Tips from Granna's Table - A Home Baked Memories Newsletter

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Newsletter Vol 1, No. 10
April 2, 2006
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In this Issue:

- Learn how you can receive a FREE Kids Fun Recipes eBook - just for sharing your favorite Childhood Favorite Food Memory... Make new memories with your children and grandchildren with this ebook filled with 120 Fun & Delicious Recipes... FREE instant download for sharing your story/memory/recipe with Home Baked Memories. It's fun and easy.. and the top three submissions each week will receive "top billing" on our website and weekly newsletter.

• This weeks Top Three Six... Childhood Food Favorites... (just couldn't decide..)
  Judy - from St Louis, MO - Chocolate Chip Cookies
  Nancy - from Winton, NC - Goat Milk..shakes
  Kimberly - from Corvallis, OR - Old Maid Tea
  Nancy - from Ann Arbor MI - Mom's Apple Cobbler
  Mary - from Yamhill - Southern Fried Chicken
  Dana - from Adelaide, Australia (formerly Texas) - Southern Style Biscuits.. Bite Size
  .... I remember when my Mother was in a pie making mood.. she would spend the entire day getting her pie shells ready ... no matter what fillings she decided on ... we always knew there would be a few Chocolate Cream Pies for the family to enjoy. I think what I remember most was that she would always save the small "pot-pie" sized foil pans for my sister and I to make our very own. Thanks Mom. - GrannaB ... (care to share your favorite childhood memories and recipes?)

• Upcoming "Special" Dates and Holidays
  
  Special "will never happen again" Notice....
  This Wednesday, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06. - shared by my friend Debbie van der Sommen
  
• Quote of the Day
  
  
• Celebrate!!!
  
  
• Features and Recipes
  a) It's Spring!! Spring Cleaning - Tips and Tricks
  b) The History of the Easter bunny
  c) Easter Tablescape - Setting the Scene
  d) Block Family Easter Menu
  
  
• From My Web-Neighbors
  a) Kitchen Project article "The History of Lamb on Easter" - Throughout the world the most popular Easter symbol is the lamb.
  b) Kitchen Project recipe "Greek Spit-Roasted Whole Lamb " - The Greek spit-roasted lambs are always turned by a hand crank.
  c) Kitchen Project recipe "Butterflied Leg of Lamb " - A method to enjoy for your Easter Dinner.. done in the oven
  
• Susan's Helpful Household Hints & Tip
  a) Weekly tips in review
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Upcoming "Special" Dates and Holidays:

April is:
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Kite Month
National Pecan Month
National Food Month
Month of the Young Child
Tackle Your Clutter Month

Reasons to celebrate !!

April 2nd - National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day - enjoy P PB&J, Pear, Peanut Butter and Jelly sammichs
April 3rd - National Chocolate Mousse Day - yum.. Decadent Chocolate Mousse
April 4th - National Cordon Bleu Day - ham and swiss stuffed chicken breasts... classic favorite
April 5th - National Raisin and Spice Bar - Lemony Raisin Bars... great to go snack
April 6th - National Caramel Popcorn - A party favorite.. Caramel Pop Corn Party Pops
April 7th - National Coffee Cake Day - have fresh apples? Apple Nut Coffeecake
April 8th - National Empanada Day - Saturday night treat... Green Chile Chicken and Queso Empanadas

..more special dates to celebrate…

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Quote of the Week:
"Don't ignore the small things -- the kite flies because of its tail." 
- Hawaiian Proverb 

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This Week's Features and Recipes:

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It's Spring!! Spring Cleaning - Tips and Tricks
- Ready.... Set..... GamePlan.... Go...

... for more about ... Spring Cleaning - Tips and Tricks ...
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The History of the Easter Bunny
- The bunny as an Easter symbol seems to have it's origins in Germany, where it was first mentioned in German writings in the 1500s.

... read more about … The History of the Easter Bunny ...

... read more about ... The History of Lamb on Easter
Submitted by Chef Stephen – Editor of KitchenProject.com
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The Kitchen Project - from Chef Steph Block - www.kitchenproject.com
"Greek Spit-Roasted Whole Lamb"
- The Greek spit-roasted lambs are always turned by a hand crank.

... for the complete instructions for ... Greek, Spit-Roasted Whole Lamb ...
Submitted by Chef Stephen – Editor of KitchenProject.com
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The Kitchen Project - from Chef Steph Block - www.kitchenproject.com
"Butterflied Leg of Lamb"
- A method to enjoy for your Easter Dinner.. done in the oven

... for the complete instructions for ... Butterflied Leg of Lamb ...
Submitted by Chef Stephen – Editor of KitchenProject.com
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From My Web-Neighbors
The Muffin Lady
The Muffin Lady ~ Randi Levin - author of Baking at High Altitude, winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, has become a new webfriend and client. Randi is an expert in Baking.. and in High Altitude Cooking. Her cookbook offers the most delicious old fashioned baked goodies along with photographs that are full color and ever so "inviting".
The Muffin Lady - Randi Levin - Author of Baking at High Altitude - at www.TheMuffinLady.com

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From My Web-Neighbors
Chitterlings.com
Chitterlings.com - Willie Crawfoord - author of Soulfood Recipes - "Discover The Amazing, Mouth-Watering, Old-Fashioned Soul Food And Southern Recipes Learned While Growing Up On My 96 Year Old Grandmother's North Carolina Tobacco Farm" His cookbook is filled with hundreds of tried and true recipes.. with soul!
Willie Crawford - Author of Soul Food Recipes - at Chitterlings.com
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Soul Food Recipes - from Willie Crawford - www.chitterlings.com
"Home-Style Macaroni and Cheese"
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.. for the recipe for ... Home-Style Macaroni and Cheese ...
Submitted by Willie Crawford – Author of Soul Food Recipes
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Susan's Helpful Household Hints & Tips (a week in review)
Susan Doyle from Miami, Florida researches tips and recipes that help you in your household, from the kitchen to the garden. She has been very popular for 7 years now. Susan shares wealth of information with us Monday through Friday.
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Your Tip for March 27th - Another Cat Hair Tip
- this might help your cat hair issues...

... read more about ... Another Cat Hair Tip ...
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Your Tip for March 28th - What's the Answer?
- does this ever happen to you?

... read more about ... What's the Answer? ...
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Your Tip for March 30th - Lemon and Lime
- practical tip for reusing these containers...

... read more about ... Lemon and Lime ...
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Your Tip for March 31st - Cake Decorating Tip
- smart.. and simple...

... read more about ... Cake Decorating Tip ...
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Please forward Susan's "Tip of the Day" to your friends.

Household Tips submitted by Susan Doyle – author of Susan's Daily Tips ..more Susan's Daily Tips…

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