<div style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><div style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><p dir="ltr" id="m_8413902381779908358docs-internal-guid-c91668c5-7fff-de87-d245-67ce6e3c4206" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p style="font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;word-spacing:1px;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.5;margin:0px 0px 20px!important;border-color:rgb(33,33,33);color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:1.125rem;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif">Happy almost March!</span><span style="font-size:1.125rem;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" id="m_8413902381779908358docs-internal-guid-c91668c5-7fff-de87-d245-67ce6e3c4206" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-family:Merriweather,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:17.333334px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Merriweather,serif"></span></font></p><p style="font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;word-spacing:1px;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.5;margin:0px 0px 20px!important;border-color:rgb(33,33,33);color:rgb(33,33,33)" dir="auto">We will be exiting our last full day of February. This coming month we'll see the first day of spring and the promise of longer, sunnier days. ☀️ The start of a new season always gives me fresh inspiration! Does it open fresh inspirations for you? Welcome to bright inspiring ideas!</p><p style="font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;word-spacing:1px;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.5;margin:0px 0px 20px!important;border-color:rgb(33,33,33);color:rgb(33,33,33)" dir="auto"><br></p><p style="font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;word-spacing:1px;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.5;margin:0px 0px 20px!important;border-color:rgb(33,33,33);color:rgb(33,33,33)" dir="auto">Two Exciting In The Kitchen Happenings:</p><p style="font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;word-spacing:1px;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.5;margin:0px 0px 20px!important;border-color:rgb(33,33,33);color:rgb(33,33,33)" dir="auto">March Virtual Cooking Series - Mardi Gras Brunch Classics and March Cooking and Baking Email Challenge</p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IN THE KITCHEN WINTER COOKING SERIES: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">THE CLASSICS. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What happens when you bring NOLA to Brunch? - A Classic Mardi Gras Celebration! You don't have to visit the Big Easy to enjoy its legendary Creole flavors.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The best lazy weekends start with brunch.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Grab a few close friends and family and gather around  with some of your not-quite-breakfast, not-quite-lunch favorites. Think…flufffy pancakes, ​decked-out waffles, skillet potatoes, sunny side up eggs and add a twist… BBQ shrimp, Red beans and rice, Jambalaya, Gumbo or the Classic Muffuletta sandwich…A twist of New Orleans! </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweathe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, 2023 at 4:00PM PST</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">See You In The Kitchen</span></p><ul class="drop-zone" id="ctl00$ctl00$ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder$PortalLayout1$ContentZone$ContentZone" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;list-style:none;padding:0px;border:0px rgb(255,255,255);outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><li id="wp1261993898" class="webPart" style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style:none;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><div id="fusion-exclude" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><div class="webPart_chrome_body nocontent" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><div class="webPart_content" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:30px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><div class="webpart_content_body" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><h1 class="pageTitleBanner" style="font-size:26px;font-family:"HCo Gotham SSm";box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding:20px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;clear:both;letter-spacing:-0.5px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0) rgb(0,0,0) rgb(236,236,236)"><br></h1><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">TOMORROW MARCH 1st, 2023 BEGINS OUR 2nd EMAIL BAKING AND COOKING CHALLENGE!  </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><font style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">February Email Baking and Cooking Challenge has been wildly exciting and fun. The selected recipe was Sloppy Joes. The participants are in their last days of submissions. Congratulations to all who have submitted their photos! </font></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">The have found new and exciting ways to feast - Sloppy  Joes on buns, over rice, over baked potatoes, in tacos, stand alone, and over pasta! We’ve made them vegan with lentils or mushrooms, with chicken, and beef. Many variations! I love variations.</font></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-c0b7b55f-7fff-454d-195a-096c4a62a568" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MARCH COOKING AND BAKING CHALLENGE</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Starts tomorrow - March 1, 2023</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our schedules often conflict, so when you can’t join one of the monthly zoom cooking sessions, this challenge is another way to stay connected with your friends in the kitchen! </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Here’s how it will work: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you’re interested, send an email to: <a href="mailto:friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com">friendinthekitchen.challenge@gmail.com</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> ‘Email Cooking Challenge!’</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I will forward my selected recipe to all interested challengers beginning on the first Wednesday of the month following Wednesday’s Virtual Cooking Session.  </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You will cook or bake selected recipe during the month. Start anytime during the month. You’ll have at least 30 days to bake or cook along with us!</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To enter: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1.You recreate the monthly recipe. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2. Have a photo taken of the finished dish.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3. Email the photo to my team and I. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">4. You are then entered to win a gift card prize! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">5. On the last day of the month, a winner is randomly selected.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This is a Win-Win challenge:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1.Your community of food enthusiasts are cooking the same recipe. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2. You’ll be trying a new recipe every month</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3. You’ll have a chance to win a few groceries at your market or online delivery service of choice. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Now, that’s exciting! </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Merriweather,serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Happy Cooking Friends❣️</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">See YOU In The Kitchen </span><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tomorrow March 1st, Virtually or Email Cooking Challenge</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Either way, Just Cook! </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><font style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)">Chef Regina xo</font></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:15px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><h1 class="pageTitleBanner" dir="auto" style="font-family:"HCo Gotham SSm";box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;font-size:26px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding:20px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;clear:both;letter-spacing:-0.5px;border-color:rgb(0,0,0) rgb(0,0,0) rgb(236,236,236);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></h1></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(32,33,36)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><font style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;border-color:rgb(255,255,255)!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)!important"><h1 class="pageTitleBanner" dir="auto" style="font-family:"HCo Gotham SSm";box-sizing:border-box;mar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