Sending your high school grad off to college? Want to be sure they don't live off of energy drinks and pizza? Then prepare them to take care of themselves in the kitchen with the Cookin' Up at College Instructional DVD. It's not just recipes, it's an easy-to-follow guide to basic home cookery, nutrition, grocery shopping, and kitchen safety.

I had a roommate in college that could only cook hamburgers, and her boyfriend had taught her how to cook that. Isn't that sad? This one's for you, Karen.

Cooking is like totally rad!  Not all geeks are fueled by pizza, Ramen Noodles, and Mountain Dew.  There are lots of geeks that love to cook, and what better way to express your geek-style than by incorporating it into your kitchen.  With this Pac-Man Oven Mit from Perpetual Kid you can remove your favorite geeky-recipes from the oven in true geek-style.  If you don't believe that geeks have mad-cooking skills then check out these baked goods geekcrafts.com/13-geeky-baked-goods/. 

Can't stand your mother-in-law's cooking? Tired of bland diner food? Are you just a total food snob or do you just have an urge to give your food that perfect Bam! from home? With this Foodie Survival Kit you won't have to worry about plain food on the road again. This kit is filled with little tins of organic herbs, soy sauce, wasabi and that can't-leave-home-without-it staple, Tobasco.

Don't leave home without it. Great for the office, too!

Think you know kosher? Did you know that there is also a designation of "kosher for Passover"? Yes, at certain times and for certain occasions there are even more rules than the regular kosher guidelines. And during Passover, you are limited in what you can use and how you can use it. With Bubby's Passover Cookbook you can get Bubby's famous Matzah Brei recipe. For you koser newbies, that's matza (those big square flat cracker thingies) that has been broken, soaked in water or milk and mixed with eggs for an omelette and fried in butter or smaltz. Yum!

fyi - "Bubby" is Yiddish for Grandmother.

Spring is right around the corner, and to a lot of people that means cleaning off the grill and cranking out some juicy goodness.

Steven Raichlen literally wrote the book on beer can chicken. To the uninformed, that is a grilling technique where you take a partially full can of beer (or other beverage) and use it to stand up a chicken on the grill. If you give someone this Beer Can Chicken Kit then they owe you one cooked chicken a week for the rest of the year.  Includes kitchen shears, smoking chips, spice rub and the beer can chicken roaster. (Beer not included!)

Today is National Chili Day. Are you a chili novice? Then this Chili in a Can kit will get you started. Wow your friends and family with a chili recipe that tastes homemade! This shiny silver paint can has everything you need for a down home chili cookoff: El Paso Chile Company's Chili Spices & Fixens mix, Momma's Corn Bread Mix and Hellfire & Damnation Hot Sauce. Yum!

Now for the big choice:

• Beef or pork?   Or both? 
• What about lamb?  
• Vegetarian?  Hush your mouth!

Great cooks know that nothing beats an old fashioned Cast Iron Dutch Oven for long, slow cooking. Rugged stuff, this cookware can go on top of the stove, in the oven, or over a camp fire. Pre-seasoned and ready to go, this 5-quart pot is made in the USA by Lodge, and they've been making cast iron cookware since 1896, so those guys know what they're doing..

This is the perfect vessel for chili because it holds the heat evenly and has a nice tight lid to keep in all the flavor.

Now the big question for you chili fans: Beans or no beans?

The tukey has been cooked, the stuffing has been stuffed and everyone has had that big post feast nap. Now what do you do? You can only handle so many turkey sandwiches before the novelty wears off. How to Cook a Turkey is not only a wonderful guide to preparing turkey with all the trimmings and culinary-disaster solutions, it also includes an entire chapter on leftovers. Even the most seasoned host or hostess will find great ideas and learn a thing or two.

You can never have too many cookbooks!

Are you planning to fry your Thanksgiving Day turkey?  If you are then you need a good fryer, and this Bayou Classic Turkey Fryer Kit from ComforChannel.com will help you be prepared to fry a delicious turkey.  Some people are scared of frying a turkey, as they have heard the stories about people catching their house on fire, etc.  Fried turkey is a yummy way to serve your turkey and if you just follow some simple rules it can also be safe.  Here are a few tips to make sure that you don't have to call 911 for a turkey fryer accident this Thanksgiving...

• Do not try to cook a turkey that is to big for your fryer.
• Do not wear loose fitting baggy clothes that could fall into the grease.
• Do not cook on your deck or in your garage, cook in the yard.
• Keep children and pets away, you are using hot oil.
• Make sure you thaw your turkey, hot oil and ice don't mix well.
• Do not over fill your fryer with oil.
• Keep a fire extinguisher close by, do not use water on the fire.