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		<title>Big Leaf Maple Syrup Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 11, 2012 5:00 pm &#8211; 9:00 pm In tribute to the local Big Leaf Maple Syrup Festival, Deerholme Farm will be presenting a special menu of treats based on the unique island treat. Appetizers: Maple-smoked Sockeye Salmon Maple-caramalized onion tarte with local goats cheese &#160; Terrine of Chicken, soy, maple and leeks &#8211; served [...]]]></description>
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		<title>sniffing out the news at the stone soup inn</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Island Chef contributor Brock Windsor is an accomplished chef, previously cooking at the iconic Sooke Habour House and at Whistler&#8217;s Bear Foot Bistro. He now sets up shop near Lake Cowichan in the valley of the same name. His new inn&#8217;s dining room was named one of the best new restaurants in Canada [...]]]></description>
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		<title>in praise of local food</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Zuvich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day is coming with a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution &#8211; Paul Cezanne The idea of eating local food is a simple one. Buy food products grown, cultivated or made in your area.  Somewhere in this simplicity the subject of eating local has somehow been made to seem unattainable for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>down home rhubarb</title>
		<link>http://www.islandchef.ca/2011/05/down-home-rhubarb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 21:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zoe O Doherty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I associate rhubarb with spring.  Harvesting of this hardy garden perennial marks the end of winter in backyards across Canada.  In northern temperate climates such as ours, rhubarb is harvested in April or May and is therefore one of the first food plants to grace our tables.  Some local gardeners will enjoy a second bounty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>how to cook wild nettles</title>
		<link>http://www.islandchef.ca/2011/04/how-to-cook-wild-nettles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Rissling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that spring is in the air when my friend Eric from Untamed Feast delivers the first batch of wild stinging nettles to our kitchen at the Marina Restaurant. Nettles are sometimes referred to as &#8216;Indian Spinach&#8217; due to their similarity in taste.  I always tell our new cooks, who usually have never eaten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tips for dried beans &amp; legumes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christabel Padmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dried beans and legumes have a bad reputation.  The process of transforming these solid inedible pellets into an appetizing ragout, soup or casserole can be daunting.  Common cooking missteps often result a meal with the texture of a mushy gruel or crunchy gravel. I think their ill repute is overstated, especially in this time of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>stocking an awesome kitchen pantry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making great food is all about the ingredients. Sometimes your best plan is to take a nice, fresh local product and do as little with it as possible. Sometimes you need to shake in a little variety and flavour to create excitement for your taste buds. As chefs we know that eating amazing food is [...]]]></description>
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