Hey, this is Christopher Kimball. You're listening to our special holiday episode brought to you by

our exclusive sponsor, Whole Foods Market. You know, my first reaction to cooking over the holidays is

complete panic. There are too many choices, big shopping lists, a ton of advanced planning,

none of which is my forte. Now, that's where Whole Foods Market comes in. First, the quality.

The meat has no antibiotics. They offer wild-caught seafood, and the cheese selection is really good. For my money,

the big holiday roast is the perfect way to simplify cooking, since I can spend more time with

sides and desserts. Whole Foods Market offers bone and rib roast and spiral-cut hams.

Whole Foods Market also has great bake goods. I love their baguettes, as well as the huge

selection of cookies. You can even get a cookie box as a host gift. The small black and white

cookies, by the way, are my kids' favorite any day of the year. They also have candles and

flowers, which makes holiday shopping easy. Our family relies on

Whole Foods Market for our body care and wellness shopping, and some of these items also make

good gifts. In short, I can get most of my holiday food and related shopping done at Whole Foods

Market, which does calm my sense of panic. And I'm likely to find many of the hard-to-find items as well,

from specialty flowers to spices to cooking oils to coffee beans to yogurt, to my favorite

tonic water, frozen fruits, pasture-raised eggs, and more. I don't have to make three or four

stops to check off all the items on my shopping list. So in short, Whole Foods Market is my

go-to destination for

holiday shopping so I can breathe easy and enjoy the cooking and the entertaining. Shop for everything

you need at Whole Foods Market, your holiday headquarters.

This is Most Your Radio from PRX on your host, Christopher Kimball.

Today, it's our holiday special, and you have questions for me and Vaughn Vreeland about cookies.

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