Oh! Canada

      July 1st is Canada Day and this will be my last Canada Day that I will be able to celebrate as a full Canadian citizen.  On June 11th I had my interview for my American citizenship and on July 18th I will go for the Oath Ceremony where I will become an American citizen.
    I have mixed feelings about doing this and although I have lived here in the States for 12 years, Canada is my home and will always be my home.  I was born Canadian and will die Canadian, but now I will also be American.  Making my decision to become American had many pros and cons and probably if I stated single, I wouldn't get my American Citizenship.... I pay taxes here and many people I meet think me as American until I say the word about, buried, semi and possibly a few more words that we say different.  But I can tell you it is not because I say "Eh".  I am not an "eh" girl and it is not part of my vocabulary.  I does make me laugh that people think that "eh" is a Canadian word as when I lived in central Wisconsin, I heard it more often there then I did when I was in Saskatchewan.
      As I sit wondering what I should do for my final All Canadian - Canada Day, I think about what food is Canadian.  The first thing that comes to mind at least to me is butter tarts.  Butter tarts are probably one of my favorite foods and is something we always made Christmas Eve for our evening get together.  YUM! my  mouth is watering.

Butter tarts  Link to recipe Here -- not my recipe but close

     Another food that I think of being truly Canadian is Nanaimo bars.  This bar has a wafer crumb based layer topped with a custard flavored butter icing and covered with melted chocolate squares.  So decadent and rich and delicious.

Nanaimo bar - picture taken from Wikepedia
link for recipe here

      Also when I think of Canada and food... I think of their chocolate.  In Canada we eat chocolate bars at least in the western provinces, not candy bars and even if they don't contain any chocolate bars they are still called chocolate bars.  My personal feeling is that the chocolate is better in Canada... even the kitkat tastes better with Canadian chocolate.  Here are some of my favorite chocolate bars:

Along with the chocolate bars, there are the potato chips.... ketchup chips, dill pickled chips, and salt and vinegar chips. Although they are found here in the states, they still taste better when I am at home...

             Home... Canada... The Maple Leaf forever.  I will be making something that is truly Canadian for Canada Day and I hope to post it on Canada Day.

                                       Til next time <3 <3 <3  Marlys