Trudy Bosch My favourite part of a meal is dessert and my favorite dessert is cupcakes so it’s fitting that the final recipe in my holiday cooking blog series features a treat from house mother Joanne Fay. The recipe is featured in the book The Consistently Consistent Cookbook and is the perfect snack to offer guests during the holiday season. Black Bottom Cupcakes Cream sauce: 1-8…
The holiday season is a time to gather with friends, family, and loved ones to celebrate the festive season with eggnog, carols, and Christmas movies. But as our world becomes more connected we’ve begun to pick up different traditions – learning about them on social media, adopting them from other cultures, and keeping them alive within our own families. I never regarded my family as one…
Trudy Bosch Having a hot spicy dish helps warm the body on cold holiday nights. The fourth recipe in my holiday cooking blog series features a jambalaya from house mother Candinee Rambaran. The recipe is featured in the book The Consistently Consistent Cookbook is sure to make anyone’s holidays a little bit spicier. Italian Sausage Jambalaya 1 cup instant rice 1 medium onion,…
Trudy Bosch Nothing beats the smells of homemade bread baking in the oven. The third recipe in my holiday cooking blog series features Never Fail Buns from house mother Krista Hill. This holiday treat from the book The Consistently Consistent Cookbook is sure to make anyone’s holidays a little bit brighter. Never Fail Buns In a large bowl mix together: 2 Tbsp. yeast 2 tsp.…
As we close the books on 2014, we celebrate the forward movement of the agency. Here are a few of the highlights and headlines from the past year. Ranch Ehrlo Society will continue to build upon its successes and working toward continual improvement as we move into 2015. We wish you all the best in the New Year! The Learning Centre finds a new home, WINGS program expands The Learning Centre…
Two new specialized groups were launched by Ranch Ehrlo late last year in efforts to provide youth with additional opportunities to build skills, competence, and self-esteem. The specialized groups began with two pilot projects – the Get N-Ergized hip hop group and a Grief and Loss group. Both groups were well-received by participating youth. The Grief and Loss group, facilitated by Dave…
The smell of home-cooked baking wafts through the air, the whistle of a steaming kettle echoes throughout the room, and cocoa filled coffee mugs line the counter – it sounds and smells just like home, but it’s not, it’s Vi’s kitchen. “The kids love it here,” Vi Deters exclaimed. “It’s just like grandma’s kitchen.” Vi joined Ranch Ehrlo 29 years ago after leaving the farm…
Trudy Bosch Continuing on my holiday cooking blogs, today I am featuring a salad recipe from house mother Sandra Drayton from the book The Consistently Consistent Cookbook. This salad can me made well ahead of time and still tastes great. Cucumber salad 12 medium cucumbers, peeled and sliced thin 2 medium onions (Spanish or sweet) 2 tsp. salt 2 cups mayonnaise 2 cups white…
Ranch Ehrlo Society is combining forces with the Regina Pats to beat the trade deadline and donate hockey equipment to Ehrlo Sport Venture’s Dress a Champion program. On Jan. 10th, 2015, the community is invited to watch the Pats take on the Prince Albert Raiders all for a good cause. Fans are invited to “trade” a piece of previously used hockey equipment for a two-for-one voucher for…
Trudy Bosch The holidays are coming. While they bring with them lots of joy and excitement, for people like me who are kitchen challenged, they also bring in a lot of fear; fear of cooking for company. This year I found help in my colleagues and their book The Consistently Consistent Cookbook. The cookbook is written by house mothers across the agency and is filled with recipes that are…
You know how each of us have our own little virtual routine? It may be logging on to Facebook during our morning coffee, checking email while standing in line at the grocery store, or checking out the news on msn.com or the Leader Post? Well I’ve put together a list a “best of the web” list to help you with those things in life that really matter – family, health, and even financial aid…
Paper Crane Community Arts Centre celebrated two years of providing programming and partnering with community agencies with a come and go Open House On Nov. 20th Attendees had the opportunity to learn more about how arts and wellness programming is integrated into the lives of individuals, youth, families, and community groups. Healthy snacks, demonstrations, and art and wellness activities…
Sometimes you have to travel to the ends of the earth to find what you are looking for. International volunteer Kaikeo has travelled to Regina in search of experience. The young man is working at Ranch Ehrlo’s Transition Centre learning about and experiencing life in Canada in every way imaginable. “I wanted to volunteer to get experience in another country. I want to see, and learn, and…
A mother brings heart into the home; she gives support, offers comfort, and provides care. Many youth who come to Ranch Ehrlo have lived without knowing the power of a mother’s love or miss it as they travel away from their homes for treatment. For this reason, among many others, Ranch Ehrlo Society has put emphasis on the importance of having a mother figure in its homes. House mothers are…
Working at Ranch Ehrlo is unlike any other job. You may be trained in one discipline or another, have degrees decorating your walls, and accomplishments tucked under belt but if you’re not committed whole-heartily it won’t work out. “I don’t care how much education a person has, if they don’t have the heart, they can’t do the job,” said one program manager. Working at Ranch…
