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Remember the old days in Vancouver?

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Do you remember the days of yesteryear – where mashed potatoes, heaped with gobs of fat, and a giant hunk of meat, perhaps with a few peas on the side served as dinner?   Are you still living in yesteryear?  I was.  Yesterday.  Then I read Skinny Bitch.  Now, I have to say, since then, [...]

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The Skinny Bitch – oh my word!

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The annual review of my kitchen is coming up at the end of the month, and I’ve been reminiscing and writing like a mad woman.  Its been cathartic, energizing, and oddly encouraging.  I can’t wait to share it with you!   However, I may need to share it with you, before I keep on going [...]

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Check your hot chocolate packages!

Of all the nasty things to happen – our regular HOT CHOCOLATE mix now has gluten in it!!  Check carefully – over and over.  Ad nauseum. To your good health, Cathy

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New Product – Prana Bar

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We were sent a couple samples to try, and I ADORED them!  They were too coconut-ty for Mike, and I wouldn’t let the kids try them because I have a job to do.  And these babies – tasted like Coconut macaroons – I love my job. Warning – these are NOT for weight loss!  They [...]

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Potato Starch – What Not to Do

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I am thinking of making this a regular column on Strawberries:  The What-Not-To-Do column.  What do you think? A week or two ago I ran out of rice flour, and true to my nature, I “figured it out”.  Since there are these things called potato pancakes, and since there’s ‘potato’ in potato starch, how bad [...]

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Strawberry Vintage Ring GIVEAWAY

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This contest is now closed.  Anna has won the ring! Today you can win an adorable vintage ring with a hand-antiqued brass strawberry in size 6.  It is wrapped in bright brass wire setting. It was donated to Hearts for Haiti by the Proteales Etsy shop – handmade lovelies for your everyday. Check back tomorrow [...]

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Day 2 of Hearts for Haiti Giveaways!!

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THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED- no winner was selected. Today you can win an adorable child’s size apron that says, “Daddy’s Kitchen Helper” embroidered on the front.  It is a full BBQ-style apron in size 5 – 6. Donated to Hearts for Haiti by the Precious Angel Gifts shop. If you have a birthday to buy [...]

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Valentine Goody Bags – Giveaway!

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THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED – no winner selected. Day 1 of Hearts for Haiti giveaways! A set of seven Valentine’s themed goody bags, homemade by a little shop, Midnight Creations on Etsy.  She has a wonderful assortment of handbags, coin purses, tissue covers – all with the most contemporary fabrics – I love them! How [...]

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