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Let’s waste less food in 2015

By Lorraine Stevenson January 5, 2015

Food bloggers and various groups love talking about what’s ‘in’ on the food scene as a new year begins. For 2015, we’re told to expect sustained interest in local food and how food production impacts the environment, eating healthier, a fondness for ‘mini’ food, more meatless Mondays, demand for more intense flavours and so on.

Weather

A historical look at holiday weather

By Daniel Bezte December 31, 2014

Well, ’tis the season to talk about holiday weather across the Prairies. With the holiday season now upon us, our weather thoughts tend to turn toward wishing for the perfect Christmas weather. The question is, just what is perfect Christmas weather? For those of you who have followed my articles it’s probably no secret that

cooked turkey on a plate with vegetables

Country Crossroads

Food safety tips

Keep these tips in mind as you celebrate the holidays

By Health Canada Release December 24, 2014

Food is an important part of many celebrations. However, many of the foods found at holiday parties, such as baked goods, eggnog, cider, seafood and turkey, can carry viruses, bacteria or parasites that could cause foodborne illness. Health Canada would like to remind all Canadians of some basic steps they can take to help reduce

Country Crossroads

Headingley hosts sing alleluia

And cluck, coo, gobble, bleat and whinny their way Back to the Manger

By Lorraine Stevenson December 23, 2014

Christmas lore has it there was no crib for a bed in that manger 2000 years ago — and there certainly was no fuel tank, spare tires, air hoses, and wrenches. But as members of Headingley United Church discovered recently, retelling the Nativity story in a congregation member’s large machine shop opens up all realms

Opinion

Editorial: Spreading peace and prosperity

By John Morriss December 22, 2014

Selecting the “Our history” selection featured on this page each issue involves a visit to the library of old issues bound into volumes by crop year — August 1 to July 31. No matter the year, each issue is a reminder of two things — how much things have changed, and how much they have

Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: Smaller meat cuts for smaller families

A stuffed turkey breast is a way to enjoy a Christmas food  tradition if a whole bird is too much for your smaller brood 

By Lorraine Stevenson December 19, 2014

If you have a big extended family squeezed around the dining table next week, you’re blessed. The large, blood-relative family event seems to be going the way of the grandfather clock. Many extended families don’t gather as they once did at Christmas. Part of the reason is family members live farther apart nowadays. They can

Recipe Swap

Tiny sweets make great holiday treats

Recipe Swap: Drops, squares, bars and dainties are perfect small-portion desserts

By Lorraine Stevenson December 12, 2014

Keep your eye on portion sizes, because it’s often not what, but how much we eat that makes the difference. That’s such sensible advice and so hard to heed, especially over Christmas, with so many opportunities to overindulge. But there is one holiday treat guaranteed to pack a wallop of pleasure without excessive calories. It

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

New book ‘The Stop,’ about empowerment, transformation of food banks

Recipe Swap: Oatmeal Risotto with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil, and Parsnip, Sage, Rosemary  in no-time Risotto

By Lorraine Stevenson December 8, 2014

As we head toward Christmas, many of us give generously to charitable causes. Food banks are one of them and they definitely need our help. Goodness knows what would happen if we suddenly closed our wallets on them. Over 60,000 Manitobans turned to one in the month of March, according to the Hunger Count 2014

The Jacksons

From the Nov. 27, 2014 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

By Rollin Penner November 28, 2014

Andrew Jackson stamped his feet on the step to remove the snow from his boots and then stepped into the house where Rose greeted him from the kitchen. “How’s the weather?” she wanted to know. “Pretty nice,” said Andrew. “It’s not windy anyway which is the important thing.” He hung his parka up in the

Livestock

4-H Reports – for May. 12, 2011

May 12, 2011

TheCo-operatorwill publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by email to [email protected], by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/oManitoba Co-operator,1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1 or by fax to 204-954-1422. ANOLA NORTHERN LIGHTS The club’s year started off as usual with a pizza party

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

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