Shortening, like regular crisco is vegan, and can be used in place of butter or lard in recipes. (Although it is not the healthiest choice.) To make it healthier, use oil, like Canola and 3/4 the amount . If a recipe calls for 1 cup shortening or butter, use 3/4 cup oil.
This year, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony for the dead Norway spruce will take place on Nov. 30 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern and be coupled with live performances. If prospective viewers can't make it to Times Square for the lighting ceremony, however, there's still plenty of time to fawn over the dead tree.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a large Christmas tree placed annually in Rockefeller Center in mid-town Manhattan in New York City. The tree is erected in early to mid November and lit in late November or early December.n recent years, the lighting has been broadcast live nationwide on NBC 's Christmas in Rockefeller Center show and scheduled for the Wednesday after Thanksgiving. The tree, usually a Norway spruce 69 to 100 feet (21 to 30 m) tall, has been put up every year since 1933.