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Veterans coffee & buddy check-in, October 1

Event: Veterans Coffee & Buddy Check-in Date: Thursday,...

Weber Q3200 BBQ for sale

I have a BBQ that I finally...

For Sale:  Woods 17 cu. ft. upright freezer

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Grilled Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Charred Fingerling Potato Salad

by Susan Hanna This recipe from America’s Test Kitchen combines succulent spice-rubbed pork tenderloin with a delicious potato salad. Microwave the potatoes until they are softened and then thread onto...

Halloumi Tomato Salad with Herbs

by Susan Hanna This beautiful and delicious salad from Evergreen Kitchen is a great way to use the season’s tomatoes. Zest and juice a lemon and set the juice aside....

Garden Ratatouille Pasta Salad

by Susan Hanna This delicious pasta salad from Elle Gourmet is a great way to use late-summer produce. Cook the pasta and let cool. Cook eggplant and zucchini and set...

Maple Season review from Fulton’s Sugar Camp

The sugar camp is Scott's office. Here is his wrap up review of the 2014 season. Scott is a 5th generation maple syrup producer....

Baked Rigatoni with Broccoli, Green Olives and Pancetta

Serves 6. This delicious baked pasta from the April 2014 issue of Food and Wine features a sauce made of roasted tomatoes, garlic, thyme and...

Gay Cook’s Beer Fondue for Vegetables

by Gay Cook This warm cheese fondue makes a delicious dip for vegetables or cubes of French bread during the Easter holiday or anytime of...

Canadian cheese awards

The Canadian Cheese Awards, a new venture in Canada highlights the top cheeses produced in Canada last week with 76 producers from across the...

Asparagus and Mushroom Sauté With Pancetta

Serves 8-10. This delicious side dish from the April 2014 issue of Canadian Living takes only minutes to prepare and would be perfect for a...

Almonte’s HFT donut shop featured in Montreal’s La Presse

The major Montreal French language newspaper La Presse has featured Almonte's HFT low fat donuts in its Trouvaille section. Read the article here.   

Gay Cook’s Chicken Soup

  Make 6 cups (1½ L) Chicken soup is a perfect healer for illness as we wave the winter off and will help to keep us...

Striped Bass en Papillote with Lebanese Salad

Cooking fish wrapped in parchment paper—en papillote—yields great results. The fish is moist and tender and is cooked with a minimum of fat....

Cooking meat

Cooking meat is all about “the feel” with your fingers. It’s an important skill rather than probing the meat with a fork, which allows...

Real Meatballs and Spaghetti

Everyone should have a good spaghetti and meatballs recipe in their arsenal, and this one from the Barefoot Contessa is a classic. The meatballs,...

Gay Cook’s Gougères

Gougères (Goo-ZHAIR) are a classical preparation often served as an taster at wine tastings or as  an appetizers. If the gougères are made bigger...

Crispy Mustard-Roasted Chicken

Serves 3-4. This dish from the Barefoot Contessa is just as tasty as fried chicken, but is much healthier because it is baked. Chicken pieces...

Vallentyne Bake at Healthy Food Technologies a huge success

by Joan Levesque The Vallentyne Bake at Healthy Food Technologies (hft) Almonte was a HUGE success Friday February 14th. In a previous story we told...

Gay Cook’s Fish & Seafood Chowder

4 – 5 servings Winter is a great time to eat fish because of their high protein content that gives us needed energy to help...

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