May 26, 2004
Sustainable Seafood
A Citizen's Guide to Seafood. The Sierra Club has come out with a pocket guide to sustainable seafood choices.
To check out the Citizen's Guide to Seafood, or even download it online, go to the Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter's website at www.sierraclub.ca/bc
The Monterey Bay Aquarium in California also offers a download of a sustainable seafood guide called Seafood Watch, Choices for Healthy Oceans. You can find it here: http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
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May 19, 2004
Fair Trade
Fair Trade products are gaining in popularity across Canada, with coffee being the most popular foodstuff, but you can also find chocolate and now even bananas. To learn more about Fair Trade products, visit these websites and be sure to click on any links you find on their pages as well:
Other links of interest:
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May 12, 2004
Summer Cookbooks
Here are four cookbooks I'm recommending for a great summer of entertaining. If you are interested in buying them, please support this website by clicking on the books and purchasing them on-line from amazon.ca. I thank you, and my bank account thanks you!
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The Passionate Cook; The Very Best of Karen Barnaby
Published by Whitecap Books, $24.95
The Urban Picnic; John Burns and Elisabeth Caton
Published by Arsenal Pulp Press, $24.95
Barbecue Secrets; Unbeatable Recipes, Tips and Tricks from a Barbecue Champion. By Ron Shewchuk
Published by Whitecap Books, $24.95
The Provence Cookbook, by Patricia Wells
Published by Harper Collins, $43.95 You can also learn more about Patricia by visiting her website, www.patriciawells.com.
May 5, 2004
Asparagus Season
It's asparagus season! To add to your enjoyment of these succulent spears, I visited an asparagus farm and met with some chefs to bring you some selection, storage and recipe suggestions.
For those of you on Vancouver Island who would like to visit Chuck Ford's Asparagus Farm, visit his website.
Recipes:
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