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Bloggers + Idaho Potatoes =True Love

Have you heard of "food bloggers?" They're passionate cooks who publish websites with recipes, photos and personal stories. Bloggers love sharing their best, and with their readers' needs in mind, they try to cook, photograph and post dishes well in advance of holidays. How to do it for a Valentine's Day feast? Potluck with fellow bloggers! These popular Southern California bloggers had an early Valentine's Day, thanks to a challenge from the Idaho Potato Commission: melt a loved one's heart by making a dish with America's favorite vegetable, Idaho potatoes. Here are the fab results to serve YOUR sweetheart this February, Potato Lover's Month.

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Presidents Day a good excuse to bake a cake

Feb. 20 is Presidents Day. Actually if I were either George Washington or Abraham Lincoln I think I would be a bit disappointed that they have to share a day that actually isn't either of their birthdays. Lincoln's birthday is Feb. 12 and Washington's is Feb. 22.

My favorite cousin Sally and I had birthdays with one day in between so when we were in the 7th grade our parents let us have a kid's version of a big bash on Nov. 19--the day in between. It truly was a big deal in our minds because we were each able to invite our friends (both sexes) to go to the Sunday matinee at the movie house her family owned and each have our own free bag of popcorn. I'm not certain which was most enticing--free popcorn or inviting boys. After the movie came a birthday cake with both of our names on it and dance records (remember them?) in the living room. Girls did the leading, of course. The boys loved the cake; the girls loved the dancing. Has anything changed?