NO LOVE FOR ROOSTERS
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NO LOVE FOR ROOSTERS
Linda knows about chickens. Linda has a farm in the Gulf Islands. She has exactly 99 chickens.
And not just standard egg machine chickens, the Rhode Island Red.
She has all sorts of hens. Some lay pink eggs, some lay aqua coloured eggs. You could call it a real ‘hensemble’.
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LOVING SPOONFUL
This soup scores in all categories: it’s quick and easy to make, it’s loaded with health benefits
SPROUTS BIG NIGHT OUT
There are only 50 calories in a cup of cooked brussels sprouts..
MASCARPONE TOMATO ICE CREAM
Here’s proof that tomato is actually a fruit.
SALVAGED GRAPES
Grapes wilted? Such a shame. They languish in the fridge while you come to term with chucking them.
HOMEMADE BISCUIT MIX
Hankering for biscuits? Comin’ up! Cheap, and quick and easy. Now ain’t you the kitchen magician?!
MONKEY COOKIES
Do you have banana bread fatigue? Here’s another excellent way to use up those blackening bananas on your countertop.
RUM CAKE(S)
So … I usually make a double batch version of this cake. When I do the double batch – which is pretty much always – I use a commercial-size loaf pan.
PUCKERY SALT
Gourmet lemon salt is expensive. Here's hot to make your own and get maximum value from your costly lemons (or limes).
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about me
Hi! I'm Jane!
I’m a Canadian journalist. My professional life has included radio, TV, and film. My writing has appeared in a variety of publications in Canada and the US but I’m best known for my work as a columnist for Canada’s National Post. I’m working on a book but we’ll both be a lot older by the time I finish it … if I ever finish it. As for the five pounds I gained during the pandemic, those are probably here for the duration. (Okay, so it’s closer to ten pounds ….)
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Domo Tea
They’re not paying me to say so, but I’m saying so, just the same. I’m really liking Domo Teas. It’s a local Vancouver company and there’s lots of interesting blends to choose from. If you’re on a ‘coffee break’, give Domo teas a try. I get mine at London Drugs.
DID YOU CALL FIRST?
The doorbell rang. It was that neighbour. The one who drops in, unannounced, all the time. He decided he wasn’t going to answer. He was working from home and just…
CUP, OR A BOWL?
Soup, glorious soup! Nothing offsets the cold like a steaming bowl of soup. Which is why the meal you eat with a spoon is the backbone of Canadian winter nutrition. …
CHOCOLATE GIRAFFE
How To Make Your Own Lifesize Chocolate Giraffe. Amaury Guichon, of the Pastry Academy, made a lifelike Giraffe entirely out of chocolate.
SILVER LININGS
It’s a constant theme in war movies. Our hero is aloft and managing just fine. Suddenly, a problem. The engine stalls. There’s a mechanical splutter. We see the whirring propeller…
BEST LOVED BOOKS FROM CHILDHOOD
Wind in the Willows. Charlotte’s Web. The Velveteen Rabbit. Someone far more efficient than I had preserved and donated their childhood library to the Salvation Army thrift store. Inside of…