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Making That List & Checking It Twice
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Two days before Christmas – is your house a zoo yet? Hopefully by now you are down to the wrapping and organizing phase of Operation Happy Ho-Ho (I’m ex-military – does it show?) but if you are like myself there are still a couple more goodies to pick up for Xmas morning. And today may be just the right day to head on out and finish off your to-do list (or as my sister Pen says ‘The Honey-do List’) since our friends at Environment Canada are giving us a heads up that less than optimum weather is on its way for later tomorrow and Xmas Day. A fast moving Colorado Low that developed earlier this week over Arizona and Texas will dump up to 30 cm of wet and white stuff over … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News, Our Earth
Our House Is A Very Fine House
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By Lynne Frank Our house is a very very fine house, with one dog in the yard,… Well, ours is not quite the typical gingerbread house this Christmas season! A week or two ago my 8 year old, Carly, and I decided to start our annual ‘gingerbread’ house. “But Mom, I really don’t like gingerbread.” So, I said that we’d just try peanut butter cookie dough. It’s soft after baking. “Cool Mom!” Then, the imaginative girl said “We sould make it to look like our house!” So, silly me, I agreed. This took all three of us to carve and assemble. Darren cut and set the cottage roof. Carly did most of the decorating, and I maybe got the bulk of the clean-up job! But it’s pretty cool overall. Merry Christmas! FYI – I called the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ideas, In The News, Lifestyle
The Days Get Longer From Here
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As we start the last desperate push of Xmas shopping, fighting crowds, slippery roads and grumpy children some good news is beginning to peak over the horizon. Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of Winter! The Winter Solstice occurs exactly when the earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. Though the Winter Solstice lasts an instant in time, the term is also colloquially used like Midwinter to refer to the day on which it occurs. Many cultures around the world traditionally celebrate the Winter Solstice: The Saami, indigenous people of Finland, Sweden and Norway, worship Beiwe, the sun-goddess of fertility and sanity. She travels through the sky in a structure made of reindeer bones with her … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News, Our Earth
Rice’ing to The Occasion
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Making the Bennerific Chocolate Rice last night got me to thinking. Well, actually it was Ben suggesting that the dish might make a nice change for breakfast as well as a pretty decent snack or dessert. One of the things I noticed moving to Teeswater from the Wet Coast was that here potatoes rule the roost when it comes to dinner time. On the west coast menu you are as likely to see several varieties of rice side dishes as potatoes or pasta. Perhaps that relates to the large Asian population in Southwestern B.C. But in my mind, at least, potatoes and rice are almost interchangeable when preparing a side dish for dinner. But are they? A quick trip to Google / Wikipedia reveals some surprising facts about the wee grain from … Read entire article »
Bennerific Chocolate Rice
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Sometimes an ‘Eureka!‘ moment in the kitchen happens when you least expect it! I love Rice Pudding. I also love Chocolate. Sadly, I have a lactose intolerant teenager in the house. Goodbye creamy Rice Pudding! Last night, after his hockey game, in which the MIGHTY Teeswater Bantam LL Otters trounced BCH 12 – 4 by the way!, Benner and I were scouting around the kitchen looking for something just a little unique, for a snack (watching Bantam hockey is hard work!). After discarding the usual PB&J sangies and microwave oatmeal we hit upon the idea of microwave Rice. And then in that Eureka moment we both said “CHOCOLATE!”. So here it is, a Teeswater.Ca Original Recipe for Bennerific Chocolate Rice, a quick, simple and surprisingly yummy snack / dessert. Recipe: Bennerific Chocolate Rice Summary: Chocolate … Read entire article »
Filed under: Recipes
Bread Machine Cinnamon Buns
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I like cooking from basic ingredients, none of this open a package and add water for me thank you very much. But I also love gadgets, which puts the bread machine at the top of the technology evolution ladder for me. This weekend I was casting about for a cinnamon bun recipe when I came across a delightfully easy one involving a bread machine that I just HAD to try out. The effort was minimal and the result was, well, in one day we have consumed 13 of the 14 buns, so it appears to be a winner! Recipe: Bread Machine Cinnamon buns Summary: quick, easy and delicious! Ingredients 1 cup milk 1 large egg 4 tablespoons butter or margarine 3 1/3 cups bread flour 3 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons active dry yeast or 1-1/2 teaspoons bread machine/ rapid … Read entire article »
Filed under: Recipes
Hillcrest Hupdate for December
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The Turkey Dinner will be on Tuesday, December 15th at 12:30. Due to the change in date, we need to confirm our volunteers. If you are able to help out, please call Tammy Riley at -8016. We will also accept “surprise” volunteers in the morning. If you are able to join us for the meal only, please arrive shortly before 12:30. Our Christmas Concert will be on Wednesday, December 16th at 11:30 and 7:00. If you are able to attend the 11:30 performance, please plan to do so. Plan to attend the School Council Meet and Greet in the library before the evening concert. The following items will be for sale at the Christmas Concert, so bring along money for those stocking stuffer opportunities. Me to We Cookbooks, with recipes submitted by Hillcrest … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News, Schools
Today’s Events
February 7, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
February 7, 2012 – Reach Out & Learn - 7:00 pm
Coming Events
- February 7, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 7, 2012 – Reach Out & Learn - 7:00 pm
February 8, 2012 – Recycling - Mildmay - All Day- February 9, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
February 10, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm- February 13, 2012 – South Bruce Business Information Meeting - 7:30 pm
February 14, 2012 – Valentine's Day - All Day- February 14, 2012 – Recycling - Teeswater/Formosa - 8:00 am
- February 14, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 16, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
- February 17, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm
- February 21, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
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