Jeff Santos of Swirl Cafe instructs Holden Bosch on
cream during Kindersley Playschool’s
Field trips are better with ice cream
By Joan Janzen
This week the Kindersley playschool kids discovered field trips are better with ice cream. Twice a day on Tuesday and Friday, the playschool groups made their way down the street to pay a visit to Swirl Cafe where each child got to make their very own ice cream.
Co-owner and Operations Manager, Jeff Santos gave the kids a warm welcome, and had all the necessary equipment easily accessible, ready for the children to use. After a few short instructions on how to ‘chop, chop, chop’, the first two kids began making their own rolled ice cream.
With a bit of help from Jeff and their teacher Roxanne Atkinson, the kids began smashing the ice cream and their choice of candies, making the ice cream rolls and placing them in a cup. But the best part of all was eating the ice cream. Yum!
EATONIA
TUESDAYS, MAY 16, 30, JUNE 6, 13
• Eatonia & District Recreation Board “Adult Walking Soccer” 6:30 PM at Eatonia Football Field. Drop-ins.
SATURDAY, MAY 27
• Eatonia Chamber of Commerce 27th Annual Community Garage Sales 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Call Eatonia Agencies to register 306-9672201. Spaces available to rent in arena $25 registration fee. Food specials around town!
ESTON
THURSDAY, MAY 18
• Purple Pansies fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer pick-up date 2:00 PM at DT’s parking lot. Call Lee 306-402-7170 or 306-962-3221. 4-pack for $6. Pre-Order today!
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
• Eston Bull Riding Committee presents 2nd Annual World Professional Bull Riding.
* Wheatland Centre Potluck Supper fourth Friday of each month 6:00 PM. $5.00. Bring your own utensils. Coffee & tea provided.
* Wheatland Centre Bingo - 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month 7:00 PM. Regular Bingo plus Bonanza, 50/50 Draw. Must be 14 years of age. Call 306-962-7117 (ask for Linda) for more info.
* Adult Recreational Volleyball Monday 7-9 PM at the ECS Gym May through June. $30 registration.
* Adult Recreational Slo-Pitch Sunday at 7 PM Reaburn Field May 7 - August 6. $50 registration.
FLAXCOMBE
SATURDAY, MAY 27
• Flaxcombe Community Club’s Garage Sale & BBQ 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the Flaxcombe Community Hall. Burger & Drink $7.50. Hot Dog & Drink $5.00.
KERROBERT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
• Kerrobert Spring Clean-Up (bagged leaves and small branches. ) Call 834-2361 for more info.
SATURDAY, MAY 27
• Kerrobert Minor Ball Day at the Fairgrounds. Contact Tina 306-834-7617.
• Town Wide Garage Sale hosted by the Kerrobert Seniors Club
SUNDAY, MAY 28
• 4H Achievement Day at the Kerrobert Fairgrounds.
• Kerrobert Rec Ball begins (every Sunday). Contact Garret 306-834-8332 to put in a team.
KINDERSLEY
THURSDAY, MAY 11
• Adult Volleyball 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Kindersley Composite School, 606 3 St E. Adults of all ages are welcome, and there is a fee of $20 to pay for the season which will run all fall and winter long. Contact Doug Longtin (306) 4638448.
* Dart Night every Thursday at the Royal Canadian Legion from until May 25 at 7:00 PM. Contact Devin Brown for more info 306-3781206. No charge!
FRIDAY, MAY 12 & SATURDAY, MAY 13
• Kindersley Players Dinner Theatre “The Foursome” at the NRCC. Tickets available at Labelle Boutique.
SATURDAY, MAY 13
• The Town of Kindersley is partnering with the Kindersley RCMP for a BIKE Rodeo! 1:004:00 PM at the West Central Events Centre. Rain or shine. An afternoon of learning & fun! Questions? Please emial communications@ kindersley.ca or bylaw@kindersley.ca
MONDAY, MAY 15
• Monday Night Jam Sessions at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre. Doors open at 6:30 to set-up, then the fun begins at 7-11 PM. Call Keith 306-460-8633.
• Interested in a support group for weight management? TOPS meetings; every Monday at 6:00 PM in the Kindersley Senior Centre OR contact Jill at 306-463-4210.
• PickleBall is at the outdoor court next to the West Central Events Centre every Monday & Wednesday 6:30 PM. $50 per season or $5 drop in. More info call 306-460-8356.
