Advertorial 27 | Friday, January 22, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Try this simple asparagus penne carbonara recipe This is a restaurant favourite you can serve at home with a spring burst of asparagus. The fresh lemon and mint flavours come shining through. Serving: 6 servings or 7 cups (1.75 L) Prep. time: 10 minutes Cooking time: About 20 minutes Ingredients: 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter 2 cups (500 mL) fresh asparagus, chopped 1 tsp (5 mL) grated lemon rind 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice 2 tbsp (30 mL) fresh mint, chopped 12 oz (375 g) penne pasta 4 eggs 1/3 cup (75 mL) Parmesan cheese, KATE'S KITCHEN Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. Brokerage freshly grated 2 tbsp (30 mL) fresh parsley, chopped Pinch freshly ground black pepper Grated Parmesan cheese (optional) Directions: In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat and add asparagus and lemon rind. Cook for about 5 minutes or until tender crisp. Stir in lemon juice and mint; set aside. In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions or until al dente. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley and pepper; add to drained pasta and toss for about 45 seconds until pasta is creamy and coated well. Add asparagus mixture and toss to combine. Top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired. Recipe courtesy of Egg Farmers Across Canada; www.eggsanytime.ca. Receiving an offer How does my Royal LePage Realtor help me manage my offers? A buyer interested in purchasing your property will make an offer and, as an act of good faith, put down a deposit. The buyer's realtor communicates the offer, sometimes known as an Offer to Purchase (a legal document specifying the offers terms and conditions) to you or your representative. The offer states how much the buyer is willing to pay and details the conditions. The offer can be firm or conditional. Firm offer to purchase: Usually preferable to the seller, because it means that the buyer will purchase the home without any conditions. If the offer is accepted, the house is sold. Conditional offer to purchase: Means the buyer has placed one or more conditions on the purchase, such as subject to home inspection, subject to financing, or subject to the sale of buyer's existing home. The home is not sold until all the conditions have been met. The seller can accept the offer, reject the offer, or make a counter offer. Acceptance: The seller agrees to all the terms and conditions exactly as set forth in the Offer to Purchase. Rejection: The seller does not agree with any of the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. Counter offer: The seller agrees with some of the terms and conditions of the offer, but not all of them. The seller then makes a counter offer. The counter offer may change the price, the closing date, or add or delete conditions. When the buyer receives the counter offer, he or she can accept the new terms and conditions or reject them. A signed offer is a binding contract. Make sure you understand and agree to all of the terms before you sign. You may want to have a lawyer review the offer first. Provided by royallepage.ca K AT E VA N D E R B U R G H SALES REPRESENTATIVE K AT E VA N D E R B U R G H .C A TO P 1 % I N C A N A D A 905 338 3737 K AT E @ K AT E VA N D E R B U R G H . 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