Dill Pickle Soup
On recent travels through central Alberta, we kept noticing Dill Pickle Soup as the “soup of the day” in many [...]
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Jul, 26
Sunbeam Frypan, circa 1960s
This is a story of “they don’t make them like they used to.” Meet my trusty old Sunbeam frypan that [...]
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Jul, 26
City Run Grocery Stores?
Every so often, food prices take a large leap in a way that is felt in many people’s pocketbooks. It [...]
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Jul, 26
Falkland History Through Recipes
From Grannies to Grandkids, Falkland History Through Recipes is a charming little community cook book, coil-bound, 84 pages, 170 recipes and a [...]
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Jun, 26
School Lunches
Meeting "at the corner" to walk the remaining quarter mile to school together. ca 1955. I subscribe to Blue [...]
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Jun, 26
Why is Seafood So Expensive?
Canada has the world's longest coastline and is surrounded by three oceans. Shouldn't local seafood be more accessible and be less [...]
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Jun, 26
Himalayan Blackberry
"How the Himalayan Blackberry Took Over the Pacific Northwest" by Kari Traylor is a timely read. The berries are starting to [...]
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Jun, 26
St. Jean’s Cannery – Hall of Fame Inductee 2025
Cultivate Magazine is published annually by British Columbia Food & Beverage. The 2026 edition contains “The House That Smoked Oysters Built” [...]
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May, 26
AI Meal Planning?
If you are interested in understanding and trying to learn about AI, you can subscribe for free to The Rundown [...]
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May, 26
Heritage Fairs
Several years back when I was heading a project to understand what influences people to visit science centres, several of [...]