Rebecca Budd

The Shipyard Food Trucks

If you visit the North Vancouver Shipyards on a late Friday afternoon, you will encounter vivid multi-coloured food trucks cautiously navigating the narrow dockyard roads to find a space to settle. It is “set-up” time for the Shipyards Night Market event that features a marvelous variety of delectable repasts. The preparation is fascinating. Everywhere IContinue reading “The Shipyard Food Trucks”

Happy Thanksgiving

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day brings back poignant memories of family get-togethers on autumn days that bestowed a gentle chill and vibrant colours. Kitchens became the hub of activity that produced tantalizing aromas hours before the actual dinner. It was impossible not to indulge in sampling. Preparation – that was the best part ofContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”

We Are Farmers At Heart

My grandparents, on both sides of my family, were farmers. Their lives were governed by the seasons, the weather, the markets and the lives of animals under their care. Only a few of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren remained on the land. We have moved into a new era of food distribution that removes usContinue reading “We Are Farmers At Heart”

Good Soup & Pure Hearts

“I live on good soup, not on fine words.” Moliere In my research into mythologies concerning roosters, I discovered that the origin of chicken soup came from trying the harness the energy of a rooster. It was thought that by eating a rooster, the symbol of the sun, the recipient would be infused with vigourContinue reading “Good Soup & Pure Hearts”

World Food Day – My Commitment

“The freedom of man, I contend, is the freedom to eat.” Eleanor Roosevelt This morning I received a message in my e-mail inbox advising me that it was World Food Day. This is the day that we come together as a global community to declare our commitment to eradicate hunger in our lifetime. This initiative isContinue reading “World Food Day – My Commitment”

Æbleskiver & New Journeys

I am feeling the lightness of decluttering. I confess that my “bite-size” approach to reorganization that I spoke loftily about in my last post became more of an enormous feast that offered course after course, each more tempting than the one before. The lazy days of summer, sipping ice tea and reading a good book,Continue reading “Æbleskiver & New Journeys”

Cookbooks & Drinking Tea

Everyone seems to be in some stage of de-cluttering, down-sizing, and reorganizing these days. I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions for many reasons, not only because those imposing promises made to myself on January 1st seem to lose vigour around January 15th. I find that the first two weeks of January are bestContinue reading “Cookbooks & Drinking Tea”

The Year of Family Farming

“People in my neighbourhood are so disconnected from the fresh food supply that kids don’t know an eggplant from a sweet potato. We have to show them how to get grounded in the truest sense of the word.” Ron Finley The United Nations has designated the year 2014 as the International Year of FamilyContinue reading “The Year of Family Farming”

World Diabetes Day

“Diabetes is a lousy, lousy disease.” Elaine Stritch The World Health Organization is on a mission to raise global awareness of diabetes. Today has been designated World Diabetes Day. The WHO statistics are sobering: 347 million people worldwide have diabetes. 80% of people with diabetes live in low and middle-income countries. Diabetes is projected to becomeContinue reading “World Diabetes Day”