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Cedar Cottage Community Cookbook – Do You Have A Recipe To Share?

24 Jul

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The Cedar Cottage-Kensington area is putting together a Community Cookbook.  This is one of the most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in East Vancouver. The idea behind the cookbook is to celebrate all the unique and delicious cuisine of the neighbourhood by collecting recipes from residents within the community.  They are also inviting local restaurants in the area to submit their recipes.

You can provide them with your old family recipes or new culinary creations.  They are looking for recipes for desserts, appetizers, snacks and main courses from a variety of cultural backgrounds. They also wish to highlight origins of the recipes and what significance it holds to the contributor and within the community at large.

Their goal is to create a print book to sell at local businesses with a 100% of the proceeds to be donated to the Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House. They also plan to create a website where every recipe submitted will be posted.  If you are from the Cedar Cottage-Kensington area and wish to submit a recipe, here are the guidelines of what to include:

–   A detailed recipe
–   Indicate if it is a dessert, main course, appetizer, etc.
–   Give them an idea of what the recipe means to you
–   Your name and preferred method of contact

Your submissions or any questions should be sent to: cottagecookbook@gmail.com.

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Voting For We ♥ Local Awards On Now Till August 5th

23 Jul

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We ♥ Local Awards celebrates local food and agriculture across BC. This is a first-of-its-kind awards program which invites all British Columbians to recognize and elevate their favourite players in the food and/or agriculture industry.

The nomination process is now complete. They received 237 nominations across 15 categories and voting has now begun.  You can vote on Facebook up to August 5th.  When you visit the page, you need to Like the page in order to vote and I guarantee you will see some East Vancouver favourites that have been nominated.

Reminder, when you vote you are automatically included into a prize draw for a chance to win 1 of 20 $100 gift cards to your local Farmers Market. As  well, you will have an opportunity win a weekend wine getaway at Burrowing Owl Estate Winery in Oliver, BC.  To vote for your favourites, visit BuyLocalEatNatural.com now.  Vote today and support your local talent!

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Sunday Market at Vancouver Urban Winery

19 Jul

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Vancouver Urban Winery and Dolly’s Delicious Treats have teamed up to bring you their first ever Sunday Market on July 21st at the winery,55 Dunlevy Avenue. There will be a number of local artisan vendors on hand including:

Brown Paper Packages Ice Cream

Dolce Delights

Dolly’s Delicious Treats

Hey Jude Shop

Marked Edible Designs

Sugo Sauce

Wonton Girl

Westcoast Chutney Company

Vancouver Urban Winery will also have some mini Sunday School wine seminars on throughout the day and, of course, many wines on tap.  The event runs from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 and available online at www.eventbrite.ca.

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Many Hands Fruit Share Looking for Volunteers in South Hill

15 Jul

CherriesBowlNKZS Do you have fruit trees or grape vines on your property and need a hand picking the fruit? Will you be away this summer and don’t want to see your fruit go to waste? Or maybe you’re interested in picking and eating local produce. Many Hands Fruit Share has the equipment, all they need are willing workers and tree owners. This program connects local residents with fruit to spare and neighbours who care.  All fruit will be divided between the property owner/renter and the volunteer pickers.  If you’d like to be involved, contact southhill.neighbours@gmail.com.

Photo Credit:  Zsuzsanna Kilian

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Nomination Process On Now For We ♥ LOCAL AWARDS

10 Jul

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We ♥ Local Awards celebrates local food and agriculture across BC. This is a first-of-its-kind awards program which invites all British Columbians to recognize and elevate your favourite players in the food and/or agriculture industry.    How it works:

First up is the nomination process which is now open until July 15, 2013. Anyone living in BC can nominate one or more favourites in the 15 categories listed below. Next up is the voting which begins on July 16th and is open until August 5th.   Again, anyone in BC can vote for their favourite nominees in the categories listed below.

Why nominate and/or vote?   For starters, you are automatically included into a prize draw for a chance to win 1 of 20 $100 gift cards to your local Farmers Market. As  well, you will have an opportunity win a weekend wine getaway at Burrowing Owl Estate Winery in Oliver, BC.  To nominate your favourites, visit BuyLocalEatNatural.com now.

• Favourite Store to Buy Local

• Favourite BC Farmers Market

• Favourite Local Meat or Poultry Supplier

• Favourite Local Seafood Supplier

• Favourite Local Cheese Maker

• Favourite Local Sweet Treat

• Favourite Local Advocate

• Favourite Local Winery

• Favourite Local Brewery

• Favourite Local Food Truck

• Favourite Local U-Pick Farm

• Favourite Local Orchard/Fruit Supplier

• Favourite Local Restaurant or Café

• Favourite Local Chef

BC is full of great talent in the food and agriculture industry. Lets be sure those that stand out get a little  recognition.  Vote today and support local.

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Best of BC Berry Pie Competition July 17th

5 Jul

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So maybe you are not the next Food Network Star, but you do know how to make an excellent berry pie. Well if that’s the case, the Vancouver Farmers Market is hosting a BC Berry Pie Competition and is looking for entrants.  Everyone is welcome to enter.  Your pie can be made with any mix of fresh berries whether blackberries, raspberries, strawberries or any combination you can think of.   Prizes include:

1st PRIZE – $50 Market Money and a Market Bag
2nd PRIZE – $20 Market Money and a Market Bag
3rd PRIZE – $15 Market Money

Judging will be done by Mijune Pak of Follow Me Foodie, food blogger extraordinaire, and Lawren Moneta, a local food stylist.  On market day, July 17th, shoppers will be able to sample the pies including the winning one by way of a $2 donation at the Thornton Park (Main Street) Farmers Market.  Also on hand, will be activities for the kids, berry facts and lots of recipes.   All winning recipes from the competition will be posted on the Vancouver Farmers Market website.   To enter the contest, contact robyn@eatlocal.org or visit Vancouver Farmers Market website to download an entry form.  May the best pie win!