TUESDAY, MAY 16
• Lego Club at the Kindersley Library. Ages 8-14 3:45-4:45 PM. Every Tuesday until May 30. Lego is provided. Contact Michelle Yates at 306-463-4141 or email: kindersley.library@ wheatland.sk.ca for more info.
• Prairie Crocus Quilt Guild meet 2nd Tuesday of the month September to May at the Pensioner’s Hall (3rd Ave. E.) 7:00 pm. Contact Donna 306-463-4785 for more info.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
• AWANA Boys and Girls Club 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at the Kindersley Alliance Church, 74 West Rd. Stories, Songs, Games and Learning about God’s Word! For everyone in grade K-6. Call 306-463-6568 or email: kacoffice7@ gmail.com
• PickleBall is at the outdoor court next to the West Central Events Centre every Monday & Wednesday 6:30 PM. $50 per season or $5 drop in. More info call 306-460-8356.
THURSDAY, MAY 18
• Purple Pansies fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer pick-up date 11:30 AM at Western Pizza parking lot. Call Pam 306-463-8362. 4-pack for $6. Pre-Order today!
Q:Is it true that “The Resident” was canceled? If so, will Matt Czuchry be in another show soon? I’ve loved him ever since “Gilmore Girls.” — A.I.
A:MattCzuchry, who played Logan Huntzberger opposite Alexis Bledel’s Rory in “Gilmore Girls,” has actually been fortunate — and talented — enough to have three hit series under his belt. After “Gilmore,” he played an attorney on “The Good Wife” and a young physician on “The Resident.” Alas, that last series was canceled after ratings were down 27% (according to Variety Magazine) in its final season.
Czuchry hasn’t remained unemployed for long, having been snatched up by producer Ryan Murphy to star in the next installment of “American Horror Story.” The upcoming season is based on the novel “Delicate Condition” by Danielle Valentine. It’s also being billed as a “feminist update of ‘Rosemary’s Baby,’” which was originally a novel as well — and later a classic film starring Mia Farrow.
Emma Roberts is reportedly playing Czuchry’s wife in the 12th season of “AHS,” and social media star Kim Kardashian will also play a role, details of which are currently under wraps. The premiere date is likely to be sometime in October or November of 2023, on FX. ***
When is the new season of “Severance” starting? I thought it would have happened by now. Are they still filming it? — C.T.
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A:Whilea release date hasn’t been announced yet by AppleTV+, producer-director Ben Stiller assures fans that the sophomore season of “Severance” is on “the same really slow schedule we’ve always been on,” with the “same target air date we’ve always had.” But there have been changes behind the scenes. Former “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon came aboard for season two after original showrunners Dan Erickson and Mark Friedman had a falling out.
The core cast, including Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette and John Turturro, are all said to be returning, and new cast members include Alia Shawkat (“Arrested Development”), Merritt Wever (“Nurse Jackie”) and Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”).
Q:I’ve loved watching Kristen Bell ever since she starred as “Veronica Mars.” Is she going to have her own TV series again anytime soon? — H.R.
A:It’s hard to fathom that it’s been 20 years since Kristen Bell starred as teenage sleuth “Veronica Mars” on UPN (which later became the CW Network), but she’s had quite an impressive career since then. She went on to play a completely different character in the movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” and then earned her biggest paycheck by lending her voice and vocals in the Disney blockbuster hit films “Frozen” and “Frozen II.”
She demonstrated the most range as the lead of another television series, NBC’s “The Good Place.” She also squeezed in a limited Netflix series, “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window,” before recently announcing another project with the streaming service. Next up for Bell on Netflix is a yet-to-be-named comedy series opposite Adam Brody (“The O.C.”) with a promising pedigree — it’s being produced by “Modern Family” creator Steven Levitan.
Early Wednesday morning, May 10th, three bright pink toilets decorated three different yards in the town of Kindersley. This is due to the work of students from Kindersley Composite School (KCS). The school’s SLC began their annual “Flush Away Cancer” fundraiser, which they have been promoting since 2018.
Since that time they have raised over $20,000 for the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency through their cancer fundraiser. This year they added to that total once again.
Residents watched as three pink toilets made their way around the town on a various lawns. Even if you didn’t have a pink toilet displayed on your lawn, you were still invited to make a tax deductible donation to the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, by contacting the high school.
