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Happy Friday! It's officially spring! YIPPEE! 

I'm so ready for green grass, flowers and warmer sunny days! We still have snow on the ground in Wisconsin. 

Last weekend, I had enough. It was snowing and freezing cold and I did what I always do when I'm craving spring. 

I picked up a bouquet of spring flowers and a whole bunch of lemons. I love to put a big bowl of lemons in my kitchen to brighten  things up especially this time of year! 

It makes things feel sunny even on rainy spring days.  This time of year I also love to cook foods that remind me of spring. 

So why not pick up a bunch of lemons and let's make some lemony fresh dishes! 

My Lemon Poppy Seed Cake is one of my most popular recipes! It's a burst of sunshine even on the cloudy days! This cake so easy because it starts with a box of lemon cake mix.   

Don't use the recipe on the box.  Use my recipe instead! I've got some secrets to jazz it up and make it over the top moist and delicious.   

I also make a lemon glaze to make it extra special. 

I'm a lemon lover so this is one of my favorites, especially this time of year! It's a taste of spring! Perfect for Easter too! You gotta try it! 

For dinner my Best Ever Lemon Chicken really is the BEST EVER!  It's so juicy and the lemon, garlic wine sauce keep the chicken so juicy.  The sauce is lick the plate good! 

We love this served with rice, buttered noodles or potatoes! You can bake it in the oven but if the weather is good I love to do this outside in a foil pan on the grill! 

It's super yummy both ways! 

If you're a shrimp lover or you're looking for a new recipe for Lent, my Shrimp and Artichoke Scampi  is loaded with lemon and so fresh and easy breezy.  

You'd pay big bucks for this out at a restaurant.  Why not WOW your family and make it at home!  

Besides lemon, cooking with asparagus is also may way to bring on spring.  I can't wait for asparagus season when you can pick your own! But, right now it's asparagus season at the grocery store.  

I found some wonderful asparagus at the grocery store and it was on sale BIG TIME! LOVE THAT!  Don't boil it - you'll spoil it! 

Try my Lemon Roasted Asparagus! It's got so much flavor! I put all my FAVORITE recipes for spring all in one place on my website! 

Click SPRING & SUMMER RECIPES for more delicious dishes!

Let's Travel Together!

Have you heard I'm hosting group vacations? 

The Cooking Mom Vacations are filled with delicious food, sightseeing, and tons of fun! 

We’ll stay in the VERY best hotels and may even take a cooking class or two.

I have 3 trips planned for 2023 with more to come! I'm planning my 2024 trips now. Let me know where you want to go! 

 

 LAST CHANCE TO SAVE BIG! HUGE SAVINGS on this trip!

 

Join The Cooking Mom on a Danube River Cruise!  We just got some great news!  The sale on this amazing trip has been extended!  Book and pay in full by March 31, 2023 and get a discount of $1,000 or more per person more! Don't wait to book! This trip is almost full!

 

A river cruise is the ULTIMATE way to see Europe! 

• We'll fly out July 27, 2023.   
• We'll spend two WONDERFUL days in Munich
• Then we'll board our gorgeous Uniworld river cruise.  
• We'll visit Germany, Austria, beautiful Budapest and more! 

Uniworld is top of the line when it comes to river cruising! This trip is truly the trip of a lifetime! Right now it's such a GREAT deal! I hope you'll join me! 

 

I have 2 other trips AMAZING trips planned for 2023 with more to come! I'm planning my 2024 trips now. Let me know where you want to go! 

 

View our upcoming trip details:

• Join The Cooking Mom on a European Christmas Market Tour!  This trip is filling up FAST! Don't wait to book! JUST A FEW ROOMS LEFT! 
• Join The Cooking Mom in Puerto Vallarta in January 2024. This trip ALWAYS sells out! 

Get on the LIST! Click The Cooking Mom Vacations to learn all about what makes my trips unique from the rest. 

We are headed to Hawaii this weekend! I'm so excited! I haven't been there in decades! 

Let me know your favorite places in Kauai and Honolulu! 

I promise to post lots of picture on Instagram and Facebook.  Follow me! 

Have a great weekend! Cook up some memories! 

All my love,

Amy

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