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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...

Gay Cook’s Toad in the Hole

4 - 5 servings This is an old-fashioned English comfort food of cooked sausages baked in a batter of Yorkshire pudding. There are two important...

Gay Cook’s meringue shells with lemon curd and crushed strawberries

Makes 4 - 6 servings This is a colourful spring-like dessert for Easter with meringue nests filled with lemon curd on crushed strawberries. The lemon...

Angel muffins

makes about 12 large muffins This Easter muffin recipe is from Linda Hayes, the former co-founder and owner of Ace Bakery. Ace bread is sold...

ACE Bakery holds sandwich competition

ACE Bakery Bread in Toronto is requesting readers to send in their best sandwich recipe to http://www.acebakery.com, and win 1 of 4 Regional Prizes...

Casino Lac Leamy commemorates Titanic with gourmet evenings

by Gay Cook  The Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau invites the public to gourmet evenings commemorating the Titanic’s 100th anniversary. From April 11 to April...

Gay Cook’s Irish lamb stew

4 – 5 servings There are as many versions of Ireland’s national dish as there are cooks. One key to the stew is to cook...

Fulton’s maple syrup

by Gay Cook “The sap from our maple trees is still happily running even though the weather is warmer than usual and not at the...

Fulton’s Pancake House maple dip impresses Cordon Bleu student chefs

Last week, Fulton’s Pancake House welcomed thirty students from Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Ottawa. Many of the students come from different countries around...

Ashton pub opens the Ashton Brewing Company

by Gay Cook The Old Mill Pub at Ashton, a classic English-style pub on the outskirts of Ottawa has started the Ashton Brewing Company to...

Gay Cook’s mushroom soup

5 to 6 servings The soup in the photo shows it’s texture on the wooden spoon. I recommend if mushrooms are pureed too fine, their...

New beer launched for St. Patrick’s Day

by Gay Cook BEAU’S All Natural Brewing is a small, family-run company founded in 2006 in Vanleek Hill, east of Ottawa. A new lightly...

Gay Cook’s Greek Lamb Pilaff with Greek salad

4 – 5 servings This recipe came from an English friend who was shot down in Crete during the Second World War. There, he learnt to...

Gay Cook’s creamy parsnip soup

Serves 4 – 5 Parsnips are at their peak with a nutty and subtle peppery taste and are especially sweet in the winter. This is...

Gay Cook’s Chocolate Almond Cake with Ganache Glaze

8-inch (20 cm) cake 6 oz (150 g) semi-sweet chocolate, cut into small pieces 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter, cubed 1/4 cup (50 mL) rum, brandy or...

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