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Traditionally, Bannock bread was an indigenous dish, used for an accompaniment to a meal, or with some honey drizzeled over it for breakfast. Now-a-days, Bannock is turning up everywhere! Burgers, waffles, even tacos and being made out of Bannock, and whole new communities are learning about this delicious quick bread and making it their own. Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour…...

Yukon Territory – Bannock Traditionally, Bannock bread was an indigenous dish, used for an accompaniment to a meal, or with some honey drizzeled over it for breakfast. Now-a-days, Bannock is turning up everywhere! Burgers, …

Jigg's Dinner is a long running Newfoundland staple. Much like corned beef and cabbage, a Jigg's Dinner consists of a boiled beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots. What makes a Jigg's Dinner different is the addition of mashed split peas, turnips and it is topped with homemade dumplings. Now on to why it's called Jigg's Dinner in the first place: Apparently, corned beef and cabage was the favourite meal of Jiggs, the central character in the popular, long running comic strip…...

Newfoundland – Jigg’s Dinner Jigg’s Dinner is a long running Newfoundland staple. Much like corned beef and cabbage, a Jigg’s Dinner consists of a boiled beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots. What makes a Jigg& #8217…

As the story goes, the Halifax donair was first invented in the 1970s by Peter Gamoulakos. Originally from Greece, he started selling Greek gyros (a pita stuffed with grilled lamb and tzatziki) from his restaurant located off the Bedford Highway. But the sandwich just didn’t vibe with the East Coast’s “meat and potatoes” palate. Swapping lamb for beef, the Gamoulakos' whipped up a sweet “donair sauce” and tried again....

Nova Scotia – Donair As the story goes, the Halifax donair was first invented in the 1970s by Peter Gamoulakos. Originally from Greece, he started selling Greek gyros (a pita stuffed with grilled lamb and tzatziki) fro…

Prince Edward Island, or PEI, is best known for two things: Anne of Green Gables and potatoes! Now since this is a food blog and not a literature one, I will be focusing on the second claim to fame. Now there are a ton of things you can do with potatoes. They really are remarkable. I wanted to find something a little different for this recipe, and I came across this recipe for Garden Potato Salad....

Prince Edward Island – Garden Potato Salad Prince Edward Island, or PEI, is best known for two things: Anne of Green Gables and potatoes! Now since this is a food blog and not a literature one, I will be focusing on the second claim to fame…

This popular chicken fricot is easily one of our favourite Acadian recipes. It is the epitome of comfort food in New Brunswick, and is essentially an Acadian take on chicken stew and dumplings. These soft, fluffy dumplings are also often fondly referred to as dough boys in the Maritimes. The combination of chicken, potatoes, carrots, and dumplings make for a hearty bowl that’s both simple and delicious....

New Brunswick – Fricot This popular chicken fricot is easily one of our favourite Acadian recipes. It is the epitome of comfort food in New Brunswick, and is essentially an Acadian take on chicken stew and dumplings. The…

A meat pie. is a meat pie, is a meat pie... except when that meat pie comes from Quebec, in which case it's a tourtière! This French Canadian speciality takes meat pie to a whole new level. Now normally the recipe calls for a mixture of ground beef and pork, but for obvious reasons, I've replaced the ground pork with ground chicken....

Quebec – Tourtière A meat pie. is a meat pie, is a meat pie… except when that meat pie comes from Quebec, in which case it’s a tourtière! This French Canadian speciality takes meat pie to a whole new leve…

The butter tart is a staple in Canadian cuisine, but did you know that it has roots in Ontario? The earliest known butter tart recipe was published in Ontario's The Women's Auxiliary of the Royal Victoria Hospital Cookbook in 1900, according to CBC. Ingredients: For the pastry: 2 ¼ cups flour, pastry flour is best to use but all-purpose will do…...

Ontario – Buttertarts The butter tart is a staple in Canadian cuisine, but did you know that it has roots in Ontario? The earliest known butter tart recipe was published in Ontario’s The Women’s Auxiliary of…

Manitoba is going to have to excuse me, but I messed up my right hand going on almost two weeks ago and it still isn't right. I'm finding typing, amongst other things, a tad bit difficult to do. Having said that, I will give just a brief background on how this Eastern European delicacy found it's way to Manitoba. Apparently, this delicious treat was brought over to Canada with the influx of Ukrainian immigrants, starting back around 1891....

Manitoba – Potato & Cheese Pierogies Manitoba is going to have to excuse me, but I messed up my right hand going on almost two weeks ago and it still isn’t right. I’m finding typing, amongst other things, a tad bit difficu…

There's a joke about Saskatchewan that the topography is so flat that you can watch your dog run away for hours! Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week 🙂 But really, while Saskatchewan is missing the hills and valleys of other parts of Canada, it makes up for it by being Canada's bread basket, with it's miles and miles (or kilometres) of wheat, and other crops....

Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Berry Pie There’s a joke about Saskatchewan that the topography is so flat that you can watch your dog run away for hours! Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all week :) But really, while Saskatc…

Alberta... Canada's Wild West! Imagine a land filled with cattle, oil and polite cowboys, sounds a little like a Western slice of heaven, doesn't it? So what does one eat in this utopia? Lots of beef and honey. So for today's recipe we're going to get both in the form of a delicious peppery stir-fry. The combination of the sweet honey and spicy pepper really dances on the tongue!...

Alberta – Honey and Black Pepper Beef Stir-Fry. Alberta… Canada’s Wild West! Imagine a land filled with cattle, oil and polite cowboys, sounds a little like a Western slice of heaven, doesn’t it? So what does one eat in this ut…

So British Columbia is known for many things, both in terms of sights and sounds as well as gastronomically. One of the biggest, and best in my opinion, foods that they are famous for is Salmon. In fact, they are known for five different types: Pink, Sockeye, Chum, Chinook and Coho. This "fancy" dish of pastry wrapped salmon can be made with any type....

British Columbia – Salmon en Croute So British Columbia is known for many things, both in terms of sights and sounds as well as gastronomically. One of the biggest, and best in my opinion, foods that they are famous for is Salmon. In…

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so since the "Best of the States" series went so well, I thought I'd bring it back to my home and native land, and do a "Best of Canada" one too! Canada is chock-a-block full of tasty vittles from coast to coast. We start in the west, with British Columbia and it's vibrant orange coho salmon, and make our way east, stopping in each province along the way, ending in Newfoundland with it's Acadian specialities....

Best of Canada – A Country in Dishes They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so since the “Best of the States” series went so well, I thought I’d bring it back to my home and native land, and do a & #822…