If you're registered for my coupon class tomorrow, here are a few reminders:

Bring a donation of canned or dried food donation for the Food Bank
of Central and Eastern North Carolina. It will get you a second ticket in our drawing for door prizes, which, I must say, are pretty nice. Gift cards and movie passes are among the items up for grabs.

Bring your extra clipped coupons in an envelope. I'll answer questions and we'll swap coupons.

If you need any coupon organizer supplies, the folks from CouponOrganizerPro.com will be on hand, selling everything from fully loaded coupon binders to sets of extra pages. Cash and checks only.

Check your in-box for an email giving you all the details on parking, check in and breakfast.

Class will start promptly at 9. We've got a lot of ground to cover. See you then.

Donate canned food to benefit the needy in western Wake County, and the Chick-fil-A in Apex will reward your good deed with a FREE biscuit or sandwich.

The "Soup'er Bowl" food drive, which is scheduled to run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Tuesday, Jan. 31, will help stock the shelves of the Western Wake Crisis Ministry food pantry.

Bring in three cans of soup or other canned food from 7 to 10:30 a.m. and get a free chicken biscuit. Donate from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and get a free chicken sandwich.

Click here for all the details.

Panda Express is celebrating the Chinese New Year by giving you a free entree -- no purchase necessary.

Go to the Panda Express website to download a coupon for a free single-serving Firecracker Chicken Breast entree.

The coupon is good only on Monday, Jan. 23.

Two other coupons will also print with your freebie -- one for a BOGO entree and one for 10 percent off your total purchase. Both of those coupons are good Jan. 24 through Feb. 14.

There are two Panda Express locations in the Triangle:

1000 Beaver Creek Commons Dr.
Beaver Creek shopping center
Apex, NC  27502

120 Science Drive
(Duke University Bryan Center)
Durham, NC  27708

Here's a freebie for all the cat lovers out there. Or even if you're not, consider getting it to donate to a local animal shelter.

Is your house about to burst at the seams with all the stuff you've gained from the holidays? Do you feel compelled to just toss everything in the trash just to get it out of the way? Here are some tips to help bring sanity to your household and declutter for the new year.

Community blogger Tahira Nyabinghi writes: The
year is drawing to a close and I thought that it would be good to end
with some holiday recipes.  I cannot claim to have created them but I do
guarantee that if prepared properly, you will only give your taste buds
a truly, welcoming treat.  

Guglhupf Baker, Patisserie and Cafe in Durham hosts its annual German Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. That's Dec. 10.

It's a takeoff on the Weihnachts Markt so popular in German villages, where folks can get a bite to eat while they enjoy music, kids' activities and holiday shopping.

At Guglhupf, enjoy bratwurst and kraut, warm apple fritters and handmade Lebkuchen, a glass of fruit-and-spice-infused Gluhwein, mulled cider, beer or a hot toddie. 

Live music will be provided by Down River, The Josh Pepper Band, Bull Town Strutters, The Blue Tailed Skinks and The Eno Mountain Boys.

An exhibit and sale of art and collectibles coordinated by Outsider Arts & Collectibles of Durham is also on tap, along with a book drive for Book Harvest.

Guglhupf Baker, Patisserie and Cafe is located at 2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. For information, visit www.guglhupf.com or call 401-2600.

Four well-known cookbook authors will be at A Southern Season in Chapel Hill for book signings this week.

• Lynne Rossetto Kasper, author of "The Splendid Table's How to Eat Weekends," from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.
• Kathryn Greeley, author of "The Collected Tabletop," from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
• Andrea Reusing, author of "Cooking in the Moment," from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
• Bill Smith, author of "Seasoned in the South," from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.

A Southern Season is located at University Mall, 15-501 @ Estes Drive.

Information: 929-7133 or www.southernseason.com.

Enjoy a homemade piroghi, kolach roll and stollen and browse the array of new and vintage European holiday linens, Polish pottery and vintage ornaments at the fourth annual European Christmas Market sponsored by Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Cary.

The event is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.

Eat in or take out a lunch of cabbage rolls or chicken paprikash. Vendors include Annelore's German Bakery, Swedebreads Swedish Bakery and Polenz Polish/Euro Deli.

Visit the church website for more information.

Whole Foods Market Raleigh invites customers to help feed families in need throughout the Triangle this holiday season.

Customers may donate breakfast, lunch, dinner or three square meals for a family of four to the Interfaith Food Shuttle, which will distribute the food to families across Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.

The campaign began today and runs through New Year's Eve at Whole Foods' store at 3540 Wade Ave.