Box 2620, Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0 Phone: 306-463-4446 kfrancismla@gmail.com
1. Which group released “If You Leave Me Now”?
2. Name the ABBA song that was chosen as the “Best Studio Recording of 1975.”
3. Which duo released “Do That to Me One More Time”?
4. Name the singer who released “Slave to the Rhythm.”
5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: “I thumbed my way from LA back to Knoxville, I found out those bright lights ain’t where I belong.”
Answers
1. Chicago, in 1976. The song topped the charts in both the U.S. and the U.K., as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada and Australia.
2. “Fernando.” The song hit No. 1 in over a dozen countries, but not, astonishingly enough, on the Hot 100 chart in the U.S. It’s been used in several films and TV shows.
3. Captain & Tennille (Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille), in 1979. The song was the second No. 1 hit for the husband and wife duo.
By Lucie Winborne
• Do you like to shop at IKEA? You might be interested to know that the “IKEA bias” makes you place a disproportionately high value on things you partially assemble yourself, regardless of the end result’s quality.
• An attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the world’s most expensive cocktail sadly proved futile after a customer dropped and broke a bottle of cognac worth $77,000.
• Upon hearing of the 9/11 attacks, the Maasai tribe in Africa gifted 14 cows to America.
• In 1987, a 93-gram radioactive device was stolen from an abandoned hospital in Brazil. After it was passed around, four people died, 112,000 people had to be examined, and several houses had to be destroyed.
• Gal Gadot trained for nine months to gain 17 pounds of muscle for the movie “Wonder Woman.”
4. Grace Jones, in 1985. It was taken from her album of the same name.
• Elevator operator Betty Oliver survived a 75-story fall from the Empire State Building in 1945 when a B-25 crashed into it due to fog. Three crewman and 11 people in the building died, but Betty, who died in 1999, still holds the Guinness World Record for longest survived elevator fall.
5. “Smokey Mountain Rain,” by Ronnie Milsap, in 1980. The song, telling of a man’s trip home to find the woman he left behind, became Tennessee’s eighth state song in 2010 by order of the state’s General Assembly.
• A cat named Barsik, in Barnaul, Siberia, won a mayoral race with more than 90% of the vote. Notwithstanding that fact, and his clever campaign slogan — “Only mice don’t vote for Barsik!” — he was, alas, not allowed to actually take office.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monday: Kindersley AA Meeting 8:00 PM, Legion Hall
Tuesday: Brock AA Meeting 8:00 PM, Vesper Club
Tuesday: Leader AA Meeting
8:00 PM, Leader United Church
Wednesday: Eston AA Meeting
• While John and Clarence Anglin, two of the only three men who ever escaped from Alcatraz, were officially reported to have drowned in the bay, their mother received flowers anonymously every Mother’s Day until she died, and two very tall, unknown women were said to have attended her funeral.
8:00 PM, St. Andrew’s United Church
Thursday: Macklin AA Meeting
8:00 PM, Grace United Church
Friday: Kindersley AA Meeting
8:00 PM, St. Olaf’s Lutheran Church
Narcotics Anonymous
Thought for the Day: “Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.” — Albert Einstein
Tuesday: Kindersley NA Meeting 7:30 PM, 113 Main Street
ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) There are some conflicting considerations that will need careful sorting out. Remember: You do best when you’re able to balance sense and sentiment.
Aspects indicate a potential for confusion or misunderstanding. Keep those lines of communication open between you and your mate or significant other.
Romantic aspects are strong, but confusing. Be alert. Use your good Bovine sense to avoid charging into something that isn’t quite what it seems to be.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Aspects show conflicting signs around friendships. Be careful about taking advice from someone who might have an agenda that is not in your best interests.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Relationships are supposed to be about give-and-take, but you might find that you’ve been doing all the giving while getting little in return.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Ken Francis, MLA Kindersley Constituency
Constituency Office
Unit 5, 1001 Main St.
Ken Francis, MLA Kindersley Constituency
PO Box 2620 Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0
Phone: 306-463-4446
Working out problems with family members or others close to you should be your priority. Travel aspects are strong, especially in job-related situations.
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Constituency Office Unit 5, 1001 Main St. PO Box 2620 Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0 Phone: 306-463-4446 kfrancismla@gmail.com
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The Cancerian Crab likes to take charge of things. But be careful you don’t pinch off more than you can hold, or you might find it all slipping out of your grasp.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) A new opportunity beckons Leos and Leonas who are ready to take on some tough challenges. Family matters continue to improve, but still need close attention.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) What seems to be a disappointment could be a blessing in disguise. Use that good Virgin mind to analyze the situation and learn some valuable lessons.
