Cooking and Food Preparation
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Mar, 26
Flapper Pie
Last weekend, I made a flapper pie to serve to our Saturday dinner guests. It was new to them, but they [...]
1
Jul, 25
Strawberry History Tidbits
More BC Strawberry History Strawberries and Strawberry Socials have long been a part of the Canadian foodscape as a way to [...]
10
May, 25
Bagged Lettuce (May 10, 2025)
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 food poisoning. Read this Atlantic article by Nicholas Florko about one single product you can stop buying. [...]
6
Feb, 25
Winter Vegetable Recipes
WINTER VEGETABLE RECIPES These winter vegetables - keep well, taste great. - winter squash bake, aloo gobi and hutspot. Winter vegetable [...]
5
Jan, 24
Pyrohy, Comfort Food and Celebratory Dish
Pyrohy Around my dinner table I recently asked my guests what food traditions they had for their meal on Christmas Eve [...]
12
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 [...]
17
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
The previous blog looked at Depression era recipes, and recipes of the 1930s have similarities to recipes of the war years. [...]
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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 [...]