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We sing about the turn of the seasons, sometimes we moan about it, but generally we love the variety that the seasons bring us.  We ski in winter, swim in summer.  We rush to pick apples on a crisp autumn day and go out to plant at the first hint of spring's warmth.  The turn of the seasons is an inspiration to poets.

We are now going into winter in the northern part of the globe, and into summer in the southern part.  For a large number of the population, this is a major holiday time with Chanukah and Christmas looming in the very near future.

Enjoy each season.  Here are some articles, some recipes, some menus that sing of all our seasons.

 

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spring and summer - seasonal delights

the american icon - the hamburger - recipes, how-to make, fun facts and history

recipes for barbecue and grilling - rubs, marinades, veggies, fish and meat

the fourth of july - celebrate freedom

zucchini - The Summer Showoffs:  Get Ready for Zucchini!

blueberries - sweet-tart, versatile and oh, so nutritious - try them dried as well as fresh

water, water everywhere - all year long, but in summer especially - by Barbara J. Gewirtz

everything you need to know about grills, grilling and barbecue by Cliff Lowe - the most thorough article ever about grills - prepare now for the season ahead

the mystique of mesquite - about that southwestern addition to grilling from The Border Cookbook

salsas, chutneys, and relishes - great toppings

artichokes and how to prepare artichokes

strawberries - those luscious redheads

apricots - my golden globes by Margaret E. Walker

arugula - that wonderful salad green

Cherries - spring blossoms turn to summer fruit

cold soups - for en elegant summer day

hot dogs, get your hot dogs - all about hot dogs, wieners, franks & sausages by Stacy Cooper

sandwiches -when it's too hot to cook

salads - also for those dog days

Summertime sake - surprising facts about sake, that favorite Japanese drink

the gazebo - a summer dream

fais do-do - that's Cajun for a hoedown or country dance

spring produce - asparagus, peas, and strawberries

shavuot - the Jewish celebration of harvesting spring crops and the Torah

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Easter & Passover - holidays and renewal

I remember easter by Cliff Lowe

australian easter egg by Margaret E. Walker

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The Super Bowl

George melinkovich, all-american OR how sauerkraut built football legs - Sauerkraut and football?

super bowl sunday - lots of food ideas, lots of recipes

a special super bowl party - this one has a twist - the food is part of the rivalry

 

winter: holidays and hot tea

High Tea, Low Tea or What the Polite Young Woman Does With Her Pinkie Whilst Drinking Tea - by Diana Serbe

the chinese new year - by Cliff Lowe

i'm a fool to want you - classic British desserts

cabbage - that versatile winter vegetable

the woes of dieting - by Mark Vogel - tips and solid advice from a pro

to your health - a collection of healthy recipes, some for diets, some for well-be

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Christmas & Chanukah, New Year's

Thanksgiving Special; Cook Your "Best Roast Turkey" With Jamie Oliver from Cook With Jamie  click for recipe   click for book review
In Good Health and Good Cheer by Barbara J. Gewirtz, M.S., R.D. Welcome your New Year  - new

Christmas Menus -German, Italian or Traditional English, Christmas Eve or day. Good any day of the year, special at the holidays

A Swedish Christmas - by Emilie Eliasson Hovmöller

Italian Christmas Eve - by Rosemarie Perla

The Great Plum Pudding Disaster - by Patrick Cullie

Chanukah -how to celebrate this special holiday, by Barbara Paley-Israel

changing australian Christmas traditions by Margaret E. Walker

a warm Christmas - lunch in Australia by Margaret E. Walker

christmas bread pudding - by Mark Vogel -all about bread pudding with a recipe

a German christmas eve - by Margaret E. Walker - a moving story of a special christmas eve

A German Christmas - by Diana Serbe, traditions recipes, a menu

A southern Christmas - by Cliff Lowe, a boyhood in the south, with recipes

Christmas Memories - members talk about their holidays

the nutcracker - a beloved Christmas ballet started with a simple tool

from India with Love - a round-the-world new year's menu -by Rushina Munshaw -Ghildiyal

Plum Pudding to Englishmen's Taste, in Rhyme - a very special poem

 

Valentine's Day

Main valentine's page

a valentine's menu

a solo valentine

the glory of Shakespeare writing on love

And  Chocolate, of course : chocolate history      chocolate facts      got chocolate

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a nip in the air - autumn

Thanksgiving Special: Cook Your "Best Roast Turkey" With Jamie Oliver from Cook With Jamie   click for recipe   click for book review

pomegranates - by Diana Serbe - all about the beautiful fruit

My Three Pears - by Stacy Cooper - How Stacy planned the fate of three pears

Mushrooms - A woodsy, autumn taste - read about the different types and try some mushroom recipes

comfort me with apples - all about apples with lots of recipes

autumn's odd couple - pumpkin and kale a perfect match

autumn turns to winter chilly days

St. Lucy's Day - a special holiday celebrated by the Swedes and the Sicilians

ghosts, goblins and spirits - the season of spooks around the world

The Haunting of pumpkin house - by Diana Serbe, a post-modern ghost story for foodies

a pro talks turkey - turkey advice from a pro

thawing and cooking times for roast turkey

an ozarks thanksgiving - by Valorie Paul

Spice-rubbed turkey - step by step to a perfect turkey - by Valorie Paul

pomegranates - by Diana Serbe - all about the beautiful fruit

My Three Pears - by Stacy Cooper - How Stacy planned the fate of three pears

Mushrooms - A woodsy, autumn taste - read about the different types and try some mushroom recipes

comfort me with apples - all about apples with lots of recipes

autumn's odd couple - pumpkin and kale a perfect match

autumn turns to winter chilly days

St. Lucy's Day - a special holiday celebrated by the Swedes and the Sicilians

ghosts, goblins and spirits - the season of spooks around the world

The Haunting of pumpkin house - by Diana Serbe, a post-modern ghost story for foodies

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Mother's Day

nutrition for Mother's day - decadent, luxurious and HEALTHY!

a rebel's mother's day - by Diana Serbe

history of mother's day by Margaret E. Walker

mother's day - a luxurious treat for Mom

St. Patrick's Day

cooking Irish - Irish cooking - rich and imaginative

cabbage - one of Ireland's favorite foods

do leprechauns, faeries and banshees exist? the final word

Irish breakfast - start the day with a hearty meal

travel in Ireland- Dublin - in search of roots

travel in Ireland - Galway part two of the same trip

a traveler's tour of Galway - all about the city - its history, its prosperity today. Swinging Galway and literary Galway.

travel in Ireland - Thoor Ballylee WB Yeats 'tower' in County Galway. His adult home

One day in Ireland - in Sligo, the childhood home of William Butler Yeats, finding Yeats' inspirations and a little about mythological Ireland

the burren - in County Clare, the mysterious limestone landscape

 

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