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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Sometimes indecision can be a positive factor in helping to resolve doubts about a potential commitment. Don’t be rushed into acting before you feel ready to do so.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Take off those rose-colored glasses and see this new situation for what it is — and for what it isn’t. Remember: You haven’t been told the whole truth yet.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Watch that you don’t drain your energy reserves as you dive into a new and increasingly demanding project. Take time out for rest and relaxation.
BORN THIS WEEK: You live your life on a finely tuned balance between the perception of a Taurus and the curiositiy of a Gemini. You excel in the arts.
Cameco’s Westinghouse announces 300 megawatt small modular reactor design
Twice last week, SaskEnergy set new daily natural gas usage records, and we can thank Alberta for most of our supply
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK brian.zinchuk@pipelineonline.ca
plant, very similar to Chinook, is under construction at Moose Jaw.
Not only was Saskatchewan setting electrical consumption records during the cold snap of last week of December, we also set two consecutive natural gas consumption records, too.
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– Westinghouse, which is now 49 per cent owned by Saskatchewan-based Cameco, announced its major entry into the small modular reactor (SMR) race.
According to SaskEnergy in a Dec. 31 release, “Extreme cold weather across Saskatchewan this week resulted in record-breaking natural gas demand in the province. On December 28 and 29, natural gas consumption surpassed the previous daily record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) which was set in February 2021.
looking at nine. Westinghouse said there are “dozens pending.”
All of this added natural gas-fired power generation has, in turn, driven higher usage of natural gas during times of high electrical consumption.
The Crown noted that increased demand from SaskEnergy’s industrial customers, including natural gas use for power production, was the main driver of this week’s record-setting consumption.
On May 4, Westinghouse announced its AP300 small modular reactor, which will have a 300 megawatt (electricity), or MWe output, which puts it on par with the General Electric Hitachi BWRX-300 model that is starting to see substantial adoption around the world (including SaskPower).
“A new daily record of 1.62 PJ was set on December 28 and broken again on December 29 with total system delivery of 1.64 PJ. Delivery numbers for December 30 and 31 are not yet finalized, but are also expected to exceed 1.6 PJ.”
The natural gas records coincided with record power consumption. On Dec. 29, SaskPower set another record in power consumption for Saskatchewan. At 5:27 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, Saskatchewan homes and businesses reached 3,868 megawatts (MW) in power use, according to the Crown corporation. The previous record of 3,792 MW was reached four years ago to the day, on Dec. 29, 2017.
Westinghouse and General Electric, between them, have designed and built most of the reactors in the United States, as well as for the United States Navy’s submarine and surface fleets.
Saskatchewan’s power production has increasingly shifted from coal to natural gas as a fuel source. In December, Boundary Dam Unit 4, a coal-fired generating unit, was retired, reducing the Boundary Dam Power Station to 672 megawatts capacity. On the natural gas side, Saskatchewan has seen the construction of several new natural gas-fired power plants. They include the baseload North Battleford Power Station (289 megawatts), Yellowhead Power Station peaking plant (also at North Battleford, 135 megawatts), the baseload Chinook Power Station at Swift Current (353 megawatts) and peaking plant Spy Hill Power Station (89 megawatts). Another 353 megawatt baseload
The AP300 is based on the AP1000 reactor. “The AP300 is the only SMR truly based on a deployed, operating and advanced nuclear plant, the Westinghouse AP1000® reactor,” Westinghouse said.
Currently, four units utilizing AP1000 technology are operating in China, setting performance records, Westinghouse said. Six more are under construction in China and one AP1000 reactor is operating at Plant Vogtle in Georgia while a second nears completion.
Poland is also looking at building up to six AP1000 units, and Ukraine is
“The AP300 SMR, 300MWe (900MWth – megawatts thermal), is based on the licensed and operating AP1000 pressurized light water technology that has demonstrated industry leading reliability,” according to Westinghouse. “The AP 300 SMR utilizes identical technology, including design and licensing methodologies, major equipment and components passive safety systems, proven fuel and supply chain.
SaskEnergy said it measures daily natural gas consumption for the 24-hour period from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. A PJ is a unit of measurement equivalent to one million gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas. An average Saskatchewan home consumes about 100 GJ of natural gas each year.
