Unisoya, a French Canadian company makes the best tofu I have ever eaten! The flavour (yes, I said flavour) of their plain tofu is actually good! I buy their “Regular” style, and the texture is very firm and pleasing — even my tofu hater likes it. If [...]
Entries from January 2007
January 30, 2007
Western Creamery
Delicious, “back to basics” cultured dairy products! Pressed cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, yogurt, baking cheese, and maslanka buttermilk.
The cream cheese tastes exactly like the homemade stuff that I used to buy at the kosher bakery near my apartment in Toronto (actually, all of Western Creamery’s products are certified kosher). Their [...]
January 27, 2007
Cahoots: at last!
Cahoots is a women’s magazine that is for thinking women; it is humourous, thought provoking, enlightening, and full of great, relevant information, poetry, and art. It stands out from any women’s magazine I’ve ever picked up! You can find Cahoots Magazine in Chapters/Indigo Bookstores across Canada, and at magazine [...]
January 25, 2007
The infamous “Dear Dr. Laura letter”:
Years ago, my brother sent this to me; I still love it.
“Why Can’t I Own a Canadian?
October 2002
Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot [...]
January 25, 2007
Chicken Nuggets: processed or home made?
Which would you choose?
NOTE: This video is no longer available at Youtube, however, it is available right here at Shoutfile!
Processed food is a huge problem in our “Western society” in my view; educating people, especially young people, is key to avoiding processed food. The demonstration performed by Jamie Oliver [...]
January 25, 2007
Snowflakes!
This is the coolest web site about snow…it has everything from amazing photographs of snowflakes to information about snowflake physics. Created by created by Kenneth G. Libbrecht, Professor of Physics and Chairman of the Physics Department at Caltech, it is an exciting site for children and adults!
Update February 8th, 2007: Dr. Libbrecht was [...]
January 25, 2007
A terrific copyright info site for artists:
I discovered this web site in my search for copyright information regarding art work. The text below is from the FAQ page of the R.I.G.H.T.S. site:
“What does R.I.G.H.T.S. stand for?
Redistribution In Graphics Has To Stop.
In its early stages, R.I.G.H.T.S. primarily was designed as a basic primer for copyright issues regarding the unauthorized use, [...]
