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.
We are concluding the last week of live webinars at the Dawson College Health Clinic. We will hear about the benefit of being mindful with our posture and how to incorporate regular 30-minute workouts into our daily routine. Our intern students look forward to welcoming you to join our presentations on Mondays and Wednesdays…
The Open Studio Life Drawing sessions have been a tradition at Dawson College for over 16 years. Founded by retired faculty members Lucy Trahan (Illustration) and Giuseppe Di Leo (Fine Arts), the evening sessions give students a chance to practice capturing the human form. Desire to carry on When Dawson College was closed March 13,…
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.
Kevin Rochford (SSBT) and his family were in the news last week. They have been thoroughly enjoying self-isolation with elaborate themed dinners. Click Read More to watch the Global News television report.
Several people have suggested that members of the Dawson College community could share recipes to help us through these difficult times. Christina Parsons (Communications) would like to get this started with a recipe she loves from childhood friend Claire Tansey, who grew up to become a chef and cookbook author. Time and yeast will do all the work overnight and you can enjoy homemade pizza the next day. There are more great recipes in Claire's 2018 book Uncomplicated.
Please share your favourite recipe(s) by using the submit news form or emailing Christina. Recipes will be shared in upcoming D News issues.
Go to the No-knead Family Pizza Recipe by clicking Read More.
Jennifer de Vera of Dawson's Sustainability Office continues to meet her little friends and their parents during weekly Living Campus Zoom meetings.
Find out more about how Jennifer is cultivating an appreciation of nature (online) in the next generation in our homepage news story in the read more link.
Last Modified: May 19, 2020