“SaskEnergy’s natural gas system design can accommodate additional capacity to manage increased consumption even on peak days,” SaskEnergy president and CEO Ken From said in a release. “Throughout the year, SaskEnergy employees inspect, maintain and enhance the system to support safe and reliable natural gas delivery in all weather conditions. In addition, employees monitor the system 24 hours a day to ensure sufficient system capacity to meet customer demand across the province.”
This province is now largely dependent on neighbouring Alberta to fulfill roughly two-thirds of our natural gas needs.
When natural gas prices took a tumble roughly 14 years ago, Saskatchewan’s domestic gas production fell off a cliff. Targeted gas drilling went essentially extinct, with next to no gas-specific wells being drilled in this province for most of the past decade. Our domestic gas production is now largely based on associated gas production that comes with oil production. As a result, Saskatchewan went from being a net gas exporter for the period of 1988 to 2009 to a net importer that year.
The AP300 SMR design utilizes Westinghouse’s proven Gen III+ advanced technology, which has regulatory approval in the U.S., Great Britain and China, as well as compliance with European Utility Requirements (EUR) standards for nuclear power plants. This brings licensing advantages and substantially reduces delivery risk for customers in the utility, oil & gas and industrial space. Design certification is anticipated by 2027, followed by site specific licensing and construction on the first unit toward the end of the decade.
“The AP300 is the only small modular reactor offering available that is based on deployed, operating and advanced reactor technology,” said Patrick Fragman, president and CEO of West-
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Interior of Westinghouse AP 300 small modular reactor. Screen capture/YouTube Westinghouse inghouse. “The launch of the AP300 SMR rounds out the Westinghouse portfolio of reactor technology, allowing us to deliver on the full needs of our customers globally, with a clear line of sight on schedule of delivery, and economics.”
The release noted, “The AP300 SMR offers reliable, safe and clean electricity, as well as additional applications for district heating and water desalination. Its fast load-follow capabilities make it ideally suited for integration with renewable resources. It will also pave the way toward the hydrogen economy by enabling cost-effective, clean production of hydrogen integrated with the plant.”
World Nuclear News reported, “In a press conference following the announcement, Westinghouse also said the footprint of the AP300 would be about 25 per cent of the area of a football (soccer) pitch, with a target cost per unit of $US1 billion.”
“Westinghouse is a world leader in delivering nuclear fuel. AP300 SMR utilizes our robust fuel design that incorporates a variety of proven and advanced fuel features, and a four-year refueling cycle.
These reactors are being designed to last longer than an 80 year life cycle.
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• On May 27, 1679, the Habeas Corpus Act passed, strengthening an individual’s right to contest unlawful arrest and imprisonment. The act is considered one of the most important rulings in English constitutional history.
• On Feb. 25, 1570, Pope Pius V declared England’s Queen Elizabeth I a heretic and excommunicated her from the Roman Catholic Church by way of a papal bull releasing Catholics from any loyalty to her and calling upon them to remove her from the throne.
• On May 24, 1887, President Chester A. Arthur and New York Gov. Grover Cleveland opened the Brooklyn Bridge. At the time, it was considered engineering’s greatest achievement, with a span of 1,600 feet, which made it the longest suspension bridge in the world.
• On Feb. 22, 1879, Frank Winfield Woolworth opened the Great 5 Cents Store (later Woolworth’s) in Utica, New York. Originally promising that nothing would cost more than a nickel, the chain expanded over the next 50 years to 1,000 stores, but retail market changes eventually forced the last U.S. shop to permanently close in 1997.
• On May 22, 1906, Wilbur and Orville Wright were granted a patent for their “flying machine.” Their first application was rejected, and the overall process took three years, after which they sold the patent to the newly formed Wright Company for a sweet $100,000, 40% of the company’s stock, and a royalty of 10% on all aircraft sold.
• On Feb. 21, 1933, Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson, who made history by becoming the first woman governor of Texas, announced that Feb. 26 through March 4 would be officially known as “Texas Week.” The state’s Independence Day, March 2, falls in this period.
• On May 23, 1962, 12 doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston performed the first successful reattachment of a human limb — the severed arm of 12-year-old Everett “Red” Knowles. After four years of recovery, he had regained complete mobility and use of it.
• On Feb. 26, 1951, American novelist James Jones published “From Here to Eternity,” about the U.S. Army in Hawaii before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It was later memorably adapted into an Academy Awardwinning movie featuring such Hollywood luminaries as Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Donna Reed and Montgomery Clift.
