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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...

Free bed

Free bed for pickup in Almonte. Please...

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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...

Lover’s Lane Valentine pizzas

by Gay Cook Makes 3, 8-inch (20 cm) pizzas or 1, 12-inch pizza Valentines is a day to have fun together with just the two of you making...

Rickard’s Dark or Black Creek Porter Brewed Beer Beef Stew

 by Gay Cook Makes 5 – 6 servings The Guinness beef from Britain is renowned around the world so I set out to create a...

Gay Cook’s fennel and orange salad

Serves 5 - 6 Fennel is almost like celery but has concave stalks with feathery dill-like green tops with an anise taste. Fennel makes a...

Gay Cook’s old fashioned macaroni and cheese

Makes 4 to 6 servings “It’s got kick and it’s homey, like home”, this was my late sister Jean Pigott’s comment each time we made...

Gay Cook’s French Onion Soup

Serves 4 - 5 This traditional French onion soup is a favourite any time of the year but especially the comfort it brings on a...

Gay Cook’s Mini Butter Tarts

Makes  3 dozen mini tarts These delicious butter tarts have been part of our family through out Christmas and the cold winter months for many...

National Restaurant Association survey

by Gay Cook Every year the National Restaurant Association surveys nearly 1,800 chefs from the American Culinary Federation for its annual

Carrot Muffins

by Gay Cook If you are looking for the last minute Christmas present, head to Mill Street Books, 52 Mill Street, Almonte and find...

Roast turkey with fruit stuffing and gravy

by Gay Cook Christmas would not be complete without the wafting aromas of the turkey roasting in the oven. When purchasing a turkey, buy a...

Crepe Expectations:Almonte restaurant’s fare is flat-out delicious

Once again, Almonte quality is on display in the Ottawa Citizen. Check out today's favourable restaurant review of the Creperie in the Heritage Mall...

Story of Sunroots

by Gay Cook   A sunroot is delicious to eat whether a puree, fried chips or prepared raw in a salad! It’s the tubular root of...

Gay Cook’s spaghetti squash topped with tomato sauce and grated cheese

Gay Cook's spaghetti squash topped with tomato sauce and grated cheese This yellow football-shaped winter squash produces delicately flavoured spaghetti strands. The flavour is best...

Pam Collacott cookbook – Buns in the Oven

by Gay Cook Local cookbook author Pam Collacott and cooking instructor on CTV News at Noon is thrilled to bring about another cookbook called Buns...

Gay Cook’s Shepherd’s Pie

Makes 4 – 5 servings Cold weather is on our doorstep and this is a perfect dish for these days. A shepherd’s pie is a...

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