Edna Staebler (January 15, 1906 – September 12, 2006) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of cookbooks, Food That Really Schmecks, based on Mennonite home cooking as practiced in the Waterloo Region. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Portal:Currentevents September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cookbook contains information on cooking, and a list of recipes. ... The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist (Re-baptizers) denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561). ... The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is located in the south-western part of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

She was born in Berlin, Ontario (later Kitchener) in 1906 and grew up there. Staebler received a BA from the University of Toronto and a teacher's certificate from the Ontario College of Education. Staebler married in 1933 but divorced in 1962. She wrote articles for Maclean's, Chatelaine, Saturday Night, Reader's Digest, Star Weekly and other newspapers and magazines; she has also written non-fiction with Canadian themes. In 1991, she established an award for Creative Non-fiction, awarded annually by Wilfrid Laurier University. Staebler was awarded the Order of Canada in 1996. Motto: ex industria prosperitas (Latin, prosperity through industry) Location of Kitchener in Waterloo Region Country Canada Province Ontario Mayor Carl Zehr Area    - City km²  - Land 136. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a non-denominational, provincially-supported, coeducational public research university located in Toronto, Ontario. ... Macleans is Canadas leading weekly news magazine. ... Chatelaine is a Canadian womens magazine, published by Rogers Media Publishing (a subsidiary of Rogers Communications). ... Saturday Night is a Canadian general interest magazine. ... Readers Digest is a monthly general interest family magazine. ... The Toronto Star is Canadas highest circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ...

She died of a stroke in Waterloo, Ontario in 2006. For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ... The City of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener. ...

External links

• Entry from Canadian Who's Who
• Notice of death from canada.com