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Sirloin with hearty sauce and light potato crisp will wow family, friends

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 4:31am | PETE LUCKETT PETE’S KITCHEN

This week, I have got a really easy but elegant menu that you can use to wow the family in the middle of the week or guests on the weekend. This is not your typical “meat and two veg.” It is a great combination of mild, crisp, golden potatoes,...
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Average: 5 (2 votes)

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Teaching our kids to spread their wings is our job

Monday, February 20, 2012 - 4:32am | By CHAD LUCAS | LIFE WITH KIDS

Last week, the General moved out of a crib and into his big-boy bed. At first, he was excited. He called me at work to tell me all about it. But when I came home and he led me to his room to show it off, all of a sudden his demeanour changed. His...
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Average: 4.6 (12 votes)

Eileen’s dreams come true

Monday, February 20, 2012 - 4:32am | By LILANA NOVAKOVICH | SOAP SUDS

CORONATION STREET: Carla’s brittle recovery is severely jolted. Eileen starts to doubt her date. Stella’s revelation gives Carla hope. Steve shares Ken’s 72nd birthday celebration. Eileen’s dreams come true.
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Average: 3 (2 votes)

Take in Communion, while it lasts

Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 4:32am | JEREMY WEBB OFF THE LEASH

Neptune Studio Theatre’s Studio Series continued this past week with a fantastic presentation of Daniel MacIvor’s play Communion, presented as a co-production with new theatre company Kazan Co-op. I was blown away by the power of the...
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Average: 2 (2 votes)

Pogoplug device works fairly well

Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 4:32am | CHRISTIAN LAFORCE GIZMO NINJA

Five gigabytes of cloud space doesn’t excite folks the way it did just a few months ago, but it seems everybody with free server space is offering off-site storage. And when it’s free and compatible with a device that meshes your free...
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Average: 4 (2 votes)

Sprouting demonic arms make The Darkness II shine

Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 4:32am | NEIL MacFARLANE THE PLAYER

The Darkness II, Sony PlayStation 3, 2K Games / Digital Extremes. Rated M, MSRP $59.99. A lot has been made of the fact that the sequel to unexpected critical darling The Darkness was going to be developed by a different design team....
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Average: 5 (1 vote)

We need to be prepared if we expect to help others

Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 4:32am | MONICA GRAHAM IN THE SPIRIT

Some years ago, a man who came upon a Highway 104 crash stopped his car and jumped out to help the people involved. He dashed across the pavement, only to be hit by an oncoming vehicle. He suffered critical injuries, lost a limb and took a long...
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Average: 4.5 (4 votes)

Yours for only $3,495.99

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 4:33am | SEAN WOOD WOOD ON WINE

A couple of years ago, one of the oldest and most revered port houses, Taylor Fladgate, released a remarkable and extremely rare Tawny port, named Scion. Taylor Fladgate’s winemaker, David Guimaraens, became aware of this hidden treasure in...
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Average: 2.5 (2 votes)

It’s good to be exposed to Elements

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 4:33am | By Bill Spurr BOURGEOIS GOURMET

Raj Gupta, master of all he surveys, food and beverage-wise, at the Westin Nova Scotian, is no stranger to big ideas. Last spring, he decreed that he would serve Mother’s Day brunch to 1,000 people and, lo, so it was. Next, he ruled that the...
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Average: 4.4 (18 votes)

Kale to the chef for nutritious combination

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 4:33am | NADINE FOWNES COMFORT FOOD

Kale and quinoa seem to be trending topics in my email inbox these days. Quite a few people have been in touch recently to say that they’ve been reading about the health benefits of these super-foods, but they aren’t quite sure what to...
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Average: 4.6 (11 votes)

Dear Future Mayor: Here’s a cheat sheet

Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:33am | By Gail Lethbridge

It’s on. With Mike Savage now in, the contest for mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality is a real race. Peter Kelly, the current mayor, has yet to declare but given his fundraising activities we can assume he will.
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Average: 4.5 (14 votes)

Timeless tale of Tevye comes to life

Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:33am | By ANDREA NEMETZ Entertainment Reporter

Fiddler on the Roof is like a visit to the past.
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Average: 5 (2 votes)

The course of true love never did run smooth

Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:33am | By JEFF HARPER MOVING PICTURES

Forgive me, Photoshop, for I have sinned. I have fallen in love with another photo editor.
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Average: 5 (3 votes)

Smart gardeners can have fresh vegetables all year long

Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:33am | By JODI DeLONG | The Real Dirt

Discouraged by deer raiding your garden? Hate weeding in hot weather? Local gardening communicator Niki Jabbour has a suggestion for you: start planting your food gardens year-round.
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Average: 4.9 (9 votes)

Two veterans of crime fiction still shine

Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:33am | By JOANN ALBERSTAT | MYSTERIES

The Drop by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $29.99) Los Angeles police Det. Harry Bosch has two cases on his hands: one hot, the other cold.
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Average: 5 (1 vote)