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How to know if you are 'eating right.'

Here’s a simple way to monitor how healthy is your diet… how often do you empty your compost bucket? I usually empty my little stainless steel composting bucket into the composter several times a week, but when that little bucket sits still for more than a couple of days I [...]

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CanPages Monster Book Returns

I wrote about this last year and now, as the new book was thrown at my front door today, I have to write again. It is at least 5″ thick, has a glossy cover and has 2,360 pages. That is 2,360 pages of paper that I did not ask for, [...]

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Parmesan dried up?

Some time ago, I purchased a very large piece of parmeggiano reggiano. As it sat in my fridge, used only here and there, this yellow gold started to dry out. I wrote to cheese experts who advised me to grate it. However, it was too hard to grate even … [...]

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Granville Magazine – a good read!

I just received Volume 2 of this wonderful new magazine published by Canada Wide Media Limited. Aside from its very informative and well-written articles and ads (!), this magazine is a MUST for anybody who wants to live in a world that can be enjoyed by others in the future. [...]

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How blessed I am to have such thoughtful friends!

“Come to lunch” said my friend Diana on remembering that my birthday was approaching. So I did, yesterday. I pulled up into her driveway full of anticipation for another wonderful lunch with my dear friend, an amazing cook. Just as I stepped out of my car, two other friends – [...]

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