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Easter finally comes to us next weekend. When the eggs have all been found and the family has settled in for Easter dinner, here’s a lovely special occasion menu that features a departure from the traditional baked ham.

Have you ever watched a cooking show where a chef throws together an exceedingly complicated dish in a matter of minutes? The recipe unfolds at breakneck speed and then the chef smugly proclaims that cooking is easy and there’s no excuse for you not

Cedar Springs PARC retirement residence food services manager Joseph Schefer, former Fairmont Hotel Vancouver chef, serves curried apple and butternut squash soup to Al Tranfield and Gerry McCarthy at a Zoomers’ Chef’s Table.

Holly’s Salon’s Holly Back, ALS Society of B.C.

Northmount Pharmacy’s Daniel Klingspon and Samira Mousaui join the B.C. Pharmacy Association and Metro Vancouver in raising awareness of the B.C.

Pedal Pushers

Ladies Golf Group: Ladies 55+ are invited to join a group that plays Wednesdays at 9 a.m. from April to September at Murdo Frazer Golf Course, 2699 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver.

How many of us, even of Scottish descent, know that today, April 6, is Tartan Day? As international days go, this one, recognizing Scottish heritage and culture, is relatively young.

Tackling the province's cat overpopulation "crisis" is a primary focus of the BC SPCA's newly launched five-year plan.

When one writes a column about dogs and dog training, one tends to give a lot of advice. Emails from people asking why their dog exhibits a particular behaviour and what they can do to "fix" it are common.