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No wonder Jill's recipes are so easy. She once owned a business that specialized in teaching kids to cook & bake.
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Happy Boxing Day
by jillbcooks 12/26/2010 2:00:00 PM

I like the holidays because they are a way to remember and explore cultural heritage.  Even within my own family, the difference between my parents’ backgrounds led to an interesting upbringing with diverse traditions.  My father’s background is Italian, and the food traditions of Italy showed up in our Christmas Eve meal.  None of us like fish well enoug...


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Tags: Shepherd's Pie, Nanaimo bars, Canada, Christmas, maple syrup pie, Boxing Day, food traditions

Food Traditions: The Bread and Salt Ceremony in Russia
by AndiatBettyCrocker 8/20/2010 9:41:00 AM

Food is always a part of family traditions and special celebrations. Whether it a special cake that mom makes every year for our birthday or a roast turkey with bread stuffing for a Thanksgiving Day meal, some of our favorite memories include the food we share with friends and family. I was reminded of this when I received the following note from my friend, Cindy, who has just moved to Moscow: “As we got off the bus, someone was passing around a plate of bread with a dish of salt in the middle. The “Bread and Salt” ceremony is a Russian tradition of welcome – the bread stands for the welcome (or for hospitality) and the salt stands for everl...


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Tags: bread, bread and salt ceremony, food memories, food traditions, rye bread, Russian tradition, bread machine, Chive-Swiss spread, caraway-rye bread, bread machine recipe

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