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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...
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Gay Cook’s classic ratatouille

Ratatouille is a classic dish from Provence and derives its flavour from the fresh summer vegetables and some are cooked separately to retain their...

Confetti Corn

When I was a kid, my father used to bring home corn on the cob that had been picked 10 minutes earlier from...

Gay Cook’s Apricot Up-Side-Down Cake

8-9 inch (20 – 22.5 cm) cake This up-side down cake recipe is one of my favourite desserts using apricots rather the traditional pineapple. There...

Bon Ton-Style Fried Chicken

by Susan Hanna Serves 4. If you are looking for a special meal for the August long weekend, look no further than Bon Ton chicken –...

Gay Cook’s Raspberry or Strawberry Lassi Drinks

Makes 2 - 3 servings I was introduced to the mango lassi drink when I sat down to enjoy a meal in an Indian restaurant. This...

Roasted Cherry Tomato, Corn & Israeli Couscous Salad

 by Susan Hanna Unlike regular couscous—small grains of durum wheat—Israeli couscous is a toasted pasta shaped in tiny balls, about the size of small peas....

Gay Cook’s Caprese (Boccachini Tomato Salad)

This popular Italian salad symbolizing their flag of red, white and green is often served as an antipasto or starter for a meal. It’s...

Lemon-Pepper Chicken Thighs with Farro Salad

 by Susan Hanna The salad in this recipe from Real Simple is made with farro, a type of grain in the wheat family. It is...

Summer white wines

by Don Cook For my third column, I have selected 3 wines that are best for outdoor entertaining and cottage living.  These wines will pair...

Gay Cook’s fresh raspberry tart

Makes 6 to 8 servings I went to the market yesterday thinking I would make a strawberry pie, only to find newly arrived fresh raspberries....

Fulton’s Blueberry basil sauce on Red Fife peach pancakes

Blueberry Basil Sauce serves 4,. This sweet, sticky sauce is also great over some Red Fife peach pancakes! Ingredients 1 quart wild Ontario blueberries 6 leaves of Ontario thai basil 2 tbsp Fulton's...

A garden party for the guide dogs for the blind and a new brewing adventure

by Gay Cook A Garden Party & Tea takes place on the property of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, 4120 Rideau Valley Drive North,...

Almonte inventor creates new technology to combat obesity – the ever-loving donut with 60% less fat

by Joan Levesque You may have seen the sign at the corner of Industrial Rd and Ottawa St. for the past two Friday mornings  “Donuts”...

Pea, Asparagus, and Fava Bean Salad

by Susan Hanna  Serves 6. This salad from the April 2013 issue of Bon Appetit is a delicious and beautiful spring dish that would pair well...
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