Springtime brings super sandwiches with friends


Ian Leatt D


on’t you just love spring? I know we Mani- tobans love the winter, hardened to it by our way of life, but spring is something quite


apart. The melting of the snow, the garden coming to life, the birds greeting us in the morning with their melodious outpourings.


Spring surely is a time of new beginnings. Ventur-


ing into the greenhouse and starting seeds – that’s my way of knowing spring really is here. The smell of the soil always brings on my smile: happy pheromones. With the warmer weather always comes the joy of


being able to sit outside for lunch. Here is a sandwich I much enjoy in that happy setting. I hope you like it also.


Ingredients


1 medium pork tenderloin 1 small red onion 3 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup red wine vinegar


Fresh-ground sea salt and fresh-ground black pepper 4 ciabatta buns


Butter (for spreading) Cranberry sauce


2 cups fresh cranberries 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar Pre-heat the oven to 300 C. This is one of the easi-


est roasts you will ever have to prepare. Wash the pork tenderloin. Place it in a roasting pan. Spoon the olive oil over the roast. Season with fresh ground sea salt and fresh ground black pepper.


Cover the pan with foil and place in the oven. Roast


for 1½ hours. Remove from oven and check to ensure the pork is cooked throughout.


Remove from the roasting pan and leave it sitting on the carving board, still wrapped in the foil.


Wash the cranberries thoroughly, place them in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the sugar and stir continuously until the sugar dissolves and is absorbed into the cranberries. Remove from the stove, pour into a glass bowl and leave to cool.


Pour the red wine vinegar into a medium-sized


bowl. Peel and finely slice the red onion and add to the vinegar. Mix in well, ensuring all the onion pieces are covered by the vinegar.


Now comes the fun part. Begin by slicing each bun into equal halves and spreading butter evenly across each bottom half, topping this with some fresh cran- berries. Carve and pile three slices of the warm pork on each of these buttered bun portions and then dress with the sliced onion, drained of excess vinegar. Sprinkle a little fresh ground black pepper and sea salt over this and finish by adding the top portion of the buns. Now sit back and enjoy. The warmth of the pork, the sweetness of the cranberries and the tartness of the red onion will combine in a mouth-watering taste experience.


Ian Leatt, a chef earlier in his early career, is general manager of Pegasus Publications Inc.


Declutter your life one day at a time Daily decluttering task calendar


Tania Moffat


homes. Things like putting an odd screw we found in the junk drawer “just in case,” throwing our shopping re- ceipt on the counter with oth- er papers to be filed later or la- zily leaving the sweater on the back of a chair all contribute to clutter. If you’re not care- ful, clutter can take over your home one little piece at a time. Keeping it all under con-


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trol is a full-time task unless you are obsessive about or- ganization. For those who do not have OCD tendencies, the best way to manage clut- ter is to deal with it one day at a time. Set aside a period a few times a year and make a calendar of what you need to do to get organized. Pick one simple task per day and leave larger jobs for the weekend. Breaking up tasks over time will leave you less stressed and allows you to tackle the mess in easy to manage steps. After all, there is no reason to pro- crastinate if it’s just a little job that requires your attention. Add some decluttering tasks to your spring cleaning this year by following our calendar above. Keep it as a reference and use it whenever you feel the need, or make your own schedule of things to do.


April 2017


e all do little things that lead to every- day clutter in our


Sunday


Tupperware cabinet


Dresser draw- ers


Dry goods


Husband’s clothes, etc


clothes and toys


Basement Kids Room Monday Junk drawer Top of dressers


Under the kitchen sink


Linen closet Shoes Pictures Tuesday


Bathroom cabinet


Medicine cabinet


Pick a kitchen cabinet or drawer


Books Laundry area Pet stuff Wednesday


Bathroom draw- ers or shelves


Kitchen drawers


Pick a kitchen cabinet


Trinket and décor collection


Winter clothing storage


Glove compartment bathroom sink Cutlery drawer


Pick a kitchen cabinet


Guest room


Desk or misc papers that need filing


Car inside


Thursday Under the


Friday


Makeup drawer


countertop


Pick a kitchen cabinet


Guest room


Guest bath- room


Car outside Three easy steps for decluttering your life


1. Pick one manageable project per day. 2. Save larger projects for a weekend or day you have more time. 3. Get kids/husbands etc. involved in their areas.


