Mock Cherry Pie
I’ve always been intrigued by “mock” recipes that show up in cookbooks, so this month, I’m going to look at several [...]
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Mar, 17
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Mar, 17
Mock Whipped Cream
I will continue to look at mock recipes that come to the rescue when we want to make something but don’t [...]
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Feb, 17
Pancake Tuesday
Pancake Tuesday Pancake Tuesday is the day before Lent starts. In 2021 it's today, February 16. Traditionally, Pancake Tuesday was a [...]
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Feb, 17
How Honeybees Came to BC
The hard work by honeybees to produce honey is critically important to agriculture and food production in Canada and around the [...]
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Feb, 17
Groundhog Day
February 2 is more than Groundhog Day. It is a cross-quarter day that was important for the ancient Celts who marked [...]
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Jan, 17
The Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year started January 28 this year and extends for a couple of weeks. In British Columbia it is [...]
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Jan, 17
Salmon Canneries in BC – the Smith Butcher Machine
If you follow the BC Food History Facebook page, you’ll see a recent post about Joe Coyle, the BC man who [...]
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Jan, 17
Wok with Stephen Yan
Wok with Stephen Yan - How a Vancouver Restaurateur Made Wokking Accessible to All Stephen Yan, a Vancouver-based chef who moved [...]
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Jan, 17
Baked Beans
Baked Beans 2016 was the year of the “pulse” and it’s not too late to acknowledge this very important Canadian [...]
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Jan, 17
Introducing Dr. Lenore Newman a Local Food Researcher
This week we introduce you to a fellow food researcher, Dr. Lenore Newman, who is currently Associate Professor of Geography at [...]