Can also cook split red lentils and add to almost anything for a protein and fibre boost. Pasta sauce, meatloaf, curry, soup - literally anything.

I have also been known to cook a batch of lentils and just add some onto whatever I'm eating. Salad? Yes. Burger? Yes. Taco? Yes.

Lentils (fibre and protein):

1 cup rinsed lentils in rice cooker. 2 cups broth, garlic clove, bay leaf. Cook.

Serve alone or as part of a lentil bowl (add chopped veggies, favorite sauce, nuts/seeds as topping, meat).

⬆️ protein, make the sauce out of a Greek yogurt base.

There is a breed of cow called the Canadienne which was invented (?) in Canada. And let me tell you, this cow is a real beefcake!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadie...

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Vintage poster of a black and white cow with horns. Green background with orange header background. Large text says "Alberta is CANADIAN". Subtitle says "The cows are also Canadian."

I don't think I would recognize a swimming rat though. I would assume it was a small beaver or a muskrat.

www.alberta.ca/history-of-r...

"Most people in Alberta have never been in contact with rats and do not know what they look like or how to control them."

I personally have never see a rat, but I'm pretty sure I would recognize one.

abinvasives.ca/rat-on-rats/

We are definitely Costco superior!

The Costco garden centre in Lethbridge Alberta was the #1 Costco for fern sales and #2 in hanging baskets for a few weeks, and was in the top three Costco garden centres for 2024 to 2025 growth in Canada.

This is not a Costco fan account (but it could be).

There is no Costco close to Lake Superior @lakesuperior.bsky.social but it does appear there may be one in Thunder Bay eventually.

www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/z...

In Alberta, High Level is about 750 km away from a Costco, but about 150 people moved there last year anyways.

Can bison make cheese?

A recent blog by Oldman Watershed Council contains both cows and bison.

oldmanwatershed.ca/blog-posts/2...

If there is cheese made from bison milk available in Alberta, please let me know.

If any bison makes cheese themselves, please let me know and send me a video.

Cows also make cheese of course.

Here is a post from Tanya that contains a very cute cow, along with a very cute couple. @tanyaplonka.bsky.social

tanyaplonka.com/blog/2019/07...

Here is a great professional photo (probably for the goats' resume) from Lethbridge photographer Tanya Plonka:

www.tanyaplonka.com

Here is another great video of goats in Alberta. These goats are doing important work removing invasive species in the river bottom of Lethbridge #yql. youtu.be/LllJZ8Q917o?...

Please enjoy this video about raising goats and the the Alberta Goat Association. This video contains goats.

youtu.be/9x82CB3dLN4?...

Alberta has 7 federally inspected cheese manufacturers. There are also many more who have smaller operations, including farms with goats who make goat cheese.

agriculture.canada.ca/en/sector/an...

If you are ever having a rough day and need a cheerful compliment or happy tidbit, let me know. Always here to help.