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Answers to Diana’s Quiz, September 5 2026

ANSWERS Haiti is a country which forms...

New season of Learning Again in Almonte

A New Season of Learning Again in...

Taking Charge of Your Health – 3 Part Webinar Series

Remember when you felt like you knew...

Food and Drink

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Grilled Chicken with Blueberry Sauce

Blueberries are usually for dessert, but this savoury blueberry sauce from Canadian Living is a wonderful complement to grilled chicken. Cook onion in oil for 5 minutes and then...

Potato, Artichoke and Green Bean Salad

This delicious potato salad from Real Simple tosses red potatoes, green beans, onion, artichoke hearts, tomatoes and parsley in a zingy lemon-mustard-caper dressing. Boil the potatoes until tender and...

Classic Pasta Salad

by Susan Hanna Pasta salads are a summer staple for us and this recipe from Chatelaine introduced me to a great tip: if you can, cook the pasta the night...

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...

Spring maple harvest season is here at Fulton’s Sugar Bush and Pancake House

Spring Maple Harvest Season opened last Saturday at Fulton’s Sugar Bush and Pancake House and includes the Maple Shoppe, restaurant, 4 marked trails, outdoor...

Slow-Roasted Salmon with Fennel, Citrus, and Chiles

Serves 6. This recipe from the January 2014 issue of Bon Appetit tastes as good as it looks. Salmon is tossed with fennel, orange and...

Local chocolate maker Hummingbird to open its doors to the public on Saturdays through February, 2014

by Edith Cody-Rice The Ottawa Citizen devoted the front page of its Food section today to Almonte's  Hummingbird Chocolate Maker. The chocolate has been receiving...

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