Ingredients: Cake 2 1/2 cup of dried dates, pitted and roughly chopped 2 1/2 cups boiling water 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 cup of melted butter (cooled) 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 large eggs Dash+ of salt 1 2/3 cups flour Sauce: 1 /2 cup of melted butter 1 cup heavy…
Six ginkgo trees were the only survivors in the immediate blast area of the world’s first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 during World War II. Now Dawson College is nurturing 12 saplings from these unique survivors and symbols of hope and resilience.
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Cabbage Pancake Pie 1/2 green cabbage thinly sliced 1 onion thinly sliced 3 eggs 1 cup of flour Oil for the pan Method: Beat the eggs and mix with the flour Plunge the sliced cabbage in water and drain Mix cabbage and onion with the eggs and flour Add salt and pepper Heat the oil…
Dawson’s Sustainability Office has been looking after more than 500 plants spread all over the campus for the past 10 weeks. With the spring and summer gardening work, the team can no longer continue the plant care service. Over 95 per cent survived “The vast majority of plants survived- over 95 per cent,” said Chris…
Dawson's Peace Garden is looking beautiful. The tulips and other bulbs are still going strong.
The grounds are no longer restricted. If you would like to enjoy the gardens, you can walk into the grounds through the de Maisonneuve parking lot entrance.
Recipe intro by Kurt Holfeld (Interior Design): This is the well-loved, well-used recipe card I wrote out for my father’s Caesar Salad. He was one of those progressive men in the 1960’s who enrolled in cooking classes and this became his signature dish. We grew up on it and never got used to restaurant versions…
On May 13, spring came to Dawson College! A large order of 400 seedlings arrived for the Theatre Garden, which is outside the Dawson College Theatre on the Atwater side of the campus.
Jennifer de Vera and Megan Jutras of the Sustainability Office planted 400 plants including leafy greens, herbs and edible flowers.
This week they will continue planting peas, beans, radish, beets and carrots.
Dawson College is now officially designated a Fair Trade Campus. The Sustainability Office received the news along with a certificate from Fair Trade Canada on May 6. Collaboration of the cafeteria “I would like to highlight the collaboration of the cafeteria, especially Monika Menuau and Valérie Turcotte of Chartwells, who helped us reach our goals,”…
Students in Anna-Liisa Aunio's Sociology of Food course shared recipes, the stories behind them and photos of making them for a unique assignment. Click Read More for a homepage news story and links to a selection of the recipes and stories.
The Dawson Blues Band has been actively preparing for the launch of their first video, Lean on Me, slated for Tuesday, May 19. The premiere of the first song will be a celebration to cheer the Dawson College community and friends of Dawson. Click Read More for the homepage news story and more information to help and get involved.
Last Modified: June 2, 2020
