The Homestretch
with Doug Dirks
& Jenny Howe

Friday February 10, 2012

Pacific Rim Framboise NV (375 mL bottle)

From Mount Vernon, Washington, comes this fortified dessert wine made exclusively from Morrison raspberries. Rich and smooth, Pacific Rim Framboise is like drinking liquid raspberries. A special treat for your valentine, it is very good on its own, or with a wide variety of desserts, particularly chocolate.

CSPC - 301861

Cheese match: Chateau du Bourgogne

Food match: The darkest chocolate you can find!

Enclosure: screw top

AVAILABLE AT:

(Please call ahead to ensure availability)

Silver Springs Liquor Store, 8060 Silver Springs Boulevard NW, 403-288-4760

Willow Park Wines & Spirits, 10801 Bonaventure Drive SE, 403-296-1640

Co-Op Wines & Spirits Creekside, 11998 Symons Valley Road NW, 403-299-4493

Highlander Wines & Spirits, 2033 -16th Avenue NW, 403-777-1922

Zyn.ca Inglewood, 1543 - 17 Avenue SE, 403-543-8900

Highlander Wines Richmond, 2919 Richmond Road SW, 403-233-2629

Sundance Wine Market, 17 Sunmills Drive SE, 403-254-4255

Crowfoot Center Liquor Store, 7414 Crowfoot Road NW, 403-296-2200

OUTSIDE OF CALGARY:

(Please call ahead to ensure availability)

Jerry's Liquor, Hanna, 403-854-4400

Spirits West Wine & Liquor Merchants, Bragg Creek, 403-949-2497

Categories: Columnists, House wine, Past Episodes

Wednesday February 8, 2012

Dungeness Crab, Fennel & Melon Salad

On What's Fresh, Liana Robberecht, executive chef at the Petroleum Club, makes an elegant salad you can serve up to impress your guests.

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Dungeness Crab Fennel & Melon Salad

Liana Robberecht, Calgary Petroleum Club

Executive Chef

Yield 4

2 bulbs fennel , sliced thinly

¼ sweet white onion sliced thinly

¼ English cucumber sliced thinly

½ cup cantaloupe melon balls

1 TBSP chopped fresh dill

1 tsp chopped fresh tarragon

1 tsp chopped fresh parsley

2 cups fresh cooked Dungeness Crabmeat

zest and juice of one Lemon

¼ red pepper sliced thinly

1/3 cup olive oil

1 TBSP Rice Vinegar

salt/pepper

½ tsp cumin

Whisk together lemon juice, vinegar & olive oil .

Mix all ingredients together , add dressing , taste and adjust seasoning to our likeness

Pair with a yummy white wine and enjoy!!!

Categories: Columnists, Past Episodes, What's Fresh

Wednesday February 8, 2012

Shiraz Shariff

The PC nomination for Calgary West has been disallowed by the Party.The winning candidate was announced two weeks ago as Shiraz Shariff. But the PC Party President says the Party received complaints that some people who voted in the nomination were ineligible. For his reaction Dougtalks to the former Calgary West candidate, Shiraz Shariff.

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Categories: Past Episodes

Wednesday February 8, 2012

Psychology of breaking up

Eddie Sheppard studies the "psychology of breaking up."

The University of Calgary PHD student shares his findings with Doug.

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Categories: Past Episodes

Tuesday February 7, 2012

New recreation centres

City council says it has found money that will allow the city to go ahead with four badly-needed recreation centres.

CBC reporter Scott Dippel is at at city hall.

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Categories: Past Episodes

Tuesday February 7, 2012

twitter addicition

Are our smart phones as addicitve as alcohol & nicotine? Researchers followed 205 people in Germany between the ages of 18 and 85 for one week and tracked their utmost desires.

Wilhelm Hoffman headed the team of researchers.

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Categories: Past Episodes

Tuesday February 7, 2012

Canadian skiers

Doug talks to Ken Read, Director of Winter Sport with Own the Podium, about the recent success of canadian downhill skiers.

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Categories: Past Episodes

Monday February 6, 2012

Coati mundi

Brian Keating tells us about his latest adventures.

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Categories: Columnists, Past Episodes, Wildlife

Monday February 6, 2012

Star Trek's Lieutenant Worf

Lieutenant Worf is one of the most recognizable faces from series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Michael Dorn is the man behind the klingon mask. He's coming to Calgary in April, along with the rest of the cast as part of the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo running April 27-29. Micheal Dorn talks to Doug about his character.

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Categories: Past Episodes

Monday February 6, 2012

Violence against health care workers

Health care professionals expect to work long hours tending to the sick. They don't expect the patients they care for to turn on them violently. But a recent report says verbal and even physical assaults against nurses are on the rise.

Brian Goldman is our house doctor.

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