Tips on getting rid of clutter


1. Throw out anything that you cannot identify. If you can’t remember now, you probably won’t remember two years from now either when it’s still there. 2. Throw out any broken items, stained or torn linens and clothing. (Unless, of course, you paid to have your clothing torn.) 3. Throw anything outdated in the garbage or put it aside for pharmacist disposal if it's medi- cation. 4. Be kind but ruthless. If you haven’t used or worn the item in the last two to five years, ask yourself why it is still in your life. 5. Get rid of anything that doesn’t fit, is missing a lid or mate or that you just don’t like anymore. 6. Make a maybe pile and come back to it later. If you decide to keep the item, and it’s in your maybe pile again next time you clean, maybe you need to chuck it out. 7. If you don’t like it, it doesn’t match, it’s part of your old décor that you're keeping “just in case”, kick it to the curb. 8. If your shoes are out of style, ratty or worn, throw them out.


9. All that stuff you bought for your “diet” or “workout phase” that hasn’t been used in for- ever needs to go. If you can’t do it yet, promise yourself that if you don’t use it in the next three months, you’ll chuck it. 10. If your kids haven’t played with certain toys in a couple of years, take them away. (Hide them for a month or two, and if no one notices they are safe to give away.) 11. Get kids involved; they may have things they would like to get rid of – toys, clothes, books that they don’t like – that you may not think of. 12. When you put things back, organize them. You thought you didn’t have any pens in the house; when you clean you discover you have a few hundred. Test them to see if they work, and get rid of some if you have too many. 13. Wipe out drawers and cabinets as you orga- nize; take out everything, examine it and then put back what you’re keeping. 14. Fido or Fluffy have too much stuff? Clear out old collars, toys they don’t play with and any extra stuff they don’t need.


Kitchen


Saturday Closet


Refrigera- tor


Freezer


Trinkets and décor


Kids Room clothes and toys


Garage


WSO marks a splendor-filled 70 years


As you’d expect, the season opens on a high note, with Itzak Perlman, and is still there for family fun, The Tenors and ABBA.


D ear Friends, As you may have heard, next year we celebrate


the 70th anniversary of the WSO. For 70 years, you have been our partners. Thank you! The journey started in 1948 when Walter Kaufmann launched the first regular season of the WSO at the Winnipeg Auditorium. The years that followed were filled with one high note after another. Two tours to Carnegie Hall, in- ternational guests includ- ing Pierre Monteux, John Barbirolli, Leon Fleisher and Jacqueline du Pré, the move to the Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall, and the launch of the Win- nipeg New Music Festival. Throughout our 70th anniversary


Alexander Mickelthwate


Random Notes past and a steady gaze to the future.


I’m thrilled the season opens with the preeminent vio- linist of our day, Itzhak Perlman, at the Asper Family Opening Night. Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak will perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D, which will be paired with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Itzhak’s list of awards and notable performances goes on and on, from his first appearance on the Ed Sul- livan Show in 1958 that launched him onto the interna- tional scene to President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009.


But perhaps the most commonly known achievement were his violin solos in Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award winning film, Schindler’s List in collaboration with composer John Williams. I can’t wait to hear him on our stage! We close this special season with a visit from two men


who need no introduction to Winnipeg audiences, WSO conductor-laureate Bramwell Tovey and Brandon-born violinist James Ehnes, who will join the Vancouver Sym- phony on tour in Winnipeg.


Our Autumn Festival theme this year is Angels and Demons, with a wide range of music which will take us through the spectrum of every emotion. We go from Henryk Górecki’s masterpiece Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, the most played 20th century work with over a million copies sold, to Liszt’s Dante Sym- phony, a piece that goes all the way from hell to heaven with a beautiful choir at the end imagining the sounds of angels singing.


On the family-fun side of things, we launch a new Movie Series, with three movies on the big screen while the orchestra plays the score live! We start with J.K. Rowling’s iconic Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, with a magical score by John Williams, a favourite of my family. Then we’ll have Charles Chaplin: City Lights Live and The Wizard of Oz, where we’ll watch Dorothy tap her ruby slippers in original Technicolour. In our Air Canada Pops series, I am most looking forward to collaborating with The Tenors for our big Christmas show. They are so talented, and putting this holiday show together with them will be a lot of fun. Fans of ABBA are in for a treat with the group’s arrival from Sweden, the best ABBA show around with 35 sold out United States appearances. The Five By Design vo- cal group will bring the Music of the Mad Era to life in the fall (and let me tell you, they do not break character), and enfant terrible of the fiddle, Cape-Breton’s Ashley MacIsaac, will also be here that first season. There are many more concerts I want to tell you about, but you’ll have to visit our website at wso.ca for the full season lineup and to pick out your subscription choices. Early Bird specials are on now, until May 28. It is a season of exciting music that could only happen


in a city that embraces its orchestra. Without you, we could not perform. Without you, we could not create. Thank you for your energy. Thank you for your support. Thank you for your love of great music! See you at the Concert Hall.


Alexander www.lifestyles55.net 7 season, we celebrate with nods to the


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