Recipe Swap: What rationing tasted like

With Remembrance Day approaching, many teachers turn to resources of Veterans Affairs for ways to help young people understand the meaning of the day. Here is an idea that you might want to observe in your own home this Sunday. It is called the “Missing Man” dinner setting, and involves setting your dinner table with



Recipe Swap – for Aug. 25, 2011

HereareacoupleofcookierecipesandayummysnackingcakeforSeptember’slunchboxes. ZUCCHINI SNACK CAKE Barb Galbraith of Oakvillesent us this recipe in response to our call for zucchini-based recipes. Thank you, Barb. 3 large eggs 1/4 c. honey (liquid) 1-1/4 c. brown sugar 3/4 c. canola oil 1/2 c. plain yogurt 1/2 tsp. grated orange rind 2 c. flour (white or whole wheat or mixture)

Farmers’ Market Season Lifts Off

Those hungry to visit farmers’ markets again got their first taste for the 2011 season with a special kickoff last weekend at St. Norbert Farmers’ Market MAFRI staff were on hand to launch a special GPS challenge that jointly promotes visiting more farmers’ markets this summer as well as a second Open Farm Day scheduled

Community Cookbooks That Care

Last spring, we we ran a series of stories and recipes from rural communities’ cookbooks that have raised tens of thousands of dollars over the years for important community programs and infrastructure. Community-compiled cookbooks are still rolling off the presses. Here’s a sampling of recipes found in new Carman Palliative Care Cookbook, published just last


More Questions For Reena – for Mar. 10, 2011

DearReena, Mychildren aregrownandI havekeptsome oftheitems thattheyused whentheywere babies.Oneof myfavourite piecesofbaby furnitureisa bassinetteon wheels.Doyouhaveanyideaof somethingthatIcanusethisfor otherthanbabies?Ijustcan’t bringmyselftopartwithitbut alsocan’tjustifykeepingitbecause ourhomeisquitesmall. Glenda Glenda, You are right to hold on to that treasure. A bassinette on wheels makes the perfect laundry basket because it can easily be rolled from one room to the next. If you need a place

For The Love Of Chocolate

With Valentine’s Day just four days from now, you can’t go anywhere without seeing the association between chocolate and love. How did a mid-winter celebration of love from the Middle Ages become linked with a New World food ingredient? It happened over a period of centuries as Europeans familiarized with the South American drink so

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If you haven’t started nibbling yet, it won’t be long before Christmas cookies will be here, there, everywhere and completely irresistable. Every family has their favourites. Mine is my sister’s cherry-centred dainty. They disappear as quickly as she sets them out. Their only rival is my Mom-in- law’s substantial slices of sweet shortbread which are


Freezer Cheater Cookies

There is nothing that compares to the smell and taste of homemade cookies, but you may not always have the time or energy to “whip up” a batch. Here’s a quick and easy solution for when your craving’s high but your energy’s low. I call them Freezer Cheater Cookies. When I’ve actually had the time

Make Baking A Learning Experience

How much sugar should I add?” I asked my seven-year- old daughter, who was my baking assistant. “The recipe says 34 cups,” she said. “Are you sure about that?” I felt a math lesson was in order. “Well, there’s a 3 and a 4 on the recipe,” she said. “Do you see the line between