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stayin’ cool with delicious style
Photographer Julie Webb offered up this pic of how she’s Stayin’ Cool in August: She mentions: “I’m stayin’ cool in August with this frozen banana, blueberry, nectarine, scoop of PB, drizzle of maple syrup, almond milk smoothie. Yum!” Yum indeed!!! Oh, my stars! Thanks, Julie! If you’d like to share how you’re stayin’ cool in…
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staying cool with Arnold Palmer
Photograph by reader Laurie Aaron Dahlquist. According to Laurie, the “Arnold Palmer” is half lemonade, half iced tea, and is what she uses to stay cool in August! Upload your pics along?áour photo theme for August: Stayin’ Cool to our Facebook Page, and?áit will be featured on this website! Or email us at fleurbain@gmail.com. Either…
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photo theme for August: stayin’ cool
Stayin’ Cool. Ice cream? Shade? What do you do to stay cool in August? Do you spend your weekends in the heat, volunteering for your favorite cause (that’s cool!) or do you sit poolside with drink in hand? Mojitos, anyone? Air conditioners, fans, umbrellas, water… greenscapes… let your photography and?áimagination run wild on the theme…
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smoked salmon and goat’s cheese dolmades
Recently, circumstances conspired?áso?áthat I had the means to create a new recipe, using ingredients I don’t usually have on hand.?áI?áhad a package of thawed smoked salmon (thank you, friend who moved and cleaned out her freezer into mine!) The other day I noticed that goat’s cheese was on sale at my local supermarket. I had…
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Beaubien Treats
Treats for humans… and a reflected sunset. Natasha Henderson, Montreal
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chocolate ice cream, my way
I don’t need no ice cream maker! I don’t need no dairy! Chocolate Ice Cream 2 cups organic?ácoconut milk 1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk 1-3 tablespoons sugar (I use very little, not even a tablespoon) 200 grams dark fair trade chocolate, snapped into pieces (I used C?®moi dessert chocolate) 2 eggs, whisked 1 tablespoon…
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not always easy being green
Cruising through the New York Times this morning, I came across a story?áabout some of the trials and tribulations presented by wild landscape gardening. Margie Ruddick?áis a landscape architect living in Philadelphia. She has?ánurtured a wild?á(and very beautiful) garden that doesn’t require?áwatering, saves runoff?áwater from going into the sewers and feeds the birds and neighbours.…
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this b&wc is keep’n his cool
In the past, I have tried to find homes for stray kittens I have found in Montreal. I have looked to Petluck.ca for assistance. ?áGerdy’s Rescues and Adoptions is another animal rescue group that finds homes for abandoned and homeless cats and dogs. ?áJust a reminder, a portion of the profit from the cat toys…
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friday night refreshment, my way
Is mint taking over your garden? ?áHere is one way to use it up. * Take a good fist full of mint from the garden * Coarsely chop it with scissors and put the mint into a shaker or jar * Add a little gin to the shaker. Add 3 ice cubes and juice of…
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a cool place in Montreal
I sat at this scene the other day, painting. It happened to be?áon a crest, and I felt the loveliest?ábreeze lifting off the water. There were some rogue, illegal?ábathers splashing away down below, but no-one seemed to mind. Their laughter and belly flops filled the air with the sound of children, even though they were…
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savour summer with tea-time in a park
I like to go for coffee with friends a couple times a week. ?áThese are always important times for me where I am able to relax and unwind and just be with my buds. ?á When you live in a city and you have such a small apartment that your living room is also your…