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01 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Broth versus Stock

I received this e-mail today, and I thought it was a great question!
“Hey Cat. I’ve been experimenting with making things I would usually buy prepared
- such as pasta sauce, hummus, pesto, etc. – myself at home. Many soup recipes
call for some sort of broth, which I  have been buying in cartons at the store.
But I [...]

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23 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Inside Guelph – February 24th

Inside Guelph – February 24th

Catch me on Rogers Cable 20 “Inside Guelph” tomorrow, February 24th at noon, where I’ll be talking to Trish Stevenson about the fine art of food blogging. It’s kind of funny, I’ve been blogging for more than 5 years now, and this evening, I was asking my husband what type of questions he thinks she’ll [...]

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21 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Breakfast Television Appearance!

Breakfast Television Appearance!

What a fun time on BT! The day began very early, as we had to be in the studio at 6 a.m.! As I was preparing the food for the show, staff came over and introduced themselves, as I chopped, peeled and prepped. They also helped themselves to the goodies I brought – a HUGE [...]

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20 February 2010 ~ 2 Comments

St. Jacob’s Market

St. Jacob’s Market

taste-testing grape seed oils
We took a trip up to St. Jacob’s this morning to get a good dose of the market – I had forgotten how much I love that place, as it had been several months since we last went. There are friendly people, who if asked, will tell you everything you ever wanted [...]

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10 February 2010 ~ 1 Comment

The New Healthy Insider’s Report from President’s Choice

The New Healthy Insider’s Report from President’s Choice

PC has done it again, launching a brand new line of impressive PC products, with the health conscious as well as the economical Canadian in mind.
I received my box of goodies to sample today, and am quite pleased. Cleverly packed into a lunch bag, PC is focussing on the concept of the “bag-lunch” in financially [...]

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04 February 2010 ~ 2 Comments

All Things Scottish

Guelph is a great city to call home with a diverse multi-cultural community where both artists and scholars abound. It is also home to the University of Guelph’s faculty of Scottish Studies, a specialized program offered only in our city. Near to the campus, is “The Wandering Scot,” a British shop which features delightful imported [...]

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01 February 2010 ~ 7 Comments

WINNERS in the Recipe Contest

WINNERS in the Recipe Contest

I had a really difficult time choosing my winners this time around. For starters, the submissions were excellent! Nearly all of them sounded (and looked) absolutely delicious, and it was so hard to choose winners, so, this time what I have done, is awarded my first, second and third, and I will name some favorite [...]

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28 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Meat & Potatoes Goes to the City

Meat & Potatoes Goes to the City

Growing up in small-town Ontario, there was very little opportunity for me as a youngster to try a variety of ethnic foods. There were less than 3 grocery stores in my home town, and meat and potatoes were pretty much the staple meal in our home, and the homes of all my relatives and peers. [...]

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26 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Indexes, and t.v. and cooking, oh my!

Wow, what a busy couple of days! I may in fact *be* Super Woman! Today (with both kids in tow) I single-handedly indexed The Cat Can Cook Book! Up until very recently, I honestly didn’t see an index as a necessity for my particular cook book, but in speaking with others in the cook book [...]

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24 January 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Eggcetera Guelph

Eggcetera Guelph

Because I love to cook so much, and have gotten better and better at cooking over the years, I really *expect* that when I go out to eat, that the food is good – no, not passable, not so-so, not okay, but GOOD! I always say, that if the food I go out to eat [...]

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