Footnotes to a Conversation, May 3, 2021
Local News I plan to try some of the cleaning products produced by Nikihk , a local Indigenous company that got its start distributing household cleaning kits to First Nations communities to prevent the spread of Covid. They have 7 different cleaning products, 6 of which include scents of plants and herbs which are significant in Plains Cree usage. The Saskatoon Public Library is offering an archival slideshow on Saskatoon homes from sod houses to boom-time mansions from 4-5 pm, May 6, on Facebook and ongoing on YouTube. Food I’m going to give tea-flavoured rice a try. Here’s a recipe for green tea rice with loads of green vegetables . It’s time to start adding fresh herbs (from Bergamot & Basil ?) to your dishes. Here are 17 ways to use mint – from mint pasta to mint julep as well as a spicy herb and noodle salad and a lemon thyme and leek tart . Anas Attasi, author of Sumac: Recipes and Stories from Syria , wanted “to show the world a side of ...