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Drying Peony Blooms

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I have been interested in the craft of drying flowers for years. Even though I have vowed to give up this hobby because it is so time consuming and involves having a lot of “stuff” around, I cannot seem to give up completely this intriguing pastime. I have, however, found particular “shortcuts” and one of
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Can’t Go Back In Time

John Fefchak made a good point in outlining the process of producing (grain) to product (bread) in his May 12 letter. However he failed to point out that the seed used to grow the grain undergoes the route of
Country Crossroads

Maintaining A Stable “House Of Cards”

Pursuing what people see as most important in life makes sense, but there’s more to life than just work. In psychology textbooks, this is illustrated via Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs,” said Greg Gibson, a clinical psychologist. Shaped like a pyramid, the bottom is occupied by basic animal needs such as water, food, sleep and warmth,
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Happiness Is … Losing The Phone

If you want to be happy, think positive and take a break from your mobile phone. That’s the advice from a new global movement for happiness whose members include the Dalai Lama. Action for Happiness, co-founded by Richard Layard, an economics professor at the London School of Economics and an expert on happiness, said surveys
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No Crowing Within Town Limits

Can you feel the love? Some roosters in the state of New Jersey may not feel it too often as a township plans to limit their conjugal visits with hens. “It’s a noise issue,” said John Hart, a farmer who helped draft the chicken ordinance in Hopewell Township, which borders on Princeton. The measure would
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Time Influences Meal Preparation

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If you were to draw a circle and break it into a wheel with 24 segments representing hours in the day, how would you spend your time? I’ll get you started. On an average weekday, you might spend eight hours sleeping and nine hours working. If that’s the case, you have used up about 70
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Product Of Canada Should Be Really Canadian, Miller Says

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Conservative MP Larry Miller is offering a simple fix for the debate over how much domestic content there should be in food labelled Product of Canada. To be eligible to use the label, food products should be 100 per cent Canadian with exemptions allowed for processed or packaged foods that include sugar, spices and other
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New Diet Guidelines Say Eat More Fruit, Less Salt

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Americans need to cut salt and fat and eat more fruits and vegetables, the Obama administration said in its latest set of dietary guidelines released Jan. 31. The new dietary guidelines also advise cutting out sugary drinks and drinking water instead, and eating less overall. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released the guidelines, saying Americans
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Cookbooks… And Books About Cooks

If you’re looking for new cookbooks to inspire you to think outside your proverbial recipe box, check out these titles from the 2010 Canadian Culinary Book Award winners. Each year for the past 13, Cuisine Canada, a food writers’ association, has presented awards to food writers and cookbook authors in six categories – English Special
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Cooking Contest For Manitoba High School Students Launched

Food Matters Manitoba has launched its first-ever cooking competition open to all high school students. Teams of students across Manitoba in Grades 9-12 are encouraged to enter a local food recipe they’ve created themselves which represents a yummy, healthy dish that also reflects the kinds of seasonal foods available in mid-winter in Manitoba. The winning

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