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What’s coming up on The Food Channel: We all know the signs of change, and most of us are ready to head into warmer temperatures and all the food and entertainment opportunities that go with it.

We’ve tasted a lot of chocolate over the last couple of weeks as we prepared for February 14. In some cases, the names alone are enticing: Blue Cheese Truffle, Apple Smoked Salted Caramel, Cherry Ylang Ylang Bark. We’ve come a long way since penny candy.

The new Campbell’s Soup in Hand is interesting packaging, with a shape that your cold hands can easily curl around. Pop the top, remove the metal, microwave, and inhale – the smell of real soup, ready to eat. Go ahead, try a sip.

We all have pizza memories. It’s a staple of our American culture, and that’s why we chose to kick off 2009 with a celebration of pizza.

Want to catch up on some of The Food Channel’s behind-the-scenes activity? Check out our videos on FoodChannelTV.

Here’s what happens in a bad economy: businesses decide they need their customers. And, when they realize they need their customers, they tend to treat them well. Even go the extra mile. This is a tale of two such restaurants.

There are a growing number of mobile and online recipe sources, but when it comes to menu ideas for the working mom’s kitchen, Kraft is high on the list. That’s why they are one of The Food Channel’s recipe partners. Now they have a new Recipe Assistant.

It started small, as most addictions do. I’d see my guests take just a taste, and urged just a little more. I’d watch with satisfaction as people took a second helping or a second piece.

Last Christmas I found that my grown children finally understand me. They each bought me a cookbook, then watched with delight as I spent the rest of the Christmas holiday alternatively pouring over the books and cooking.

Anyone feeling nostalgic for the old days? How about this sign that was spotted in Texas, sporting food prices from 1965?