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EVERY day as I sit at my computer I follow a constant stream of interesting tidbits. They are flowing into my consciousness though social media - Twitter to be precise.

INGREDIENTS 2½ to 3½ lbs Mussels or Clams 1 to 2 sliced whole green apples 200g of Thai House Yellow Curry sauce 1 full minced ginger 1 chopped cilantro 1 can of Chicken broth INSTRUCTIONS In a pot add the full can of chicken broth and boil the mus

Long Shadows Vineyards of Washington State will be featured at a tasting Wednesday, Nov. 16, 5-8 p.m. at Everything Wine, 998 Marine Dr., North Vancouver. Info: 604-929-7277, www. longshadows.com or www. everythingwine.ca.

It's a rare, sustainable luxury, and now you can try it in West Vancouver. A New Brunswick company is now producing farm-raised, legally sourced caviar from the shortnose sturgeon (acipenser brevirostrum) - the world's fi rst.

THE American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that kids two and younger should be "screen free." Their studies show that excessive amounts of media can lead to developmental problems.

WHO doesn't love a warm, comforting homemade dessert that brings back memories of our childhood? Imagine the smell of cinnamon or chocolate wafting through the kitchen on a cold rainy night.

YOU are either reading this section of the paper because you are looking for Christmas gift guide suggestions or because you obsessively read every story in every issue of the North Shore News so that you can send the editor (me) grumpy emails about

IN 1989, West Vancouver resident Phyllis Gautschi set off across the ocean to a town in Japan, a journey 44 years in the making. Born in New Westminster in 1914 to J.B. and Wilhelmina Gray, she was raised in Trail and Nelson.

Mountain climber showcases her career of being first to the peak

TEN years ago you would have been hard pressed to find any decent barbecue in Vancouver, let alone a clutch of good wines to go along.