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My Cure for Spring Fever? Key Lime Cupcakes!!
by AndiatBettyCrocker 4/19/2010 1:51:00 PM

Hi, Kristen Here! I'm filling in for Andi while she's at a convention this week. I know we've only just met but, I have a confession to make... I love cupcakes. Cupcakes and I have a bit of a rocky history though. Just between you and me, I hated cupcakes when I was growing up. I didn’t understand why someone would want a store bought cupcake with really dr...

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Tags: Cupcakes, Key Lime Cupcakes, recipe, spring, Spring Fever

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Passover: The Festival of Spring
by jillbcooks 4/13/2009 2:07:00 PM

Passover is also known by another name, Hag ha-Aviv, which means Festival of Spring. The timing of the holiday shifts, as it is based on the vernal equinox and the cycles of the moon and the Hebrew calendar. If the month of the holiday (called Nisan, and Passover begins the 15th of Nisan) arrived and spring had not, an additional month (called an intercalary month) would be added to the calendar to delay the coming of Passover until it was truly springtime. One way to celebrate Hag ha-Aviv is by eating fresh, seasonal foods. This helps counterbalance the heaviness of some other traditional Passover foods like baked goods without leavening agents. Pass...

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Tags: spring, Matzoh, Nectarine Salsa, Passover, Salmon

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Spring Lamb
by AndiatBettyCrocker 4/3/2009 9:27:00 AM

Even if the weather doesn’t cooperate, it’s finally Spring according to our calendars. In the last two weeks, Jack and I were served lamb chops for dinner, both at a friend’s home and in a restaurant as a part of a pre-set menu. Lamb chops are great for a quick family meal. Try this recipe for Grilled Mint-Wine Lamb Chops. Here’s a lamb recipe for a spring dinner party: ...

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Spring Clean Your Kitchen
by jillbcooks 3/19/2009 8:34:00 AM

Even though I didn’t realize it at the time, I am grateful that I was responsible for household chores when I was young. My mom still keeps house in a fastidious way, and I try to do the same. In anticipation for holidays, mom would begin cleaning at least a few weeks out, cleaning everything from curtains to cabinets. My sisters and I were tasked with helping mom, and in the process learned how to be thorough about eliminating clutter and creating a healthy and comfortable home. I have always been drawn to the kitchen, and often helped mom clear out the cabinets and organize the pantry. Children as young as four can help with spring cleaning the kitche...

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Tags: spring, pantry, canisters, cleaning

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It’s a Jungle Out There
by Heidi at Betty Crocker 3/31/2008 2:43:00 PM

“In like a lion out like a lamb” is often used to describe the coming and going of the month of March. This year it’s all about lions, at least in Minnesota. ...

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Tags: lamb cake, lamb, spring

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