Mary Leah de Zwart, Author at The British Columbia Food History Network

26 Mar, 20

Basic Home Cooking

By Mary Leah de Zwart|2022-01-02T17:23:17-07:00March 26, 2020|Cooking and Food Preparation|

Basic Cooking Skills Basic cooking skills never go out of date. "Our grandmothers and mothers [sic] learned how to cook by [...]

21 Mar, 20

KD Shortage

By Mary Leah de Zwart|2024-11-03T16:59:04-07:00March 21, 2020|What's Making Food History|

Kraft Dinner - empty shelves and shopping advice https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/a-single-factory-is-now-working-24-7-to-keep-kraft-dinner-on-grocery-shelves-1.4862199 Happy World Home Economics Day!It's easy to make your own [...]

17 Mar, 20

Easter Ham: Scruffy Hospitality

By Mary Leah de Zwart|2021-05-26T10:19:46-07:00March 17, 2020|Food for Holidays and Special Occasions|

The Easter Ham was a tradition in my family. Neither 12-foot drifts, 75 mile-an-hour winds, or the prospect of having to [...]

10 Mar, 20

Seville Oranges and Dundee Marmalade

By Mary Leah de Zwart|2021-05-26T13:57:26-07:00March 10, 2020|Cooking and Food Preparation|

Seville Oranges and Dundee Marmalade Seville oranges Oranges do not have to be from Seville and marmalade doesn't have [...]

23 Feb, 20

In search of the perfect loaf

By Mary Leah de Zwart|2022-09-17T16:01:36-07:00February 23, 2020|What's Making Food History|

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/university-manitoba-bread-scientists-1.5463315

22 Jan, 20

Pop-Eye’s favourite food may have changed from spinach to chicken

By Mary Leah de Zwart|2022-09-17T16:02:23-07:00January 22, 2020|What's Making Food History|

We are living history. Pop-Eye's favourite food may have changed from spinach to chicken: breakfast may no longer be an immutable [...]

3 Jan, 20

Puffed wheat squares, a sweet piece of Alberta history

By Mary Leah de Zwart|2022-09-17T16:03:22-07:00January 3, 2020|What's Making Food History|

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-red-deer-puffed-wheat-candy-history-1.5028308?fbclid=IwAR0W4I-xcwYxF-GgGgqIrYZ7zBF6atYTkhwmALlW8Z9HzDSk4rnKkuZGzCo Puffed wheat squares - Red Deer's claim to fame? BCFHN Facebook had a recipe for puffed wheat candy in 2014: [...]

31 Dec, 19