Every year the Food Network and the Cooking Channel team up to send me fascinating holiday gifts, in hopes of, or in gratitude for, prominent coverage of their programming. Hey, I’m not above responding to extremely resourceful schmoozing. This holiday season they sent me what I consider the best and most practical gift yet — the ultimate leftover kit, complete with doggy bags, plastic food containers and a wine saver for half-full bottles, all packed in a nice, red, insulated, reusable bag, which I will put to immediate use schlepping frozen items home from Trader Joe’s.

So in return for this oh-so-useful gift, I’m going to share with you the Food Network and Cooking Channel “Holiday Menu” of programming. Read, watch, enjoy!

Outrageous Thanksgiving: Saturday, Nov. 15th 9pm ET/PT on the Food Network

Thanksgiving at Bobby’s: Saturday, Nov. 22nd 12pm ET/PT on the Food Network

The Pioneer Woman Cowboy Christmas: Saturday, Dec. 6th 8pm ET/PT on the Food Network

Outrageous Christmas: Saturday, Dec. 6th 9pm ET/PT on the Food Network

Holiday Feast with Kelis: Sunday, Dec. 7th 8pm ET/5pm PT on the Cooking Channel

Holiday: Impossible: Monday, Dec. 8th 10pm ET/PT on the Food Network

Rev Run’s Happy Holidays: Sunday, Dec. 14th 9pm ET/5pm PT on the Cooking Channel

Top 10 Restaurants with Food Network Magazine: Sunday, Dec. 21st 9pm ET/PT on the Food Network

Full disclosure — The Food Network and the Cooking Channel are both owned by Scripps Interactive, which, not so coincidentally, also owns HGTV, which owns Frontdoor.com, from which I happily receive a paycheck each month.