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Mother’s Day for the Busy Dad

It seems a little self-serving but I like helping my Mother’s Day get off on the right foot. My husband always asks me, “Kathey Raskin, what can I do to make your day more special?” It’s hard not to fall more in love with him when he asks, but let’s be real, it’s Kathy Jo’s kitchen for a reason. He can’t cook to save his soul. So, I always give him a fool-proof recipe that even the most hopeless can follow. He’s been getting better every year so I’m going to give him a little bit of a complicated, but quick recipe.

History

The modern holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia...

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Easter Smores

I get asked, “Kathey Raskin, what’s your favorite holiday?” It’s always so difficult to answer, but I usually pick the most recent, but I do have an affinity for Easter. Since its origins, Easter has been a time of celebration and feasting and many traditional Easter games and customs developed, such as egg rolling, tapping, cascarones or confetti eggs, and decorating. Today Easter is commercially important, seeing wide sales of greeting cards and confectionery such as chocolate Easter eggs as well as other Easter foods. Even many non-Christians celebrate these aspects of the holiday while eschewing the religious aspects. Here in Kathey Jo’s Kitchen, we can help you get prepared for all the best of this holiday.

Peeps

Yes, I had to start with the sugary sweet marshmallow treats...

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