The Culinary Chase Turns 4!
Hard to believe the name, which my husband coined, was conceived in a coffee shop in Hong Kong and here I am four years later still enthusiastic with 569 food postings. People ask me why I do it and to be honest, it’s to help people see that for food to be good and healthy needn’t require a lot of effort or preparation.
I’ve been back in Canada a year now and am slowly getting to know some of the local producers from land and sea. What I am seeing is that the movement for all things local continues to grow. My husband and I were at the newly opened Seaport Farmers’ Market on Saturday. I love going to local markets and it is one I highly recommend especially for younger children. The market is an easy place to visit many vendors and a wonderful way for children to learn more about the food they eat. Vendors from these markets love to share information about the food they grow. We bought some beef from Getaway Farm and it was from this site I learned food we buy in Nova Scotia travels 4,000km! I like the idea of Getaway Farm’s invitation for you to travel to their farm and see how a cow is raised.
A long time food hero of mine, Jamie Oliver, recently spoke to a TED audience regarding our ignorance of food. It’s a provocative video worth viewing. I recall vividly of Jamie’s quest to revamp the food being served in British schools. I grew up with my Mom always giving us three vegetable servings every mealtime with the meat being on a smaller portion. I still adhere to this philosophy and my children, now young adults, are shall I say, healthy as a horse! I’ve also educated them to read labels! A simple action but not something that is done on a regular basis. This is so important because the first ingredient on a label is the main ingredient. So, for example, if you look at buying fruit juice and the first ingredient is water, then I’d put it back on the shelf!
The Culinary Chase’s Note: My site is a casual way to let people know of how easy it can be to lead healthy lives through the food we eat and that purchasing locally produced food or at least making a conscious effort to support the country you live in first, helps keep farmers and fishermen employed.
Happy four year anniversary! I’ve been enjoying your blog for pretty much the whole time I think. (Not sure when I started reading, but it seems like it was quite a while ago.)
Happy Anniversary, Heather! I’ve enjoyed your blog for a little over 3 years and think it’s about time I thanked you for all of your wonderful recipes and your inspiration 🙂 Please keep it coming!
Judy (a Canadian whose home is Hong Kong but is currently in Saudi Arabia)
Thank you Kalyn and Judy. The four years seem to have flown by and while we still lived overseas, it certainly was fun sampling the local cuisines of Hong Kong and Thailand. Cheers!
Happy Birthday Culinary Chase!! I love your food and recipes!
Bruno
Thanks Bruno! 🙂
Happy Anniversary and thanks for sharing all that you do. I too have been checking in on your blog regularly for a couple of years now! Fascinated by your menus while you were away, and inspired by your menus now that you are home! (I’m just over in NB myself so everything you do now is so accessable!! I feel like “Yeah, I can get those ingredients and make them too!) I’m a new foodie – only the last five years or so – before that HOPELESS in the kitchen. But last year, I can tell you that my five year old could go out to the garden and pick sage, or basil or dill and know what she was bringing me. Food, growing up to me, came from a box or a can. Not for my kids. I saw Jamie Oliver’s talk on TED a couple of weeks ago. Sad to see kids not recognize a potato or carrot, but inspiring to know that we as parents can change that! Okay, I’ve rambled on long enough! Keep the awesome posts coming.
Penny
Happy 4th Birthday! Here’s to many more! Just been looking over your latest entries – some yummy recipes here too! Keep up the good work! xxx