Jo Pan Lou Sun
Cut off tough end of asparagus. Simpy start cutting the asparagus from the tip down until the spears become too tough to cut with a reasonably sharp knife. Discard the tough ends. Bring water to boil then parboil the carrots for 4 mintes then add ... [... more]
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River of Earth-Pa
 to have met such a spirit: ............I was a fortunate one who met James Still at his cabin in Knott County, Hindman, KY. The day was a clear August one in 1998 that was so quiet you could here a train horn sounding 5-10 miles away. The coal is always [... more]
CDN$25.25
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Wild Rice and Chestnut Stuffing
There are lot of ways to roast chestnuts; the easiest is the following: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Using sharp knife, cut an incision in the shape of an X on the flat side of the chestnuts. Place chestnuts on baking sheet and bake for 10-15 ... [... more]
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Sauerkraut
This is the recipe my mom used. It's from the "Ball Blue Book" freezing and canning guide. Remove the outer leaves and any undesirable portions from firm, mature, heads of cabbage; wash and drain. Use a shredder or sharp knife to cut the [... more]
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Nendran Pazham chops
I adapted this slightly from an Indian cookbook by Julie Sahni. Peel the banana and cut into 2'' long pieces (1 banana into 3 pieces). Carefully scoop out the centre of the fruit with a sharp knife to make it like a tube. Carefully shallow fry ... [... more]
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Ambrosia Fruit Salad
With a sharp knife, section the fruit by cutting it away from the membrane. You can make endless variations of this by adding other favorite citrus fruits, nuts, etc., but this basic recipe is really good. Peel the pummelo and orange so no white ... [... more]
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Banana chips
These are different from other banana chips and are yellow in colour. In a large frying pan, heat oil (usually coconut oil is used.) The colour is natural. Nendran banana - 6 large With a sharp knife make slits along the skin of the ... [... more]
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Baked Pumpkin with TVP, Vegetable and Peach Filling
A doctored Argentinian farmer's dish that should blend in well with our own fall vegetables. Scrub the outside of the pumpkin under cold running water with a stiff brush. With a large, sharp knife, cut down into the top of the pumpkin to create a ... [... more]
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Dig Your Own Hole
From Amazon.com: To follow up their bombastic 1995 album Exit Planet Dust, the Chemical Brothers fine-tuned their bombastic beats and produced a rock-solid pop album (pun intended). Dig Your Own Hole finds the common ground between rock & roll and [... more]
CDN$18.99
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Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821
Top-notch biography: Andrew Jackson is one of the more complicated figures in American history. On the one hand, his significance to the development of the United States as a nation is large. On the other hand, he was often a very unpleasant person. This [... more]
CDN$26.05
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Lonely Planet Eastern Europe
good for budget accommodations: I used both Lonely Planet Eastern Europe and Lets Go Eastern Europe on a recent trip to Latvia, Lithuania, and Belarus. I found most of my accommodations through the listings in Lonely Planet. Lets Go offered fewer options [... more]
CDN$31.95
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Open Water 2: Adrift
A surprisingly intense and gripping film that more than exceeded my expectations: After reading the premise of this movie, I just had to see it. Six friends jump off a yacht to take a swim in the ocean, only to realize that they are royally screwed [... more]
CDN$14.95
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