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It is easy to be seduced by stuffed vine leaves, dolmades, cute little cylanders of savoury rice encased in a briny grape vine leaf, slowly simmered until tender in a fragrant broth. I order them in Middle Eastern restaurants, buy them in ethnic stores and have always thought that making them would be a large and cumbersome project. Not! It requires...

A group of Canadian Publishers' reps based in Ontario, the Dewey Divas and Dudes book talk their favourite reads of the upcoming season to libraries and school teachers. Last time they presented the Spring/Summer 2010 titles for Calgary Public Library staff and other guests. The Dewey Divas are coming again this month to talk about Fall 2010/Winter...

There’s nothing better than the smell of freshly baked bread. Except, of course, eating the bread! But for hundreds of thousands of Canadians, noshing on the nearest loaf isn’t always an option. Gluten intolerance requires many people to give up bread, baked goods, pasta, and a host of other (why-even-get-out-of-bed-if-I-can’t-have-them?) foods. If...