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Cooking with Canola Oil

The name “Canola” is a contraction of “Canadian” and “ola”, which means oil. Canola oil is clear, with little colour. It is lower in saturated fat than any other oil and contains cholesterol lowering Omega-3 fatty acids. I like to use it for baking and stir frying. Here are recipes I’ve developed for the Canola […]

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Why I Like Teaching Cooking Classes

A long time ago women gathered in community or church kitchens and cooked together for holidays, canned preserves or pickles. The time consuming tasks were pleasantly endured thanks to the camaraderie. When people take cooking classes, they are not cooking in isolation but rather with other people with whom they can share the experience of […]

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