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Pamper Mom this weekend with a refreshing tropical fruit smoothie. Continue

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National Memorial Day Concert

Memorial Day is not only a holiday for barbeques and celebrations, but also a time for traditions that honor our country’s fallen heroes. Tell us how you commemorate this holiday, and browse reflections from other viewers. Continue

Mother’s Day Inspiration, Memories and Recipes

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Here are seven food blogging moms we love on Kitchen Explorers sharing their favorite Mother’s Day memory and recipe inspiration to hopefully help you celebrate your own mom or for your own family to celebrate you. Continue

Spinach and Quinoa Salad with Toasted Cashews & Cranberries

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Celebrate Earth Day and support your local community with this delicious spinach and quinoa salad. Continue

Sweets for your Seder

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Prepare for Passover with this deliciously Kosher collection of desserts. Continue

Seasonal Manufacturing

America Revealed

An integral part of any Easter basket is a box of marshmallow Peeps. Each Peep chick is hatched at the Pennsylvania-based Just Born factory from November to February –in time to hit store shelves for the Easter rush. But what happens on the factory floor the rest of the year? We tour the candy company to see how manufacturers deal with seasonal shifts. Continue

Embracing Black History

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This month and beyond, we encourage you to spend time with your child celebrating the countless contributions of African Americans. Start with these simple ideas. Continue

Easy, Breezy Butterflies

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Put together a beautiful Valentine's Day craft using household items that'll make your heart flutter! Continue

Behind the Scenes at the Christmas Festival

Christmas at St. Olaf - 2011

A behind the scenes look at the five choral ensembles and orchestra that perform at the annual St. Olaf College Christmas Festival. Continue

Episode 1: Holiday Tables and Traditions

Lidia Celebrates America

An Italian Christmas Eve. A Mexican-American Christmas Day. A Chinese New Year. A Passover Seder. Four holidays, four very different tables and traditions. Join celebrity chef and culinary author Lidia Bastianich as she travels across America in a celebration of culture through food in the new PBS prime-time special, Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables and Traditions. Continue

An American Television Tradition - Then and Now

National Memorial Day Concert

This highly-anticipated annual concert has brought the nation together for a night of remembrance for over two decades. As the 2012 Concert draws closer, take a look back at the powerful stories and performances that have shaped this national tradition over the years. Continue

Celebrities Honor U.S. Service Members

National Memorial Day Concert

The 23rd annual broadcast will include star-studded performances from some of the country’s most respected dignitaries, musical and performing artists. Find out who will be gracing the stage at this year’s National Memorial Day Concert. Continue

Kris Allen Performs

National Memorial Day Concert

Watch American Idol winner Kris Allen's performance of “God Bless the USA” on the 2011 National Memorial Day Concert. Continue

Egg-cellent Egg Salad

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This Easter season, don't throw away your eggs! Instead, try this basic and simple recipe for egg salad using ingredients you have in your kitchen. Enjoy! Continue

Green Reads

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Show your child the importance of Earth Day and help him understand how little, everyday things can help make a big difference by sharing the messages in these eco-friendly books. Continue

Angelic Cake

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Serve up a little slice of heaven and share this soft, sweet angel food cake with fresh raspberry sauce. Continue

Hearts & Crafts

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Combine two awesome activities (baking and art) to make this creative clay craft for Valentine's Day. Continue

Valentine's Day Treat Ideas

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See sweet treat ideas for Valentine's Day that make great gifts for family, friends and classmates. Continue

Holiday Concert from Nashville

Christmas at Belmont - 2011

Broadway and country music star Laura Bell Bundy hosts the annual concert of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites by the students and faculty of Nashville's Belmont School of Music. Continue

Christmas at Belmont 2011

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Taped at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee, nearly 700 student musicians join host Laura Bell Bundy, the Belmont School of Music Faculty and the Nashville Children's Choir, to present this annual production of masterworks, world music, and light-hearted seasonal favorites. Continue

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