Spring Foraging – Stinging Nettles
Spring Foraging - Stinging Nettles For many people, when the winter snow and rains give way to spring, and new life [...]
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Apr, 17
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Apr, 17
Iconic BC foods
Recipes of British Columbia 1979 cover Iconic BC Foods Once in awhile the BC Food History Network gets asked [...]
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Apr, 17
White Spot – a BC legend
White Spot We were recently contacted by Laura Brehaut of the National Post who was doing an article on the allure [...]
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Mar, 17
Cherry Olives
This final look at mock food considers the use of one ingredient to create a food that is not locally available, [...]
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Mar, 17
Mock Duck
This week I look at recipes for mock foods that work with readily available ingredients and attempt to make them more [...]
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Mar, 17
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
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 [...]