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When my daughter Kylee was growing up, I remember having to come up with creative ideas for her Friday meals during Lent.  When I saw this Taste of Home recipe for Tuna 'n' Pea Casserole, I immediately thought, "I could serve THAT on Friday".  Kylee is 19 now so I don't cook Friday night meals for her much anymore, but if you're still looking for that meal that works for Fridays during L

I don't care for peeps, to eat. But this cute cake recipe from Taste of Home caught my eye and will look great on your Easter buffet table, whether people eat it, or you just use it for a colorful centerpiece!  That's what I'm opting for.

It's Easter Time!!! Have you colored eggs yet? Yep, me neither! So I always seem to either under cook or over cook. I don't mind the under cooked, but the wife and kids do. So, since I love food and like to cook, I am always looking for good recipes and tips. Here's some great tips, some I knew, some are new.

They might seem cute, fuzzy and fake in the eyes of someone with a college education and an unpaid mortgage, but Easter terrors are clearly harboring some kind of evil that only children can smell. The blog, Sketchy Bunnies, has been compiling the worst wabbits ever to grace the pages of a family’s photo album. These are the sketchiest of the sketchy.

Somewhere along the way, an egg-toting, gift-giving rabbit became associated with the Easter holiday. We assume that soon after, sadistic parents decided that it would be fun to make sure any likeness of this generous rabbit should be creepy and frightening so they can take pictures and video of their children being completely freaked out.

Ok, who else will be eating egg salad sandwiches for the week after Easter and be blamed in the office for passing gas?  Here's an easy way to use up several hard boiled eggs in one shot.  Devil them!  I LOVE deviled eggs and usually only get them as hors derves at parties.  This Easter I'm going to take Taste of Home's suggestion and devil them.  Some people will include  bacon bits, some use hor

Whether you’re a devout church-goer or just someone who enjoys hunting for eggs way too much, there is one Easter tradition that can bring all of humanity together: Marshmallow Peeps. These colorful blobs of gooey, cute deliciousness have stolen the hearts and minds of every future diabetic.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary www.duluthcathedral.com (Find on Map) Holy Thursday (April 5) - Mass of Our Lord's Supper 7:00 pm with Adoration until 10:00 pm Good Friday (April 6) - Celebration of the Lord's Passion and Death 12:00 pm 7:00 pm Holy Saturday (April 7) - Easter Vigil 8:00 pm Easter Sunday (April 8 ) 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am Pilgrim Congregational Church www...

April 22nd means it's National Jelly Bean Day!   While the only jelly beans I enjoy are Jelly Belly, there are a lot of tasty jelly beans to choose from.  What better way celebrate the jelly bean's big day than to share some fun facts you can use to impress your friends! 1. While no one really knows the origin of jelly beans, they may be a descendant of Turkish Delight which were popular in biblic

Ok, stop laughing....it's not a piece of knowledge you're born with and it's important to know, especially when coloring eggs for Easter is on the horizon.  Here's an easy how-to video to help you from Kraft.

I believe it was in the 1960's when my mother arrived home from school one typical afternoon.  As they sat down for dinner, my mom asked what they were eating.  It was delicious and she didn't recognize it.  It was their pet rabbit.  Ok, ok, ok, don't cook your pet rabbit.  That actually didn't go over so well. I was reminded of this story today when I read an online article with Easter Bunny Reci

Easter is fast approaching and if you have kids in your life you want to have some Easter activities ready.   You can have fun both indoors and outdoors with these ideas. OUTDOOR GAMES Easter egg hunt Hide your dyed Easter eggs all over your lawn, garden, and porch and set the little ones loose with baskets. Another variation is hiding hollow plastic eggs with clues inside about where to find the