinaMinute.co.nz
As seen on TV!!! Some really neat ideas and recipes which can be printed off and saved for later. For Christmas why not try the ‘Oriental Christmas Ham with Plum Salsa’.

http://www.Tegal.co.nz
Also as seen on TV!! Fancy an old fashioned roast chicken or Turkey with a modern twist for Christmas? This site also has instructions for safe food handling and how to ensure your chicken is cooked – great advise if you are planning a barbecue this summer.

http://www.FoodLovers.co.nz
A great easy to use website that not only has loads of recipes, ideas and information it also has a message board so that you can talk to other food enthusiasts.

I’m sure there are heaps of other great websites out there to get the inspiration flowing – why not do a search yourself on some of our favourite search engines such as http://www.accessnz.co.nz or http://www.Google.co.nz.

Statistics of Interest

** Holiday shopping trends online **
A survey of over 4,000 US consumers from CoolSavings.com finds that 61% of consumers say they will make about 25% of their holiday purchases online. Additionally, 80% say they will rely on the Internet for holiday gift ideas and research, whether or not they decide to purchase on- or offline. Only 18% say they will research everything they’re thinking about buying during the holidays online, where as 64% say they will be more choosy, and only research the items for which they feel they need more information.

** China to allow outsiders on .cn **
China's Internet development is expected to receive a boost in December when the .cn domain name will be made available to businesses outside China under a new liberalised policy.

** E-mail greeting card hides adult content **
The e-mail looks harmless enough: A link to a greeting card that appears to be sent by a friend. But clicking on the link can place adult images on a desktop, download a barrage of questionable ads, or send similar e-cards to those listed in Outlook's address book. To learn more about this and how to get rid of it go to Symantec

Quote of the Month

“Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. “
- Unknown

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Have a great month

Amanda and the Strobe Net team.