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		<title>In Season Now: Kale, cauliflower and cilantro</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columnist Michelle Becks shares ideas for adding some green to your holiday cooking, with leafy kale, green cauliflower and cilantro pesto. Also, an idea for featuring fruit in your green salad.]]></description>
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		<title>In Season Now: Dates, nuts and sugar cookies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columnist Michelle Beck shares a simple idea for turning dates into a yummy holiday treat. Also, try date shakes, Swedish nuts and gluten-free sugar cookies.]]></description>
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		<title>The Green Gift Guide</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/12/09/the-green-gift-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let the Bakersfield Express Green Gift Guide help you find local, eco-friendly gifts to give this holiday season.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Nutcracker&#8217; to enchant Bakersfield for 32nd year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Civic Dance Center and the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra are partnering up for their traditional holiday performance Dec. 11, 12 and 13. ]]></description>
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		<title>Joy comes to families in need at Garden Pathways</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/12/07/joy-comes-to-families-in-need-at-garden-pathways/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community groups and businesses donate turkeys by the trunkload, boxes of holiday groceries and racks of business clothing to participants of the local family mentoring program. Here's how you can help too.]]></description>
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		<title>In Season Now: Eggnog, real maple syrup and gingersnaps</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/12/02/in-season-now-eggnog-real-maple-syrup-and-gingersnaps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columnist Michelle Beck relishes the season when she can indulge in her favorite eggnog and real maple syrup. Also, she suggests trying cardamom snaps in place of ginger snaps, and reviews the warm, thick Mexican drink "champurrado" found at Ranch Market.]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate the holidays this First Friday</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/11/30/celebrate-the-holidays-this-first-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carolers, carriage rides, Christmas shopping and photos with Santa turn this month’s First Friday arts stroll into a holiday celebration. Friday evening, Dec. 4, the Downtown Arts District will feature a variety of events for adults, children and even pooches.]]></description>
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		<title>Food banks need donations and volunteers</title>
		<link>http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/11/23/food-banks-need-donations-and-volunteers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession, drought and holidays are putting extra pressure on food banks to serve hungry families. Here are some ways to donate food items or your time as a volunteer to local nonprofit agencies.]]></description>
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