Canada is constitutionally a bilingual nation, and there are laws to protect that status. For example, all prepackaged food products sold in Canada must be properly labeled in both official languages.… [Read More]
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Maple Report #10
Truffettes of France
Cocoa Truffles Dusted with Maple Sugar
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Okay, here comes the good news: these cocoa truffles with a maple sugar dusting by Trufettes of France are phenomenally delicious.… [Read More]
In Deuteronomy, the somewhat questionable assertion is made that one cannot live by bread alone.
With the assistance of our neighborhood boulangerie, we have been rigorously testing this hypothesis. Contrary to our expectations, our early findings have found that it is in fact true.… [Read More]
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Maple Report, Rebooted
Québec produces close to 80% of the world’s maple syrup; the early spring thaw is cabane à sucre (“sugar shack”) season here, when the maple trees are tapped and the sap cooked down into the treacly stuff we all love on our pancakes and waffles.… [Read More]
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The Maple Report #8
Blueberry Maple Ice Cream by Irresistables
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Mustard’s Last Stand?
If you’ve gone to the store recently and found no Dijon mustard on the shelf, blame Canada (partly). This happened to me at our local IGA market last week; I didn’t find out why until this article crossed my virtual desk.… [Read More]
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The Bacon Dance
You've surely seen one but you didn't know it until now.
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Who Wants to Eat Cake?
It has never been easier.
Just stop by the cake vending machine in the Metro and grab yourself a slice. Vanilla sprinkle cake for birthdays, triple chocolate cake, red velvet, and lots of rainbow cake for Pride!… [Read More]
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Recipe: Healing Congee
In last week’s exciting episode, Sylvain and I got la grippe and we struggled not just with days of rolling fever, but with gamey guts. For nearly a week everything we ate or drank caused nausea and, er, other discomforts.… [Read More]
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The Maple Report #7
Dare Ultimate Maple Creme Cookies
After investigation, I’m gonna say: not the ultimate maple creme cookies, despite the provocative brand name and hyperbolic descriptor.
They were, however, pretty good, and had real maple that presented right up front, so we et them apace.… [Read More]