• On May 26, 1993, Major League Baseball’s Jose Canseco and the Texas Rangers were playing against the Cleveland Indians when the latter team’s infielder, Carlos Martinez, famously hit a fly ball that bounced off Canseco’s head. All ended well, however, in a home run and no injuries, as well as some astonished laughs.
Mother’s Day Just Got Sweeter With This Easy Chocolate Truffle Recipe
Mother’s Day is a special occasion to celebrate the love and sacrifice of all the amazing mothers and mother figures in our lives. This year, why not surprise your loved one with a delicious and decadent giant chocolate truffle as a sweet gesture of appreciation?
Yield: 16 (roughly 2 ounce) servings Time: 20 minutes plus freezing time 3 (12 ounce) bags dark chocolate chips, divided 2 tablespoons coconut oil, divided 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup nuts, optional Prepare an 8-inch spring form pan by wrapping the removable bottom with plastic wrap then placing back in the pan. Spray pan with cooking spray. In the microwave, melt one bag of chips with 1 tablespoon coconut oil in 30-second increments. Stir between each nuke blast until the chips are completely smooth. Pour this into the prepared pan. Place in the freezer.
come together into a luxurious silky, creamy ganache. Pour the ganache over the first layer of chocolate and stick it back in the freezer. You get to lick the spoon because you made ganache.
Repeat the process of melting the chips with the coconut oil with the final bag of chips. Pour this over the ganache layer and put it back in the freezer until firm. Once firm, remove from the freezer and place in the fridge until ready to serve.
To serve, simply cut the Giant Chocolate Truffle with a knife that’s been heated in hot water and dried before slicing.
• On May 25, 2011, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” came to an emotional end after 25 years and 4,561 episodes, with its longtime host telling her audience, “You and this show have been the greatest love of my life.” It remains one of the highest-rated daytime TV talk shows in American entertainment history.
• On Feb. 20, 1962, the NASA spaceship Friendship 7, named and piloted by Marine Lieutenant John Glenn, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the first complete orbit around Earth made by an American astronaut.
• On Feb. 23, 1997, the three-anda-half hour Holocaust drama “Schindler’s List” aired commercial-free on the NBC television network. Seen by 60 million people, it was the first film to display TV Guide’s rating of TV-MA (unsuitable for children under 17), due to scenes of violence and brief nudity, which also sparked some political controversy.
This easy-to-make, no-bake truffle has only three ingredients — chocolate chips, coconut oil and heavy cream — and features layers of firm chocolate on top and bottom, with a melt-in-yourmouth chocolate ganache layer in the middle. Plan on thin slices, because this decadent masterpiece is rich.
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If you’re feeling adventurous, feel free to experiment with different types of chocolate chips or add layers of cookies, nuts, dried fruit, caramel, peanut butter or marshmallow cream to create your own unique variation.
While you can successfully use any variety of chocolate chips in this recipe, I recommend using dark chocolate chips for added health benefits. Every little bit counts, right? Dark chocolate contains antioxidants that can protect against free radicals and improve blood flow, reducing the risk of heart disease. If you pair this with fresh blueberries, blackberries or raspberries, you can feel practically virtuous. However, remember to consume this giant chocolate truffle in moderation due to its high calorie and fat content.
GIANT DARK CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE
This easy, no-bake truffle has only three ingredients.
Next, we make ganache. This is so easy you’ll make ganache all the time. Place a bag of chips into a mixing bowl. Heat the heavy cream in the microwave until it simmers, between 45 and 60 seconds. Pour the hot cream over the chips and let that sit for five minutes. Now stir the mixture until completely smooth. As you begin, there may be a moment when you shake your fist at the sky and yell, “Curse you, Patti Diamond!” because it looks like the curdled separated mess will never come together. Just keep stirring. I promise it will
For an extra special touch, you could decorate this truffle with edible gold leaf found at craft stores that carry cake decorating supplies, or online retailers that sell baking supplies. And don’t forget to include a heartfelt message of love and appreciation. So, this year, instead of buying expensive Godiva chocolates, why not make your own delicious “Go Diva” truffle at home? It’s the perfect way to spoil the chocolate-loving special mother figure in your life.
