tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343724432011-04-21T20:35:40.513-07:00This year embrace your love of local food and do Thanksgiving on the 100-Mile Diet!100-Mile Vancouvernoreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34372443.post-1160164701128794962006-10-06T12:57:00.000-07:002006-10-07T10:07:16.473-07:00

Imagine: this Thanksgiving if every Canadian ate a dinner of locally grown food we would reduce our collective greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 70 million kilograms. A compact car would have to drive around the earth over 11,000 times to emit an equivalent amount! Still not convinced? Here are the top 10 reasons to eat local food this Thanksgiving: Local Wild Salmon. The cheeses

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Don't miss the last Farmer's Markets!The hands-down best place to shop for all your Thanksgiving dinner needs is the Farmer's Market. Saturday, October 7th is the last day for farmer's markets in East Vancouver (from 9am - 2pm by Trout Lake Community Centre) and the West End (9am - 2pm on Comox by Nelson park). See Your Local Farmer's Market Society for a listing of vendors. The UBC farm also

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Appetizer IdeasCheese & Pesto Stuffed Mushroom CapsThese are really simple and turn out delicious. Ingredients1.5 lbs white button or cremini mushrooms200 g cheese (a goat cheese or strong cheese works or if you can find a local cream cheese...)1/4 cup pesto*DirectionsClean mushrooms and carefully remove stems. Place on a baking tray and stuff each with about a 1/4 teaspoon of cheese. On top of

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Soup & Salad IdeasWest Coast Salmon Chowderby Birgitta Hellman"This is the very first fish soup recipe I ever wrote and it is still my favourite. It is one of those recipes that keeps getting passed on and on."Serves 4Ingredients1 lb. wild salmon1 Tbsp. butter2 Tbsp. crushed garlic1 medium red onion, diced3 stalks celery, chopped6 tomatoes, diced (1-1/2 cups)3 Yukon Gold potatoes, chopped1 large

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Main Course IdeasLocal Wild SalmonPersonally I think local salmon is a perfect main dish for a West Coast Thanksgiving. I have no special recipe for this aside from throwing the salmon on a baking sheet and cooking it until it's done! I am hoping someone out there has a recipe that sounds a bit more elegant... if so please post it!Other main dish ideas? Please post them!

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Side Dish IdeasApple Filled Acorn Squash with Honey Glaceby Birgitta HellmanThis dish is elegant and simple to make. It works as a vegetarian main course or as a side dish with poulty or fish. Be sure to overfill the acorn rings as the filling shrinks when cooked. Serves 4 to 8 people.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C)Filling1 medium yellow onion, diced1 medium parsnip, peeled and

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Dessert Ideas100-Mile Pumpkin Pieby Kelly Kuryk, based on the Moosewood Cookbook recipeThis pumpkin pie recipe embraces the "eat locally, season globally!" philosophy. The hazelnut crust goes beautifully with the pumpkin filling. Serve with whipping cream plain or sweetened with honey. To make this 100% local dish use all local ingredients and delete the spices.Preheat oven to 375 degrees

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Wine & BeveragesWineDomaine de Chaberton has some nice wines. Their winery is located in Langley - does anyone know where to buy it in Vancouver?JuiceBremner's does nice blueberry and cranberry juices. Their juices are available from natural food stores - I found mine at Capers. Apparently they sell berry wines as well from their site in Delta.

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