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The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 ? 2 C J ? ? ? ? k ? 2 M J J ? $ P C C ? ? ? ? ? k ? 2 2 7 ? ? ? ? k ? U U U F ? J R M L A ? 20 06 08 Summer Water Wise Landscape Assessments Tired of dragging the hose around the yard? Does your irrigation system come on in the rain? During the summer months millions of litres of clean, treated drinking water is used to maintain traditional lawns and gardens. Let Halton Region help you reduce your outdoor water use by signing up for a complimentary Water # D ? A G C L A W ? * ? L B Q A ? N C ? Q Q C Q Q K C L R ? & ? J R M L h Q ? * ? L B Q A ? N C ? B T G Q M P ? U G J J ? T G Q G R ? W M S P ? home and provide tips and tools to help you reduce outdoor water use, while still maintaining a beautiful and healthy lawn and garden. $ M P ? K M P C ? G L D M P K ? R G M L ? M P ? R M ? Q G E L ? S N ? D M P ? ? A M K N J G K C L R ? P W ? 5 ? R C P ? # D ? A G C L A W ? * ? L B Q A ? N C Q Q C Q Q K C L R ? A ? J J ? & ? J R M L ? 0 C E G M L ? ? R ? ? M P ? T G Q G R V V V G @ K S N M B @ N T S C N N Q V @ S D Q D E ? B H D M B X. D iscover the Crosswinds Experience 6621 Guelph Line, Burlington (just south of Derry Rd.) www.crosswindsgolf.com Tel: 905-319-5991 18-hole Championship Golf Course Driving Range and Practice Facility Licensed Lounge and Bar Golf Tournaments Weddings and Receptions Private & Corporate Functions BO OK ON LIN E! Twilight Golf 2008 Green Fees Weekdays (Mon. to Thurs.) $68 Weekends (Fri. Sat. Sun.) $78 Earlybird (Mon. to Fri. before 8:30 am) $50 Twilight (Everyday after 4:00 pm) $50 All carts include GPS All rates include taxes Every Day After 4:00 pm ACTON 130 MILL ST. EAST, ACTON 519-853-4577 www.alexanian.com Trusted for your flooring 80 years. DAY ONL Y1 MOVING SALE 50% OFFUPTO 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. ALL IN STOCK AREA RUGS ALL PAINTING SUPPLIES SATURDAY, JUNE 21, stst EVERYTHING MUST GO! 14 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, June 20, 2008 Well, you learn something new every day. I was doing a little research about lemongrass and learned that the alternative name is citronella! Who would have guessed that plant that tastes so good is also the source of the oil that deters bugs? The oil is also used to make perfume, to perfume soaps and other girly bath products and to add scent to industrial cleaners. What a versatile little plant! Lemongrass is a perennial herb that is widely used in Thai cooking. When you buy it in the grocery store, it is a great big long stick that looks kind of dry and tired. However, dont fret that is what it is supposed to look like! Peel off the outer couple of layers of husk (kind of similar to corn husks), then, you want to use the bottom cou- ple of inches of the plant in your cook- ing. The top portion gets discarded (or used in a soup for flavouring). Whole pieces of lemongrass can be crushed with a knife, then used to make tea or flavour any number of dishes. Some dishes call for the lemon- grass to chopped and added just be sure to mince it up really fine, other- wise you will find it tough and dis- agreeable in your dish. Dried lemongrass and lemongrass powder are available in some stores, but they are nothing like using the real thing! If you do buy some fresh lemongrass, it can be easy and effec- tively frozen, so dont worry about buying a bit more than you need this time! Recently a girlfriend told me that I could grow my own lemongrass by cutting off the bottom end of the stick and placing it in a glass of water until it sprouted roots. So I did. And sure enough a few weeks later, there were roots coming out the bottom. Now, my husband has got the stick with roots planted in a pot. I have no idea how it will or if it will grow. Time will tell. Shortly after I got started with the rooting process at home, my girlfriend dropped by with a pot of lemongrass she had bought at a local nursery. But this lemongrass looks more like grass- perhaps with a lemon flavour, rather than the large, tough sticks that I am used to. So, we planted that one as well and well just wait and see what happens to them. Have fun and keep cooking! Lori and Gerry can be reached at whatscookin@independentfreepress.com Lori Gysel & Gerry Kentner Japanese Cucumber Salad Ingredients 3 English cucumbers fresh mint fresh cilantro Method Wash 3 English cucumbers and slice thinly lengthwise with a mandolin or potato peeler. Place on a plate and spread out. Sprinkle with some ripped up fresh mint, cilantro and drizzle generously with ginger and rice wine dressing. Ginger and Rice Wine Dressing Ingredients 6 tbsp. olive oil 1 tsp. sea salt 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar 1 tsp sugar freshly ground black pepper dash of soy sauce 1 tsp sugar 1 large thumb sized piece of ginger, peeled and grated 1 stick of lemon grass, outer leaves removed; inner leaves finely chopped Method Whisk all ingredients together. Try something new such as lemongrass Please recycle this newspaper