More than 420 children entered the Observer's 10th annual Holiday Card Contest. Each day through Christmas, we'll publish one of our favorites on the front page. Today's winner is Izzie Boneno, 7, daughter of Gary and Nina Boneno of Charlotte.
We went in search of a few folks known for their edible holiday gifts and found a Durham man who buys 40 pounds of Bertie County peanuts to make peanut brittle and a Clover, S.C., woman who makes as many as 175 loaves of pumpkin bread for her co-workers, relatives and friends.