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Paneer is a nutritious entry to Indian cuisine

Although India is not a country known for its cheese, there is one cheese that is entrenched in the Indian cuisine — paneer!

If you have eaten at an Indian restaurant, you may have discovered it hidden underneath spinach in dish called palak paneer or luxuriously bathing in a rich creamy tomato sauce in the famous shahi paneer entree or discreetly disguised as a sweet note at the end of the meal in milky rusmallai! READ

Scotties ice makers feeling the heat

They weren’t handing out medals for making curling rink ice at the Vancouver Olympics. READ

The digital age has not yet ended the ancient art of letters

When Rajiv Surendra meets new people in his travels who want to stay in touch, he has a key stipulation when it comes to exchanging messages: put them in the post. READ

Quick boost just a breath away

Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks. READ

Sun, surf and sand in Zanzibar

There is something disconcerting about watching a group of well-fed Italian ladies trundle down a white-sand beach in string bikinis while, in the same viewfinder, conservatively dressed Muslim women wade in the sea harvesting clams at low tide. But incongruity is the heart of life in this archipelago off Tanzania’s east coast. READ

Helping your pet learn to share a home with a new baby

Parents have months to get ready for a baby. Experts say the countdown should include prep time for pets too. READ

What to do when baby makes four

Parents have months to get ready for a baby. Experts say the countdown should include prep time for pets too. A baby changes everything for a pet — from how its home looks, smells and sounds to what the rules are. READ

High times in Jamaica

Take a walk down Negril’s famous Seven Mile Beach and you will be offered a wide selection of goods from a variety of beach vendors, but some of the items on offer might surprise you. READ

Bandwidth is wealth

In an economy, anything useful that’s scarce becomes valuable. So is access to mobile data the new wealth? If you look at some of the recent numbers coming out about data use on cell phones and tablets, you might be able to make that case. READ

Summer in January

The classic breakfast staple, the grapefruit, is the fruit of January and I’m all about this big yellow ball of tanginess these days. Yellow, pink and ruby red varieties are regally sitting in the produce aisle beckoning me. Greedily, I pick up one, two, three — okay, maybe more than I can count on one hand. READ

LOOKBACK: Cheese plant closure hurt Town of Bashaw

Red Deer MLAs were taken back by Premier Ed Stelmach’s announcement that he would resign before the next election. Mary Anne Jablonski, MLA for Red Deer North and minister of Seniors and Community Supports, said she was surprised the premier made this kind of announcement at this time. READ