More Questions For Reena – for Sep. 1, 2011

Hi Reena, I am planning to install pot lights in my newly renovated home. Are there any guidelines as to where to place the lights? Dear Bentley, Try not to place lights too close together or in rows down the centre of the room. You don’t want to create an airport runway appearance. Match the

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)


Recipe Swap – for Jul. 14, 2011

It was dessert for breakfast. We’d gathered for a late-morning breakfast with family at the Whytewold Emporium at Whytewold on Lake Winnipeg, having heard the quaint lakeside eatery was famous for its all-day crepes and wood-fired pizzas. The reputation is well deserved. I had a Canadian Maple crepe, a plump, wallet-sized creation garnished with bananas

Recipe Swap – for Jul. 7, 2011

In this place it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place.” So said the Red Queen to Alice in Lewis Carroll’sThrough The Looking Glassas Alice made her way across the patchwork fields, “a great huge game of chess that’s being played – all over the world.” It was pure


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

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


Breakfast Never Needs To Be Boring

ith the sun up earlier each morning now, many of us are getting earlier starts to the day. Mornings should always include eating breakfast, of course, yet many of us skip it. I’ve seen reports that say about 40 per cent skip breakfast, often with the notion that it will help with weight loss. (The

Recipe Swap – for Feb. 3, 2011

– FromTheSoupBook by Louis De Gouy CURRIED PUMPKIN AND POTATO SOUP I made this variation of a pumpkin soup recipe recently. It produces a thick, creamy soup with only a hint of curry.– Lorraine Sauté onion and garlic until translucent then add chicken stock, pumpkin, potato and spices, cook on medium heat stirring frequently until


Don’t Let Winter Blues Get You Down

I hope you made it through Blue Monday last week. What I mean is, I hope you weren’t paying any attention to it. The first Monday of the third week of January (the date is debated) has been dubbed The Most Depressing Day of the Year. What it is, actually, is just another myth that

How Should You Feed A Cold?

Can you see the love floating out of the bowl?” my husband asked our 12-year-old daughter as he brought her a steaming bowl of chicken soup. “I’m kind of hungry. This is the best chicken soup ever,” she said as she propped herself up on our couch and took a sip of soup. She looked