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How are you Dressing for Valentine's Day?

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Written by Barbara-jo McIntosh On February 2, 2016
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    • Jan 14, 2011 Fifth Annual Sprouts Awards Nominees
    • Jan 8, 2011 The Staff of Life
    • Jan 8, 2011 Bestsellers of 2010
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    • Dec 17, 2010 My Hometown
    • Dec 17, 2010 Countdown to Christmas with Delia Smith
    • Dec 15, 2010 Sometimes 2 Chefs are Better Than One…
    • Dec 14, 2010 Great Food at Books to Cooks
    • Dec 14, 2010 Glad Tidings We Bring...
    • Dec 13, 2010 Holiday Treats
    • Nov 27, 2010 My LBD of a cake
    • Nov 22, 2010 Cozy Evenings of Chocolate and Artichokes
    • Nov 18, 2010 Cinema to Savour-Ratatouille
    • Nov 16, 2010 Petit Pots and Pans
    • Nov 16, 2010 Tea Time with Molly Peacock
    • Nov 9, 2010 The Ultimate Cookie Exchange Cookbook
    • Nov 6, 2010 Whole Grain Goodness
    • Nov 4, 2010 Cooking for Me and Sometimes You Postcards
    • Oct 30, 2010 At Home with Madhur Jaffrey
    • Oct 28, 2010 Public Salon: Barbara-jo Speaks
    • Oct 22, 2010 It's almost that time again...
    • Oct 21, 2010 Cookbooks versus the Internet
    • Oct 8, 2010 Noma has arrived!
    • Sep 30, 2010 An Eventful Autumn Day
    • Sep 24, 2010 Dinner with Joel Salatin at UBC Farm
    • Sep 23, 2010 Eating Between the Leaves September Book of the Month
    • Sep 23, 2010 Paris at Pastis
    • Sep 7, 2010 An Evening with a Lunatic Farmer
    • Aug 14, 2010 Fresh, Easy & Fast Cooking at Sinclair Centre
    • Aug 6, 2010 Cooking for Me AND You
    • Jul 31, 2010 Cooking for Me: a Perfect Summer Read
    • Jul 27, 2010 A Fine Floating Feast
    • Jul 23, 2010 Where to Find Cooking for Me and Sometimes You
    • Jul 8, 2010 Cooking for Me: Falling in love with Paris and books
    • Jul 6, 2010 Cooking for Me and Sometimes You: Recent Reviews
    • Jul 5, 2010 NXNW podcast with Barbara-jo
    • Jun 30, 2010 North by Northwest Interview
    • Jun 27, 2010 Canada Day Hours
    • Jun 23, 2010 RED: A Perfect Picnic Pairing
    • Jun 22, 2010 An Affair to Remember...
    • May 21, 2010 Victoria Day Hours
    • May 19, 2010 The Songs of Sapa
    • May 6, 2010 Pretty in pink, and yellow, and caramel...
    • Apr 29, 2010 New York, New York
    • Apr 14, 2010 Annual (Brussels) Sprouts were a Gas!
    • Apr 1, 2010 Celebrating the Sprouts and the Arts
    • Mar 31, 2010 A Lighthearted Evening with Anne Lindsay...
    • Mar 28, 2010 (Not a Black) Forest Cake
    • Mar 15, 2010 And the Sprouts go to...
    • Feb 13, 2010 Congratulations to Winners at Gourmand World Cookbook Awards!
    • Feb 5, 2010 Olympic Hours
    • Jan 26, 2010 2009 Sprouts Cookbook Awards: Vote Now
    • Jan 19, 2010 Vintage Books
  • 2009
    • Dec 18, 2009 The Twelve Books of Christmas
    • Dec 17, 2009 Christmas Gift Ideas: 6 Top-notch Bread Books for Every Kind of Baker
    • Dec 8, 2009 Welcome
    • Dec 6, 2009 December Shop Hours
    • Dec 5, 2009 From the Heart
    • Nov 26, 2009 I believe in Santa, again
    • Nov 17, 2009 Discounted Treasures
    • Nov 2, 2009 Tin Fish Food Bank Drive
    • Oct 30, 2009 A Garden of Earthly Delights
    • Oct 10, 2009 Happy Thanksgiving
    • Oct 8, 2009 FarmFolk/CityFolk Heroes
    • Sep 22, 2009 Tin Fish Swims Home
    • Sep 20, 2009 A Boy After the Sea Launch
    • Sep 18, 2009 Annual Sale September 20 through 30
    • Sep 6, 2009 Labour Day Shop Hours
    • Sep 2, 2009 A Boy After the Sea
    • Aug 19, 2009 RIPE Tickets Available at Books to Cooks
    • Aug 17, 2009 Bonne Fête Julia Celebration
    • Aug 10, 2009 Bonne Fete Julia!
    • Jul 31, 2009 B.C. Day Shop Hours
    • Jul 28, 2009 A Hidden Gem, Discovered!
    • Jul 24, 2009 Rustic Fruit Desserts
    • Jul 23, 2009 Canning Class and Books
    • Jul 2, 2009 Barbara-jo in Eat Magazine
    • Jun 26, 2009 Salade Nicoise
    • Jun 25, 2009 Canada Day Hours
    • Jun 14, 2009 Market Fresh!
