Candy and salads -- it's holiday food, recipes for gift-giving, and vegetables for winter nourishment in this past week's most-viewed posts. Also -- a wonderful and elegant San Francisco kitchen, potluck recipes, food science of spray oil, and more below in our hot posts.

Top posts for the week of December 8-14, 2008

• Gallery: 11 Winter Salads to Eat Right Now

• Top 10 Holiday Uses for Wine Corks

• Pantry Organization: Put Your Grains In Jars

• 10 Techniques Every Cook Should Know

• DIY Peppermint Patties

• Kitchen Tour: A Lovely 'Before' from Rena and Derek

• Kitchen Spotlight: Open Storage in Small Kitchens

• Recipe: Big Pancake

• Weeknight Meal Tip: Ways to Doctor Jarred Tomato Sauce to Add More Flavor

• Holiday Food Gifts: What Are You Making This Year?

• Good Question: Best Potluck Recipes?

• Help Me Find: Clean and Modern Recipe Card Templates

• Blogging Oprah: Giada's Chocolate and Brie Panini

• Good Question: Best Healthy and Natural Food Blogs?

• Food Science: The Science Behind Nonstick Cooking Spray

Previous Hot Posts: Budget Dinner Parties, Big Pancake, Pantry Organization, What To Do With Oxtail, and Small Kitchen Storage