Photo Credit: Galina-NB

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Hawkers Market Coming This Saturday, July 6th

3 Jul

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The  Hawkers Market is a monthly recurring underground event that showcases local food and music.   They support local food entrepreneurs and give them a hawker stand (or pop up food stall) to sell their products.  The event is billed as a dining, shopping and social experience.  There will be many opportunities to eat food at the market and since there are so many great choices, you just might have to take a few treats home with you. The  Hawkers Market takes place at the East Van Studio located at 870 East Cordova Street this Saturday, July 6th starting at 7:00 p.m.  Tickets are $10.00 and  available in advance at EventBrite, or $15 at the door.  There will be many locals hawking their wares including:

Bad Girl Chocolates
Yummus
The Wonton Girl
D Original Sausage
Dolce Delights
Brown Paper Packages Ice Cream
Draught Storm Craft Beer
Let’s Cooking
Sweet Lily Bakery
We Against The Grain
Palki Chai
The Pie Hole
Looters Lemonade
In The Oven
When Pigs Fly
Nice Pops
Peche Mignon

This is definitely an event worth checking out. If you are not able to make this event, you can follow them on Twitter @hawkersmarket to keep an eye out for their next date.

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A Stones Throw Beer Dinner – Thursday, June 27th

19 Jun

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Campagnolo Roma and Parallel 49 Brewing Co. are partnering to put on A Stones Throw Beer Dinner.  Parallel 49 is located “a stones throw” away from Campagnolo Roma, 2297 East Hastings Street (at Garden Drive) in the rapidly emerging brewery district of Vancouver’s East Village. A Stones Throw is a neighbourly collaboration honouring craft beer and featuring their neighbours, Parallel 49 Brewing Co.  On Thursday, June 27th you are invited to dine around communal tables at Campagnolo Roma and share in a 4 course dinner served ‘alla famiglia’. Chef Nathan Lowey will prepare and pair each dish with beer from Parallel 49 Brewing Co.  The delicious menu includes:

Antipasto:

The Cure’s Housemade Salami
Summer pickles, old boy beer mustard
Beer Pairing – Old Boy Classic Ale

Pizza:

Nateroni
Spicy pepperoni, button mushrooms, scamorza cheese
Beer Pairing – Gypsy Tears Ruby Ale

Pasta:

Housemade Pasta
Beef neck and pulled pork ragu
Beer Pairing – Lord of the Hops IPA

Dessert:

Sweetmilk Pana Cotta
Highpoint Farms raspberries & crisp merengue
Beer Pairing – Humphrey Biere De Garde

Dinner starts at 8:30 p.m. and winds up at 10:30 p.m.  Tickets are $61.50 plus Eventbrite surcharge and are available at EventBrite. Price includes tax, gratuity and beer pairings.

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Cookbook Swap At Trout Lake Farmers Market

14 Jun

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First off, let me say, I love this idea! Due to my love of good food and cooking, I have quite the collection of cookbooks. There are, of course, a few that don’t get much use.   We all have our favourites we gravitate to. Thus, there are cookbooks collecting a bit of dust that are great. Case in point, the two Nigella Lawson cookbooks that were a gift, but sit virtually unused.  Due to space limitations, I’m not really in a position to add to my collection, but a Cookbook Swap, this idea in one word is ‘brilliant’!  So that’s what the Vancouver Farmers Market has organized.  For 4 weekends starting this Saturday, June 15th, you can bring your cookbooks, hard or soft cover as well as cooking magazines, to swap with others.  Here’s how it works:   Bring your books and/or magazines to the Appraiser’s Tent, there they will assign them one of 4 levels.

Red: $31 + hardcovers and big softcovers ( 2 yellows or 3 blues = 1 red) or $10 cash

Yellow:  $16 – $30 large softcovers/sm-med hardcovers ( 2 blue tickets = 1 yellow) or $5 cash

Blue: softcover and small hardcover – $0-$15 value or $3 cash

Green: magazines (5 magazines = 1 yellow) $1 cash

You can swap your books throughout the day on June 15th or you can retain your coupons for future cookbook swaps which are scheduled for June 22, July 13 and July 20 at Trout Lake.  You don’t need a cookbook to participate though, just bring cash.   They, of course, welcome any donations of unwanted cookbooks for sale should you have any you are willing to part with. The Cookbook Swap is a fundraiser for the Vancouver Farmers Market. Market runs from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Farmers Market Begins Today at Thornton Park

5 Jun

ILiveInEastVanMAY2013 419If you weren’t able to catch the Farmers Market over the weekend, then you are in luck.  The Vancouver Farmers Market begins today at Thornton Park in front of the Via Rail Station, 1150 Station Street.   This market will run every Wednesday until October 2nd from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.   This location is a perfect stop if you take the Skytrain, as it’s a one block walk from the Main Street Skytrain Station.

While we are talking Vancouver Farmers Market, did you know they have an e-store?  In it you will find t-shirts, coffee mugs, cloth shopping bags, baseball caps, buttons, a cookbook on local foods and my favourite item, a $20 gift certificate redeemable at any of their markets. All items are between $5.00 and $25.00 and available on their Online Shop.  Definitely worth a peak.

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