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Poppy Seed and Pecan Strudel

Every Easter when I was growing up, I would wake up to the smell of makoviy rulet, a poppy seed and nut roll that’s a traditional baked delicacy popular all over Ukraine. Making the dough can be quite time-consuming, but here I’ve made the process quicker and easier by using store-bought phyllo pastry instead of […]
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Easter Candy Bark

Melted chocolate bars provide the base for this easy Easter candy bark that contains mini chocolate malted eggs and pastel sprinkles. After a few minutes in the freezer, the bark is ready to chop into bite-sized pieces. Makes about 18 pieces Active Time: 5 min. Total Time: 20 min. Ingredients 3 (1.55- oz) bars Hershey’s […]
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Cheesecake-Stuffed Pound Cake

As the weather heats up, we start looking for new no-bake desserts to avoid turning our apartments into saunas. This one is great because it can be done with a homemade or store-bought pound cake! Yields: 8 servings Prep Time: 0 hours 10 mins Total Time: 4 hours 40 mins Ingredients 1 (8-oz.) block cream […]
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Pickled Easter Eggs

Pickling the eggs in their cracked but intact shells creates a unique tie-dye effect on each one. 6 servings Ingredients 1 cup distilled white vinegar 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 tablespoons light brown sugar One of the following depending on desired color: 2 small red beets, shredded on a box grater, 2 tablespoons ground turmeric, […]
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Flex Your Muscles While Flying One of the most classic air travel health tips involves avoiding deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Those who have poor circulation, smoke, have heart disease, are pregnant, had recent surgery and have certain cancers are most at risk. Here are a few tips, or better yet, ask your doctor for guidance: • Wear […]
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As an honest-to-goodness member of the “sandwich generation,” you’re likely not the only care provider on your street. Research tells us that indeed, one in four families is now involved in providing care for an aging parent or relative. Eldercare and its inherent superhero responsibilities are the new facts of life for aging Canadians. However, […]