{"id":23067,"date":"2013-11-24T12:56:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-24T19:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=23067"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:19:03","slug":"west-coast-christmas-tasty-locally-made-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/west-coast-christmas-tasty-locally-made-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Christmas &#8211; Tasty Locally Made Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1365.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23069\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/west-coast-christmas-tasty-locally-made-treats\/img_1365\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1365.jpg?fit=2833%2C1664&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2833,1664\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T2i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1385216087&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1365\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1365.jpg?fit=788%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23069\" alt=\"IMG_1365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1365-300x176.jpg?resize=300%2C176\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1365.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1365.jpg?resize=1024%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1365.jpg?resize=600%2C352&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1365.jpg?w=1576&amp;ssl=1 1576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1365.jpg?w=2364&amp;ssl=1 2364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Out in Abbotsford at the Tradex Christmas comes early with the West Coast Christmas Show. \u00a0Since we have the use of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ford.ca\/cars\/fusion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ford Fusion <\/a>this week, we dressed up the car and drove out to launch ourselves into Christmas mode.<\/p>\n<p>Dairy Farmers of Canada (for whom I am an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dairygoodness.ca\/cheese\/all-you-need-is-cheese\/promotions\/social\" target=\"_blank\">ambassador<\/a> right now) was out there teaching shoppers all about Canadian Cheese<a href=\"http:\/\/www.annaolson.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">, Anna Olson<\/a> was on stage with holiday baking tips (check out my interview with her<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zSs0xG4_90o\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0here<\/a>) and BBQ Master <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houseofq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Misko<\/a> partnered with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnstons.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Johnston&#8217;s Pork <\/a>to teach us how to make simple pork-themed appies.<\/p>\n<p>There were a few junky booths with nick-knacks that no one really needs, but there was also a lot of really good locally made items that would be great for hostess gifts or in your kitchen to liven up your holiday cooking. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetthea.com\/product-category\/family-favourites\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Sweet Thea<\/a> had spectacular stolen, plum puddings and immaculately decorated gingerbread, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teasparrow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Sparrow<\/a> was sampling lovely tea and you could sign yourself or someone else up for their tea club, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmhousecheeses.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Farmhouse Cheese<\/a> had their Agassiz-made cheeses on hand for sale.<\/p>\n<p>I would have liked to have seen some seasonal foods for sale for purchase and immediate consumption like at the <a href=\"http:\/\/vancouverchristmasmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver Christmas Market<\/a> (I was craving bratwurst) as the concession food could definitely be improved upon. \u00a0We should have stopped at <a href=\"http:\/\/yolks.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yolks<\/a> on the way out as I initially had planned.<\/p>\n<p><a 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