We live in stressful times. Technically, we’re involved in a war in the Middle East. We have so much political strife in our country, but what’s the biggest Easter crisis this year? Reese‘s Peanut Butter Eggs. People are complaining that this year’s Reese’s eggs don’t have as much chocolate and don’t taste the same as…
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I’ve always been amused that nearly every fast food restaurant sells a fish sandwich during the Lenten season. I understand why they do it, but I always wondered why they took it off the menu after Easter. Of course, the most popular fish sandwich is also my favorite fish sandwich, the McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish. I always…
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Today, many kids will get a visit from the Easter Bunny. Many will get candy, chocolate bunnies, marshmallow Peeps, and money. In my day, we dyed Easter Eggs. It was the same thing every year. My parents would buy a dozen eggs, my mother would hard boil them, and then I’d pull out the Paas…
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For many people, including myself, deviled eggs were always a part of the big Easter meal. It makes sense. Since the eggs we searched for on Easter morning were hard-boiled, we had to consume them quickly. I always thought it was odd the ‘deviled’ eggs were a big part of a church holiday. Of course,…
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For many people, Easter is all about dyed eggs and chocolate bunnies. Easter baskets are something that all kids love. I was thinking back to my younger days and noticed one thing that has changed through the years. Nowadays, those once-solid chocolate rabbits are now hollow…
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It’s a full moon this weekend, and as you know, all of them now are named. But this one has two different ones. To many people, it’s called the Pink Moon, but to those of the Jewish faith, it’s the Passover Moon. And I learned something very fascinating about the subject…
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While I loved the Easter Bunny like most children, I never understood how it tied into Easter. As I got older, I started thinking it might be a made-up retail ploy. But I recently learned that for hundreds of years now, rabbits have been connected to the holiday…
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Easter is almost here and most years that means Easter candy like jelly beans. But this year the season doesn’t feel quite the same thanks to the Coronavirus. For many, Easter church services won’t be held in person. But what about the Easter Bunny?
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It’s Easter, and many children are enjoying their baskets filled with candy. One thing that I’ve noticed in recent years, is that your favorite Easter Candy is changing…
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Sure, it’s April Fools’ Day for some, but for many Easter is more important. And Easter means many things to many people. Of course, I’m an odd duck, because to me Easter means Egg Salad…
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