Ben by Daniel Shelton for April 10, 2014

Ah, Tim Horton’s! Wonderful donuts. Beats the heck out of Krispy Kremes.

Beauty, eh?

I love Canadian food. Yummm – maple glazed.

C’mon, there has to be something better…. Canadians, any ideas?

Don’t forget the poutine!

“The handyman’s secret weapon, duct tape.”“I’m crushing your head!”“Take off, hoser!”

Most of the food we ate in Vancouver was Asian or Italian. We did have generic sandwiches and crepes, though.

How about some Canadian bacon?

Timmie’s, poutine, Pacific sockeye salmon, spotted shrimp, Fanny Bay oysters, Back Bacon, bannock, Whale;s Tails and Beaver Tails. Nanaimo Bars, butter tarts…. .all are Canadian. .

When my kids were little and I had to think up new meals all the time, I did a foreign country at least once a week (and it WAS just what I knew of that country (long before the NET) as I was divorced in 1975. Still, I did Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Italian etc. And Cuban was my default (my X’s country). I have always done HOME cooking for most of my life (tried some Lean Cuisine when first single- after the kids were all settled) but that was not good for budget or health. Vegetarian home made for a year got me back in shape.

Pickerel, bison, boar, lobster, cod, wild blueberries, meat pies, butter tarts, beer, grains and grains and more grains!

Canadian cuisine is as varied as the many different cultures that have shaped the best country in the world :)

Visit Toronto and taste the world!