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stouflvilkstmtribunem thursday oct 2620065 mr mom sends greetings from kitchen trenches how often have you heard these expressions im just a stayathome mom my only career is my kids in this day and age when the workplace is just as much a womans world a stigma is often attached to the care giver who chooses to shun the urban ratrace and con centrate on raising children this task is considered by some as menial tedious even boring while i cant argue the childraising part ive learned firsthand the even lesser responsibility of keeping house is far more challenging than filing papers and punch ing keyboards its an endurance test thats taken me 47 years to accept im now ready to give in even give up the harsh reality of being a mr mom or at this stage in my life a mr grandmom occurred oct 17 following jeans selfimposed admis sion to the toronto infirmary ofwomerfs college hospital while her decision came as no surprise the liabilities related to me living alone set in even hours before she left concise orders neatly written spelled out those things i should and shouldnt do in the house mainly the kitchen requirements follow dont boil the kettle put water in it first turn off sink tap before watching tv after feeding the cat put milk in refrigerator if cat brings up be sure and clean up wash hands before washing dishes dont pull the drain plug after dishes are washed dont heat the house by turning on the oven dont water the artificial flowers after going to the bathroom be sure and flush dont squeeze the toothpaste from the top of the tube dont use my deodorant buy some for yourself dont wash shirts or pants dont go near the washer or dryer dont iron shirts or press pants dont ignore the telephone by removing the receiver if a telemarketer calls be polite dont cover frontyard flowers with my pantyhose tape all episodes of the bold and the beautiful the list goes on preoccupied with activi ties in my own little world i wasnt fully aware of the major role played by the distaff side in our household i know now and ill be a better husband for it meal preparation for example is something ive taken for granted be it 8 am noon or 5 pm the food was always ready and always on time on my own ifs shred ded wheat shreaded wheat and wait for it more shred ded wheat admittedly after a week this type of diet becomes a roaming around with jim thomas little boring doing dishes is another tedious chore why didnt someone tell me four squirts of sunlight can send suds as high as the ceiling what husband makes his own bed this one doesnt or didnt now i do what should have taken two minutes took me 10 1 must have circled the boudoir 12 times putting two blankets and four pillows in place for one sleeper grocery shopping the folks at sobeys recognizing a greenhorn were very helpful something you cant find they asked thanks ill be ok i answered not realizing the store would soon close at 10 i purchased eight items all large size only to discover on returning home all were too big to store in the fridge cup board and freezer vacuuming looks so sim ple until you try it and try it and try it every time i opened a door a volley of leaves float ed in finally out of despera tion i used a broom jean has a paper route but its not convenient to handle when confined to a hospital so i added it to the three i already have unfortunately i had to travel the distance twice because i forgot to read her dropoff instructions saturdays are recycling days another wifey responsi bility little did i know the depot on a saturday is stouf- fvilles version of grand cen tral station with volunteers dorothy wagg and ann grundy in charge i was directed up two tiers of stairs where i deposit ed six bags of papers another first these little idiosyncrasies aside with the help of friends and neighbours im doing quite well but a paternal word of advice dont ever describe the feminine side of a parental team as just a house wife not until youve walked in her shoes i speak from nine days experience my feet hurt jim thomas is a stouf- jville resident who has writ ten for area newspapers for more than 50 years our ffifashi01srei cabbage rolls are a hot item in our store i imagine its because theyre so timeconsuming to make that few of us make them at home whatever the reason they dont last long in our freezer especially when theyre on sale so come iii1ml early and get them wliile r sms fjy they last w jtaa c reg 1095 ih ohf pkg of 4 j jr tfflsweek at the our mmffii these have been one of those mainstay items in our meat counter ioyer the years theyve been so popular because a theyre so quick to prepare b they store well so ycra dont have to use them immeaiately c theyre really delicious they have that essential flavour of beef and d theyre relatively inexpensive you cant serve steak this good as reasonably as this now although we sell the vast majority of these marinated plain ones are available as well we may linut quantities reg 995 lb jlj hthis week apart from the vegetable medley which is mentioned elsewhere there will be two more featme options for dinner well be making tilapia baked with a pecan crust reg and gnocchi pan fried with 14 ib mushrooms with grainfed breasts dressed in a light lemonthyme chicken broth reg both of these items will be featured at shiitake boneless chicken m 99 sprucewood handmade cookie co well have a feature price this week on this great broccoli by grabbing one of these as you go by youll mitigate any extravaganzas that might occur at the bakery counter from california each sage onion whats this week well be featuring our old fashioned sage onion sausages this is an english recipe going back a long way that theyre still with us is a testament to how good they are theyre 0fo fsijjf mild and have no garlic if diats important jra jl ft to you these can either be oven roasted or ffl off grilled to perfection jjdl this reg 399 lb wh i week florida rajpefrxjits after a longseeming hiatus florida citrus is now back for the season oranges and grapefruits are available but grapefruits are the item of the moment theyre now a good tirbkrk l large size and theyve come into sweetness i nfi 11 c size 32s or 27s from florida each to do our part to celebrate the arrival of florida- citrus well be rocking with oranges and chocolate in our little bakery his week well be making chocolateorange mousse cups made with our chocolate mousse and an orange v 299 wlots of i pumpkins the truck has arrived with lots of pumpkins and more coming weve got some small guys for a buck the bigger ones are from 500 to 1000 each but alas no gigantic one this year hopefully next f with the number of people under the weather right now and this would include most of my familyi feel that im doing my civic duty by prescribing our chicken soup im not a doctor but i know this feels good to the palate and the body going down get lots of rest too reg 599 serves 3 to 4 x eggplant t im indifferent to eggplant with two notable exceptions the first is my friend tinas eggplant parmeggiano sicilian style and the other is the eggplant dip that we sell at the deli its not like eggplant as you would know it its elevated to a higher level in my opinion i use some toasted manoucher baguette as a dipper but our store is full of alternatives what could be better in the evening hockey baseball and r 209100 g jm cr week mousse to die for swirled together in a ramekin reg o- ea chocolate grand marnier brulee this is our grand marnier creme brfilee which has been elevated to a dizzying height with chocolate reg 3 ea chocolateorange flans these are made in our shortbread crusts with dark chocolate vanilla custard with orange zest and fresh orange slices two sizes s chocolate orange cakes this is a marbled cake with fresh orange zest filled with a chocolate ganache glazed with yet more chocolate also two sizes 14 a 2xx orange loaf with chocolate its our beautiful orange loaf flavoured with fresh orange juice and zest with chunks of v chocolate reg 4 eav all these items will be priced this week at 2 mm sjs oit iast r anew abjcoast a new flavour of raincoast crisp has arrived i spicy sundried tomato i sat and ate a few and ill tell you they have a bit of lingering heat but thats perfect with a nice cool dip like our eggplant for example tj grw i well have a sampling of sprucewood nibblies this friday and saturday itll be or to eat up tollable medley m m off gfi g tw this from our deli salad counter well have our vegetable medley its all good and its dressed with an italian accent reg 129 100 g village grocer quality foods specials in effect until closing sunday october 29 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road xjnionville 9401770 ivwwthevillagegrocercoin