Cooking and Food Preparation
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Jul, 25
Strawberry History Tidbits
Tidbits of Strawberry History Strawberries and Strawberry Socials have long been a part of the Canadian foodscape as a way to [...]
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May, 25
What’s Making Food History – Bagged Lettuce 10-05-25
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/05/bagged-romaine-lettuce-food-safety/682734/?utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20250508&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The+Atlantic+Daily Bagged lettuce may cause s food poisoning. Read this Atlantic article by Nicholas Florko about one single product you can [...]
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Feb, 25
Winter Vegetable Recipes
WINTER VEGETABLE RECIPES These winter vegetables - keep well, taste great. - winter squash bake, aloo gobi and hutspot. Winter vegetable [...]
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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 [...]