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Furrows in the Sky: The Adventures of Gerry Andrews By Jay Sherwood Royal B.C. Museum, 238 pp., $19.95 Gerry Smedley Andrews served as British Columbia's surveyor general for 17 years, longer than any other person has held the position.

PREVIEW Victoria Symphony (Signature Series), with the Victoria Choral Society and vocal soloists, conducted by Tania Miller When: Saturday, 8 p.m., and Sunday, 2: 30 p.m. Where: Royal Theatre (805 Broughton St.

RATINGS Rating 1 Below bad Rating 2 Below average Rating 3 Average Rating 4 Above average Rating 5 Excellent OSAKA SUSHI Address: 1951 Oak Bay Ave. Tel: 250-590-6650 Hours: Open daily. Lunch 11: 30 a.m.-3 p.m.; dinner from 5 p.m.

Thai Chickpea and Vegetable Curry The curry paste used in this recipe is sold in the Asian foods aisle of most supermarkets. The one tablespoon I used will make the curry mildly spicy. If you like things spicier, add more.

Bones to make chicken stock are available at some supermarkets and butcher shops. You can also use the bones left over from a roast chicken dinner. For beef stock, see Eric's options.

PREVIEW Victoria Symphony (Legacy Series), conducted by Bernhard Gueller, with Julia Nolan, saxophone When/where: Monday, 8 p.m., Royal Theatre Tickets: $33 to $80. Call 250-385-6515; email boxoffice@ victoriasymphony.ca; online at www.

Times Colonist special micro-site contains all you need to know to survive (and have fun) at this Sunday's TC10K.

The dried, edible seed of a legume is an ancient, nutritious food and all the rage in trendy kitchens

Q. I am writing on behalf of a dear friend. Her husband just had heart surgery and cannot have any salt. She hopes you can provide her with some recipes for gravy with no salt at all for beef and chicken dishes. I can't seem to come up with any.

Focus is on fun, family and fitness in annual road-race tradition