Cooking and Food Preparation
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Dec, 24
What’s Making Food History – 2025 Flavour Report
Nabob doesn't rule the roost any more. The world is open to new flavourings Thanks to KB, our correspondent [...]
5
Jan, 24
Pyrohy
Pyrohy Comfort Food and Celebratory Dish By Linda Peterat Around my dinner table I recently asked my guests what food traditions [...]
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Dec, 23
A Diary of Celebrated Christmas Recipes
A Diary of Celebrated Christmas Recipes By M. Gale Smith When an old friend visited me this summer, I mentioned to [...]
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Oct, 22
Samosas and tamales
Samosa photo (and recipe) from Hebbars Kitchen (with thanks to Neha Sonpar) Tamales and samosas were the first [...]
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Nov, 21
Quince
Quince Do you have any of these in your neighbourhood? At first glance you might think apple? Or pear? Both answers [...]
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Nov, 21
War and Postwar Food
War and Post War Food The previous blog looked at Depression recipes, and recipes of the 1930s have similarities to recipes [...]
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Nov, 21
Depression Recipes
Depression Recipes A recent request on the Culinary Historians of Canada facebook page for Depression-era recipes inspired me to write this [...]
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Sep, 21
Past Posts about Preserving Fruits and Vegetables
Past Posts about Preserving Fruits and Vegetables BC Food History Network has many posts about preserving fruits and vegetables. Here are [...]
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Mar, 21
The Nanaimo Bar
The Nanaimo Bar Who would have thought that Nanaimo Bars could be so controversial? We have always claimed Nanaimo Bars as [...]
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Feb, 21
Heat retention cooking
Heat Retention Cooking What would you do if the utility grid went down? How would you cook the food that might [...]