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Chayote – Out of Your Gourd

November 11, 2009 By canadianmom

Chayote – Out of Your Gourd

If one didn’t know better, one could easily mistake a Chayote (Chy YOH Tee) for a pear having a major meltdown. While it shares the pear’s shape, size and colouring, this Mexican gourd’s skin is fraught with folds of what could be misunderstood for fatigue and worry. But once you peel back the furrowed, light-green […]

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December 2, 2014 By canadianmom Leave a Comment

Tonight was the last of my Zumba classes.  For the rest of the class, that is.  I had my last dance six weeks ago. I contemplated showing up for the final class, you know, just to show I am not a total quitter. But then I got sidetracked by my teriyaki chicken dinner, and my son’s […]

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November 26, 2009 By canadianmom Leave a Comment

As I’m peeling the skin from a Hairy Melon, I realize what a long way I’ve come from my childhood staples of carrots, corn and peas. More importantly, I realize what a long way my kids have come from where I had been at their ages. They eat more variety of vegetables and fruits than […]

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