    • Jun 10, 2009 UBC Farm Pollanated - June 6, 2009
    • Jun 9, 2009 Tongue Twisters
    • Jun 7, 2009 Michael Pollan at the UBC Farm
    • Jun 5, 2009 Michael Pollan UBC Farm Fundraiser Sold Out!
    • Jun 4, 2009 Brazilian Table at Cobre
    • Jun 2, 2009 Michael Pollan UBC Farm Fundraiser
    • May 26, 2009 Centre for Arts, Ecology and Agriculture at Foxglove Farm
    • May 19, 2009 Au Cinema with Laura Calder
    • May 18, 2009 A is for Alfalfabet!
    • May 17, 2009 Tea for the Queen
    • May 6, 2009 A Spring Day with Michel Roux
    • May 3, 2009 Citrus and Spice makes Everything Nice!
    • May 1, 2009 Meet the Paleys at the Spot Prawn Festival
    • Apr 25, 2009 Pastry Season
    • Apr 24, 2009 Books to Cooks Bookbags
    • Apr 19, 2009 French Taste
    • Apr 9, 2009 Easter Shop Hours
    • Apr 5, 2009 Having a Ball of a Time with Choux Pastry!
    • Apr 3, 2009 The Great Farm Trek 2009
    • Apr 2, 2009 Food Fight at the Projecting Change Film Festival
    • Mar 27, 2009 Michel Roux Luncheon Menu
    • Mar 26, 2009 Michel Roux at Books to Cooks
    • Mar 23, 2009 Blue Water Cafe
    • Mar 21, 2009 French-English, English-French
    • Mar 20, 2009 Cookbooks and more books!
    • Mar 14, 2009 Michel Roux Pastry
    • Mar 13, 2009 Congratulations!
    • Mar 12, 2009 Third Annual Sprouts Awards
    • Mar 8, 2009 Sunday Delights!
    • Mar 1, 2009 Saint David's Day!
    • Mar 1, 2009 Postcards from Paris
    • Feb 26, 2009 Postcards from Paris
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    • Feb 9, 2009 THE 2009 COOKBOOK AWARDS WINNER IS...FAT!
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  • 2008
    • Dec 19, 2008 Had a Glass...and Snacks
    • Dec 11, 2008 Japchae (Glass Noodles with Beef and Vegetables)
    • Dec 9, 2008 Sunday Launches: Chicken and Peasant
    • Dec 5, 2008 Autumn Leaves Me With Delicious Memories
    • Nov 29, 2008 Getting to Know Barbara-jo
    • Nov 27, 2008 Friday Night Dinners
    • Nov 26, 2008 December Shop Hours
    • Nov 17, 2008 Starting With Ingredients: Baking
    • Nov 11, 2008 Kitchen Make-Over
    • Nov 10, 2008 Entertaining with Booze and Food
    • Nov 4, 2008 In Our Kitchen with Anna Olson
    • Oct 30, 2008 Orgasmic October
    • Oct 20, 2008 Books to Cooks carries Renato Fenocchio Olive Oil
    • Oct 14, 2008 Eating Up UBC Farm
    • Oct 12, 2008 Butternut and Bocconcini Salad
    • Oct 8, 2008 Daydreams and Walnuts
    • Oct 7, 2008 The Joy of Béarnaise
    • Oct 3, 2008 Breakfast TV's 'Live Eye' at Books to Cooks
    • Oct 1, 2008 Wild Food Adventures with Jeffrey Alford & Mark Hills
    • Sep 30, 2008 Barbara-jo's Italian Wine Tour
    • Sep 26, 2008 Pound Cake from The Baker
    • Sep 22, 2008 Raw Zucchini Salad with Green Olives, Mint and Pecorino
    • Sep 19, 2008 Annual Sale Underway
    • Sep 16, 2008 Vij Family's Chicken Curry
    • Sep 13, 2008 Choux au Fromage from Breakfast at The Wolsely
    • Sep 11, 2008 Save the Farm Online Auction
    • Sep 7, 2008 Farmland Flax Cookies from The Complete Canadian Living Baking Book
    • Sep 4, 2008 Flavor Bible at Salt Tasting Room
    • Aug 30, 2008 Eat-A-Bug
    • Aug 27, 2008 Bar Nuts a la Union Square Cafe from The Perfect Recipe
    • Aug 26, 2008 Main Shop Open on Sundays
    • Aug 25, 2008 Cultivating Support for UBC Farm
    • Aug 24, 2008 An Angel of a Devil's Food from Baking: From My Home to Yours
    • Aug 19, 2008 Chocolate Rice Crispies from Chocolate Epiphany
    • Aug 12, 2008 Plum and Cardamom Sweet Bread from In the Sweet Kitchen
    • Aug 8, 2008 Quinoa Corn Salad from The Urban Picnic
    • Aug 8, 2008 Apricot-Cherry Crisp from Local Flavors
    • Jul 27, 2008 Charmoula Lamb/Tempeh Kebabs from The Flexitarian Table