About 5 years ago, when I worked in an office, we were situated across the street from a Save On Foods (for those outside of western Canada, they’re a grocery store chain). They had an ok deli. An ok deli with a stellar chicken pot pie. I’m not kidding. This was comfort food as good as it comes served piping hot. It wasn’t unusual to
Currant Cookies & Thanksgiving
This weekend is my absolute favourite holiday – Canadian Thanksgiving. It’s about giving thanks for the harvest, which is truly in it’s prime in October. I love it because it is the one holiday of the year in this country that isn’t wrapped up in commercialism. Oh it’s there alright, but it’s minimal compared to Easter, Halloween, Valentine’s and the mother of all commercial holidays,
Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Oh yes… not just pumpkin bundt cake… pumpkin bundt cake with orange glaze! I’m off to Thanksgiving dinner at my mom’s tonight (that would be Canadian Thanksgiving. I’m not exceptionally organized or early, I’m just Canadian). Seeing as she’s already making my favourite sour cream apple pie, which I should make and post one day, I offered to bring something pumpkin-y for dessert that was