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April: National Pretzel Day Puts Fun Twist on Family Cooking

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March: Mardi Gras! Time for a Little Cajun Jambalaya

if(typeof ...With New Orleans being the hub of Mardi Gras celebrations in the U.S., we focused our monthly family cooking foray on that region's signature cuisine: Cajun food.

February: Valentine Dessert a Treat for Your Sweeties

if(typeof ...Nothing says love quite like a homemade chocolate mousse.

January: Lookin' for Luck? Try Hoppin' John

if(typeof ...This quintessentially Southern concoction is a ham-hock-infused combination of black-eyed peas and rice, typically eaten with cooked greens and cornbread, all in the name of securing good luck for the New Year.

December: Cooking Chestnuts Worth the Work

if(typeof ...Chestnuts have long been on my culinary bucket list -- I'd always associated them with Nat King Cole's famous Christmas song, but I'd never actually tried one.

November Fixings for the Thanksgiving Feast

Thanksgiving is almost here, and with it all sorts of reasons to celebrate the season and its bounty. Our 14-year-old son Blake agreed to join me in the kitchen for this month's parent-and-teen cooking session -- and as Blake, an avid runner, ...Thanksgiving is almost here, and one mom-and-son team is dishing up their favorite versions of two seasonal standbys: Sweet potatoes and cranberries.

October Pumpkin Delights

Good news gets around fast when it comes to food, and our household was pretty thrilled to read recent published reports that last year's rain-induced pumpkin shortage is officially over. Living in Illinois, the nation's largest producer of ...A mom-and-daughter duo takes a sweet and savory approach to a fall favorite: Pumpkin.

September Apples and Pears

If your family is like ours, you may have found yourselves ramping up your consumption of fast food or processed foods to the point that it surpasses the level of the nutrition mantra "everything in moderation." To stem this tide, our family has ...Recipes for Apple Tart Tatine and Maple Walnut Baked Pears. Yum!

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