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Jan Kempin wants to make the caesar dressing and the pasta farfalle sauce served at Tre Visi. Ron DeLaronde would like to duplicate the chocolate macaroons from Tim Hortons. Sandra Burkalow of St. Adolphe requests a recipe for sweet and sour chicken balls, as prepared by Sizzling Wok. Carol Markusa would love to get the recipe for Ichiban's chicken liver appetizer. Angela Smith says she is anxious to get her hands on a recipe from Bread & Circuses for Cirque Salade that is topped with something she calls "tofu chips.
Taste Tester Notes: This is a moist, dense and very good cake. (Some variations included using dates instead of raisins, or half dates and half raisins, pecans instead of walnuts, and no pineapple, so you can adjust to your taste.) I used a 10 oz can of soup, and did...
... in a move, for mini-quiche crust made with butter, instead of shortening or lard. Shelley Gray remem...
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...Bassia Latifolia Beurre d'illipe Illipe Butter 6. Beta Vulgaris Extrait de racine de betterave Be...Gadi Lecur Huile de foie de morue Cod Liver Oil 22. Hoplostethus Huile d'hoplostète orange Or...
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...Aqua Water Eau 5. Bassia Latifolia Illipe Butter Beurre d'illipe 6. Beta Vulgaris Beet Root Extract...Gadi Lecur Cod Liver Oil Huile de foie de morue 22. Hoplostethus Orange...
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... children lining up for a tablespoon of cod liver oil. We hated that stuff. We attended the regular ... raised on cornmeal porridge with peanut butter, but this too has become a scarce commodity. Every...
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Morning: Rise early and go for a half-day kayak trip with one of the city's organized outfitters (such as Island Adventure Tours; 866-812-7103; islandadventuretours.com). They'll fetch you from your hotel, whereupon you'll drive 30 minutes through the farm-flanked Saanich Peninsula and into Sidney-by-the-Sea, a teeny township known for its quaint bookshops and marinas. Sun's shining and the water's sparkling as you slice through bays and inlets, spotting sea lions at play and bald eagles soaring above. Even the egrets seen to have no regrets.
No use heading right back into Victoria proper, as you're spitting distance from the famed Butchart Gardens (866-652- 4422; butchartgardens.com). You may even be early enough to bypass the tour-bus masses. Even if pretty flowers aren't your cup of...
... features morning specials such as buttermilk corncakes with blueberry almond butter, juice-bar ... brasserie fare such as cognac-and-chicken-liver mousse with Saanich red currant preserves, Quadra ...