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Cooking is all about the `culinary experience' one can have
For some reason, the culinary theme for this
summer is "shish kabobs." I would much rather
tell you that it's "death by chocolate. Chocolate,
you see, is something you can trust. The kabobs?
Not so much.
First of all, they are NOT a meal despite
what my wife will try to tell you. Do not trust
her. She got her. summer edition of the Kraft
Cooking magazine and has taken a vow to
cook up whatever they offer. This is a move in
the right direction, as she used to subscribe to
a parenting magazine (Headline: 1001 things
in your home that could maim your
child RIGHT NOW!) and would throw
the house into a panic every time it
arrived.
So the experts at Kraft have decided
that shish kabobs are the way to go (1001 shish
kabob recipes that you could use RIGHT NOW!)
meaning that for the last two weeks I have arrived
home from work to find my wife grabbing various
objects and cutting them into two by two inch,
squares -pork, green peppers, oven mitts,
erasers ... there is a recipe for everything. The
problem is in definitions: any dish that just makes
you hungrier is an appetizer, not a meal. Shish
kabobs are definitely not a meal.
Worse yet is the struggle that one of us (me) has
to go through to barbecue these things.
Step One: Place them on the barbecue, which is
already nice and hot.
Step _Two: After a few minutes, gently rotate the
shish (the kabob? I am not aware of which is
which) and discover that the tiny pieces of meat
stay stuck to the grill.
Step Three: Try to turn them again as the bottom
side is definitely starting to burn. The wood-
en sticks that I am using have started to burn
as well. They are too hot for my fingers so Y
get my barbecue tongs and try, for the next
ten minutes, to grab onto one.
Step Four: Throw the tongs across the lawn
and grab the sticks with my .bane
hands. This does two things: burns
my fingers and breaks the stick into
three pieces, spreading the food
everywhere.
Step Five: The barbecue grill now
looks like an explosion at the Farmer's
Market, with hunks of meat, vegetable and ` a few
unidentifiable substances sizzling and stroking in
a pile. My wife sticks her head out the door and I
give her the news. "Five more minutes!"
Step Six: Find ; the tongs and use them to pry
every piece of food from between the bars of the
grill, even snagging some of the food left over
from last summer. By this time, I am desperate.
and am interested in quantity, not quality,
Step Seven Set the plate of food bits in front of
the family and step back as they noisily devour
them.. Use the woodenshards to clean my teeth
afterwards.
Mark Thrice is our nationally syndicated humor
columnist.
Dear Editor,
In June, our government introduced import=
amendments to the Copyright Act to bring it up-to-
date with advances in technology. Our approach is in
line with international standards. It should be clear,
however, that it is a `Made -in -Canada' approach that
will benefit all Canadians.
Canadian educators and students stand'lo benefit
from uniquely Canadian reforms that would allow:.
greater use; of material posted on tom= Internet, the
legal delivery of course material through the Internet,
and electronic deliveryof materials loaned ; between
libraries.
Our 'Made -in -Canada' approach strikes . a prop'e '
balance between all stakeholders. It promotes the pro-
tection of creators' rights, and access by students and
researchers. It means consumers can enjoy everyday
uses ,of copyright.material.: And it provides fairness
and clarity for industries that operate . in the dj ital[
environment. It's uniquely Canadian provisions rec
ogni ... that we all have a stake in fair copyright laws.
The: government has set up a website http:llcopy-
right. econsultation.cal, where you can find important
resources about copyright and the .modernization
proces.
s to date. T encourage you to. participate in
these consultations o nline or at the town hall and/or
round table meeting in Toronto on Aug. 27. There is
limited space available for members of the public —
but even if you can't be there in person, you can still,
participate via -web streaming.
Seaforth Country
Professional golf returns to Huron County with the
second staging of the Canadian Tour's Seaforth
Country Classic Aug. 27 - 30. .
Last year's event, the first time the professional
tour ventured to smalltown Ontario, was an unquali-
fied success and thousands of patrons took in the
action over four days.
This year's tournament will build on that success
and the week offers patrons entry to qualifying, prac-
tice and four competitive rounds of play for only
$20. Tickets are available at Seaforth Golf Club and
most area golf courses. Proceeds from the event will
be donated to Gateway Rural Health Research
Institute in Seaforth.
Tournament week begins Monday, Aug. 24 with a
qualifying tournament that will see the top four play-
ers qualify to play in the •tournament. Tuesday is set
aside as Pro -Am day, as the professionals team up
with three amateur partners for 18 holes of team
best -ball format. There will be 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
shotgun starts and interested golfers can enter online
assic on its way
at www.seaforthcountryclassic.com. Entry fee is
$300 per golfer and includes breakfast or lunch,
complimentary gift'* package, prizes and buffet.
Dinner that evening will feature guest speaker, Ted
Johns, a renowned Canadian author, actor and play-
wright.
On Wednesday, Aug. 25, players will enjoy a prac-
tice round and a junior golf clinic will be held at 11
a.m.
First-roundla. in the tournament begins
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Thursday and the field of approximately 150 golfers.
will be cut in half following completion of the sec-
ond round of play Friday.
The tournament concludes Sunday, Aug. 30 and
closing ceremonies and presentations will be held on
the 18th green at about 5:30 p.m.
Every weekly ticket is eligible for a number of
prize draws including tickets to the 2010 Masters at
famed Augusta National in Georgia in April.
Local musicians will provide entertainment every
night from Thursday through Sunday.
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