{"id":2899,"date":"2016-03-14T10:20:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T14:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paletted.wwwmi3-ts8.a2hosted.com\/cuisine\/?p=2899"},"modified":"2016-03-14T10:20:54","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T14:20:54","slug":"springing-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2016\/03\/14\/springing-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Springing Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nolwrap\"><p>The markets are with abundance of fresh local produce, crocuses and daffodils are in bloom, the days are getting longer, it is cool, then warm, then cool again, and we have just adjusted to daylight savings time. Spring is definitely here! <!--more--><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2016\/03\/14\/springing-forward\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2899 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160310_165704-4x6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160310_165704-4x6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sppring Party 14th Street\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160310_165704-4x6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160310_165704-4x6-324x324.jpg 324w, 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src=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160312_161836-4x6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Salmon Rillettes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160312_161836-4x6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160312_161836-4x6-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160312_161836-4x6-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160312_161836-4x6-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2016\/03\/14\/springing-forward\/20160312_161836-4x6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/20160312_161836-4x6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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