Nanaimo Bars are a no-bake dessert which is a Canadian classic, named after the city of Nanaimo in BC. It is a three layer bar – a base of crushed cookies, nuts and coconut, a middle layer of a vanilla buttercream, and a top layer of chocolate ganache. Each layer is simple, and the total Read More …
Donair is a Canadian regional variant of gyros or doner kebab. The basic origin story is that a Greek immigrant went to work at a Halifax pizzeria and added gyros to the menu, but they did not sell well. Rather than give up, he started tinkering with the recipe and came up with something that Read More …
This is a traditional Newfoundland recipe which I found on BonitasKitchen.com. The original recipe was for 3 loaf pans (making 9 mini-loafs), which is generally too much for Carol and me so I made 1 loaf. I made the dough the night before and let it slowly rise overnight in the refrigerator before baking it Read More …
Maybe because I visited Thunder Bay, Ontario a couple of months ago on a Boy Scout trip to the Northern Tier, I have seen a number of references recently to a Canadian cousin of Pecan Pie, the Butter Tart. I made a batch for last night’s Boy Scout Court of Honor, and they were a Read More …
Smoked Meat is Montreal’s answer to American pastrami. I had it for the first time when I was a college student and debated at McGill University. After Ben’s wedding in Albany, I went to Montreal a second time and had a smoked meat sandwich at Schwartz’s deli after waiting in a long line. A few Read More …