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Love, Valentine's, and Cinnamon Sugar

      I think whoever came up with the idea that the way to the heart is through the stomach had an amazing understanding that cooking is so much more than just adding heat to food. All the steps from grocery shopping, to planning meals, to cooking things just right, to arranging everything nicely on a plate is love, love and more love. And that all the while, as a cook, you are thinking about who it is you are cooking for and what will make them happy… that is the real jackpot of love. The gift that cooks so freely give away is Love.

     And with Valentine's Day being just around the corner it seems fitting to have recipes and stories of kind hearts, of people who love and share their love through their cooking. There is Angelina Liautaud who since we first spoke with her has discovered there is even more of her to love—she is now pregnant with twins. We also have three people for this issue who were married on Valentine's Day: Daphne Valentine (of course), Patty Wise Noble and Carmen Romano. In Carmen's case, she "kidnapped" her fiancé and drove him to the courthouse where family and friends were waiting to witness their surprise ceremony. Carmen's Saturday Morning French Toast is featured on our cover.

      Which brings us to Cinnamon Sugar. You may have noticed that for most every catalog we feature a spice on the cover. Ideally we like to find something that is not only right for the season of year, but also right for the moment as well. This year, this winter, more than ever Cinnamon Sugar seems to be the right seasoning for the season.

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     Winter, for all its glory and wonder, can be a little short on sunlight. For this, Cinnamon Sugar is the perfect remedy as it literally is the taste of tropical sunshine in a jar. And this winter, where it seems the spot to find hope, joy, and happiness is not the newspaper headlines, Cinnamon Sugar can help to find these treasures where they really live, right in your own home, right at your own kitchen table.

      For us our Cinnamon Sugar moment is Sunday breakfast. I cook the bacon while Jeri makes her wonderful French toast or pancakes (apple pancakes in season). For a while we were all about maple syrup, but a couple months ago our daughter Teddi blended up a little batch of Cinnamon Sugar with her Grandma Ruth and since then our breakfasts have gotten so much tastier. I am surprised at both how much I like what it does for pancakes and French toast and for how it takes me back to my childhood and time spent in my Grandma's kitchen. Now to see Cinnamon Sugar bring my mother and my daughter even closer together… Sweetness.

     Yes Cinnamon Sugar is great on French toast, pancakes, cereal and oatmeal, but Cinnamon Sugar is not just for breakfast anymore. From coffee to hot cocoa Cinnamon Sugar is the perfect addition to your favorite beverage. Sprinkle a little on an apple, pear or banana for a tasty mid-day treat, and Cinnamon Sugar is just right for bedtime cookies and milk.

      Get some, find some happiness, and enjoy winter because spring is right around the corner.


Bill