These looked intriguing, not only because I presume anything in an ice-cream cone is likely to be good, but because they are being marketed as a collation énergétique (“power snack”).… [Read More]
Montréal’s Jardin botanique is a beautiful place to stroll. It has lush greenhouses, winding outdoor paths, and a gourmet cafe, but the admission is pricey if you have to pay the rack rate.… [Read More]
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]
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]
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]
This soft nougat wasn’t on the shelf when I bought the jawbreaker variety in the similarly-designed red bag featured in The Maple Report #3.… [Read More]
For those who don’t speak French, here’s a breakdown of the label:
Pain = bread (an irony for anglophone breadophiles like me)
Pacanes = pecans
Cann < cannebergs, which = cranberries, which you find a lot around here.… [Read More]