1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG) Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy
2. Evil Dead Rise (R) Mirabai Pease, Richard Crouchley
3. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (PG-13) Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams
4. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (PG) Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
5. John Wick: Chapter 4 (R) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne
6. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (PG-13) Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez
7. Air
(R) Matt Damon, Jason Bateman
8. Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two (NR) Vikram, Karthi
9. The Covenant (R) Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim
10. Sisu
(R) Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie
1. MOVIES: Which animated movie includes the line, “Fish are friends, not food”?
2. TELEVISION: What is the name of the “Sesame Street” Muppet who lives in a trashcan?
3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest country geographically in Africa?
4. ANATOMY: What is complete heterochromia?
5. U.S. STATES: Which two states don’t recognize Daylight Savings Time?
6. LITERATURE: Which bestselling novel (1989) is set in Clanton, Mississippi?
7. FOOD & DRINK: What is the national dish of Spain?
8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of leopards called?
9. HISTORY: Which two Greek citystates fought the Peloponnesian War?
10. AD SLOGANS: Which company once urged customers to “reach out and touch someone” by telephone?
Answers
1. “Finding Nemo” (Bruce the Shark).
2. Oscar the Grouch.
3. Algeria.
4. When someone’s eyes are two different colors.
5. Hawaii and Arizona.
6. “A Time to Kill,” by John Grisham.
7. Paella.
8. A leap of leopards.
9. Sparta and Athens.
10. AT&T.
Bright Idea
Eco-activist Rob Greenfield has stopped using toilet paper, and he wants you to, too. People reported on May 4 that Greenfield is touring the country as part of his Grow Your Own Toilet Paper Initiative, introducing people to the blue spur flower plant. The leaves are “soft as can be,” he said. “They’re durable. I call them the Charmin of the garden.” Greenfield sets up a compost toilet in a busy area and gives his spiel: “Hey, did you know you can grow your own toilet paper? I want to show people that another way is possible. We just buy (toilet paper) at the store and we never think twice about it.” Each leaf is about the size of a piece of toilet paper, and the plant supplies an abundance of them. They can’t be flushed, but they can be thrown in the trash or buried in the yard. Passersby who get sucked in will also hear Greenfield’s views on composting human waste rather than using flush toilets.
Field Report
Nina Jochnowitz was alerted on April 26 by a fellow citizen in Old Bridge, New Jersey, about an odd deposit near a stream, NJ.com reported. When Jochnowitz investigated, she found 500 pounds of cooked pasta -- spaghetti, ziti and elbow macaroni -- dumped along a 25-foot-wide area. She posted photos on Facebook and alerted the town administrator and public works department, and two days later, the carb-y mess had been cleaned up. Jochnowitz pointedly remarked that Old Bridge is the only town in the county without bulk garbage pickup. Days later, the mystery of the pasta’s origin was solved: A man moving out of his mother’s home after her death discovered a stockpile of dry noodles and allegedly dumped them there. A weekend’s worth of heavy rains softened the pasta, making it look as if it had been cooked. Old Bridge’s mayor declared no harm, no foul, and the few stray noodles left on the ground are the only sign of the great pasta caper.
Garden Quotes To Brighten Your Day
“Gardening. Cheaper than therapy (until your spouse adds up the receipts).” — Anonymous
“If you are not killing plants, you are not really stretching yourself as a gardener.” — J.C. Raulston
“Anyone who has time for drama is not gardening enough” — Anonymous
“Housework is for people who don’t know how to garden.” — Anonymous
“Nature: the greatest show on earth and admission is free.” — Anonymous
“You can bury any number of headaches in a garden.”
— Charls Barnard
“I’m not aging, I just need repotting.” — Anonymous
“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get!”
— H. Jackson Brown
Murphy’s Laws of Moving
No matter how many boxes you have, you will never have enough.
The more your friends promise to help, the more likely it is they will be deathly ill or out of town the weekend you are moving.
Whatever it is that you need, it is always in the bottom of a box that has already been taped shut.
Now that you are moving and no longer need it, you will always find something you have been looking for for years.
The tape, the scissors, the markers and the screwdriver all know how to play hide ‘n’ seek.
The thing that gets broken will always be an irreplaceable antique heirloomnever something cheap that you didn’t like anyway.
Regardless of long the drought has been going on, it will always rain on moving day.
You will always lose your valuable papers, your car keys, the remote control or the phone.
If you stay up all night packing to be ready for the movers, they will be late.
No matter how large the new place is, it will shrink before you move in.
Say these three times fast ….
Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie.
If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
If you must cross a course cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully.
Brisk brave brigadiers brandished broad bright blades, blunderbusses, and bludgeons—balancing them badly.
