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Exploring the Extraordinary in Mary Pratt’s Ordinary Still Life Subjects
Mary Pratt – bold, flamboyant, using photographic projections to paint her masterful still life’s. Her art focussed on everyday household items – apples, jars of jelly, paper bags, aluminum foil. Her colours jump off the canvass – dramatic – not your usual, usual, colours. In the magazine, Canadian Art, Mary said: “Titanium White, Cadmium Pale…
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Make the Perfect Mexican Fish Tacos with These Easy Tips
Tasting Notes Tacos are super delicious with amazing flavours – earthy, rustic , crunchy spicy, smoky char, sweet. And they are a snap to make. What You Need 1/2 pound of red snapper. Four small flour or corn tortillas. A variety of salsas, store bought – we used three, regular red, chipotle, green tomatillo. Four…
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Hot New Tourist Destinations- Exploring the World’s Five Most Famous Food Markets Part 1 of a 2-Part Series
The allure is international. Exciting, colourful, places to shop at. People from all over the world flock to them. Many markets are centuries old – the world’s top food markets. Join us as we tour the world’s top five food markets. Jfemaa el-Fnaa - Marrakesh, Morocco Located in the bustling heart of the city – the…
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Discover the Unforgettable Italian Flavours of Chef Marta Pan’s Ragu Bolognese With Taggliatelle
What You Need 1 pound of ground pork. 1 pound of ground beef. 1 large carrot. 1 large onion. 3 stalks celery. 4 cloves of garlic. 1 can of quality plum tomatoes. 4 tablespoons of tomato paste. 3 cups of Passata, a tomato sauce readily available in grocery stores. 1 cup white wine. 1 cup…
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Italian Winter Wonderland
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The Art of Shawn Karpes: Where Northwest Traditional Coast Designs Meet the Supernatural and the Real World
Shawn Karpes path as an artist is familiar. Like many other Northwest Coast artists he started learning his craft early – an endless quest to learn the techniques, enhance his skills, gain an understanding of the intricacies and varieties that is the complex world of Northwest Coast art. His journey as an artist started in…
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How to Create an Epic, Super Tasty, Vegetable Platter For Dinner: A Step-by-Step Guide
Tasting Notes This is a fabulous vegetarian dinner. It’s simple to make, and the flavours are terrific, earthy, sweet, a bit of char, sprinkled with fruity, luscious, olive oil, and pepper and salt, is all that’s needed to complete a great dish. A wonderful baguette with butter adds that extra touch. Special Note Today a…
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The Hottest New Travel Trend – Travelling The World On Luxury Trains
World travel and tourism is on a major upswing and trends are changing. Solo travel, unique destinations, meeting locals, wanting to experience something new, stepping into unfamiliar territory, increase in road trips, green travel and luxury travel, are some the trends. Train travel, especially the luxury kind, is on a major upswing harkening back into…
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Indulge in the Scrumptiousness of Gail Sweeney’s Totally Unique Yummylicious Apple Pie
Preparation Time: 45 minutes / Baking Time: 1 hour About This Recipe Apples, apples and more apples, this is a great pie to make either in the height of the apple harvest season or when you have stored one basket too many. It is easy to prepare, but because you are making this in a 9 inch springform…
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Ski Village – Switzerland