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Wednesday, August 2, 2006 · Page 14 From: Her Desk Drawer Made with chunks of Ontario Sweet Corn, smoked sausage and red and green peppers, these kebabs are real barbecue show-offs. Bright and colourful, they come hot off the grill glistening with an easy honey, garlic and soy glaze. If you find it hard to thread the corn pieces onto the skewers, run a thin metal kitchen skewer through the centre of each piece first. Precook the corn so it won't dry out on the barbecue and just grill until the kebabs are hot and glazed. GARDENS Honey Garlic Glazed Kebabs 4 2 1 tbsp 1/3 cup 1/3 cup 2 tbsp 4 16 16 In large pot of boiling water, parboil corn 3 to 4 min. or until almost tender; drain well. In small saucepan, sauté garlic in oil until tender. Add ketchup, honey and soy sauce; stir to combine. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until boiling. Set sauce aside to cool. Thread corn pieces onto 8 metal skewers alternating with sausage and peppers. Brush kebabs with sauce. Grill 4 to 6" from medium-hot coals 10 to 15 min. or until sausage and vegetables are hot and glazed, turning and brushing several times with sauce. small cobs Ontario Sweet Corn, husked, cut into 24 (1") pieces cloves garlic, minced vegetable oil ketchup honey soy sauce smoked cooked sausages, cut diagonally into quarters chunks green pepper chunks red pepper TRESS BUGS Jim Augerman B.A. B.Ed CFP FMA Certified Financial Planner Kingsville Tamara Cooper Clarica Advisor Cottam & Essex Introducing the new Universal Child Care Benefit Q: Jim and Tammy, we received a $200 cheque in July for the new Universal Child Care Benefit. Although we know it is just a refund of some of our tax dollars, it feels like "found money"! Any suggestions on how to best use it for our two kids? A: Thanks for the question. Yes, the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) promised by and delivered by the federal government became a reality for families with young children. This month we will explain the new benefit and what it's all about ... and then next month we will offer some thoughts on ways you can build a little nest egg for your kids, OK? "The Universal Child Care Benefit is a new initiative designed to assist Canadian families, as they seek to balance work and family life, by supporting their child care choices through direct financial support. The UCCB payment is to be paid on behalf of children under the age of six years in instalments of $100 per month per child." So, if you have children under the age of six that live with you, and you are the person defined as "primarily responsible for the care and upbringing", then you are entitled to receive $100 per month per child under age six, indefinitely going forward, until each child turns six. The initial July 2006 payment was made by cheque on July 20, but future payments can be directed right into your bank account through direct deposit. 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