.menu {
  z-index: 100;
  font-family: ariel, comic, sans ms, technical, sans-serif; /*font-size: 9pt;*/
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: bold;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  list-style-type: none;
}

.menu ul ul {
  width: 150px;
}

/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu ul li {
  float: left;
  position: relative;
  width: 80px;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
  background: #5A6A3D;
  display: block;
  font-size: 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #fff;
  height: 25px;
  border-left: 1px solid #fff;
  border-width: 0 1px 0 1px;
  line-height: 29px;
  padding-left: 10px;
}

/* tweak the menu header sizes */
.menu ul li.shop {
  width: 89px;
}

.menu ul li.classes {
  width: 126px;
}

.menu ul li.recipes {
  width: 97px;
}

.menu ul li.dvdbook {
  width: 126px;
}

.menu ul li.writings {
  width: 130px;
}

.menu ul li.resources {
  width: 106px;
}

.menu ul li.about {
  width: 96px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
  background: #d4d8bd url( ../menu/drop.gif ) bottom right no-repeat;
}

/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
  background: #e2dfa8;
}

/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
  background: #b2ab9b;
}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
  visibility: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  height: 0;
  top: 25px;
  left: 0;
  width: 150px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul {
  left: 150px;
  top: 0;
  width: 150px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
  left: -150px;
}

/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE5.5/6 to work */
.menu table {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
  background: #d4d8bd;
  color: #000;
  height: auto;
  line-height: 1em;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  width: 129px;
}

/* START style all the second level links */
.menu ul ul.shop a, .menu ul ul.shop a:visited {
  width: 14em;
}

.menu ul ul.classes a, .menu ul ul.classes a:visited {
  width: 13em;
}

.menu ul ul.recipes a, .menu ul ul.recipes a:visited {
  width: 23em;
}

.menu ul ul.dvdbook a, .menu ul ul.dvdbook a:visited {
  width: 15em;
}

.menu ul ul.writings a, .menu ul ul.writings a:visited {
  width: 12em;
}

.menu ul ul.resources a, .menu ul ul.resources a:visited {
  width: 16em;
}

.menu ul ul.about a, .menu ul ul.about a:visited {
  width: 10em;
}
/* END style all the second level links */


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover {
  color: #fff;
  background: #DE7911;
}

.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
  color: #fff;
  background: #DE7911;
}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul, .menu ul a:hover ul {
  visibility: visible;
}

/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul {
  visibility: hidden;
}

/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul {
  visibility: visible;
}