This is a recipe from British Columbia, specifically Vancouver Island where there is a city called Nanaimo. These bars are served on the ferries that travel back and forth to the different islands and the mainland. They are enjoyed by both locals and tourists.
Ingredients:
First layer

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup white sugar
5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 [...]

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser
HarperCollins, 2001
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal changed the way America views and consumes fast food. Author Eric Schlosser describes how social, economic, and technological forces created the often-grisly fast food industry and how the fast food industry changed the [...]

Upton Sinclair’s political novel leads to food industry reform.

Ed Dillinger and his wife Susan own the Lazy Heart D Ranch, home to 80 bison.

I’ve lived in Corpus Christi, Texas for nearly 20 years, so when my husband, SSG Michael Gutierrez, said, “Pack up, were moving to Fort Riley, Kansas”, I was thrilled! Immediately I noticed beautiful scenery, nice schools, great BBQ, Mexican restaurants. But NO carne guisada. Carne guisada is a Tex-mex dish containing small chunks of [...]

The Amish call fried dough cake “drechter kuche.” Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch communities in western Pennsylvania and Ohio prepared traditional funnel cake for harvest festivals and German holidays. The regional specialty was created by frying unleavened cake batter in hot grease. Fried cake was coated with honey, chocolate syrup, molasses, fruit topping or, as at [...]

In the Chinese tradition, we are expected to bring out the best food we have in our kitchens to serve our guests. It is considered impolite if we have just enough food for everyone on the table, as leftovers are an indication that we have served and fed our guests to the fullest.
Thus, I grew [...]

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
Michael Pollan
Penguin Press, 2008
Every day we hear so-called “expert” advocating a low-fat, low-carb, sugar-free, or high-protein diet to be healthy and lose weight. So why is the majority of America overweight? Maybe people aren’t getting the message.
Author Michael Pollan believes the message is wrong. He [...]

Les and Michelle Meyer planted their first grape vines in 1986. Today the father-daughter team grows more than 12,000 vines on 14 acres at Holy-Field Vineyard and Winery in the Leavenworth County town of Basehor.

Alvin Kahle and Jim Ferguson have been making Alma cheese for 40 years. But in this small town in Wabaunsee County, cheese is a community endeavor.