Good Morning #Canada
With another #HeatWave hitting most of Canada this week, my goto combat plan is - Eat #IceCream. Most Canadians obviously have the same strategy as we collectively ate over $840m of tasty frozen concoctions last year. Chocolate is the most popular flavor, but I'm more of a butterscotch guy. I think a #MercerMemories video could get you motivated to get out and restock your freezer.
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https://youtu.be/wwrHYN37yf0?si=vFdKrcCzyInsHQAo
Good Morning #Canada
It's National Junk Food day, which, for me, is any day ending with the letter "y." Celebrated every year on July 21st, this day is dedicated to the foods we like to snack on, meaning today, you can eat junk food for every meal. Junk food is not a new phenomenon, as crafty entrepreneurs have been taking advantage of our taste buds for over a hundred years. Here's a look back at some of Canada’s best versions of this food category.
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https://canadianfoodfocus.org/canadian-food-stories/the-snack-story-a-history-of-canadas-favourite-snack-foods/
We've found a great new eating spot that serves diner food - simple but delicious. And we get to look out to Lake Simcoe and watch boats launch from the marina next to the restaurant.
Good Morning #Canada
Day 2 of our celebration of Canada’s delicious history of #Chocolate. Today, we present:
1) Neilson's, once our nation's largest chocolate maker, beloved manufacturer of now dead Jersey Milk. #RIP
2) A chocolate retailer named after a famous War of 1812 hero.
3) An entrepreneur with the worst traits of a ruthless and immoral capitalist, but apparently offered tasty treats.
I now have a craving....
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https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/online-exhibits/web-exhibits/web-exhibits-culture-people/made-in-toronto-chocolate/
Torontonians have always had a love of sweets. As early as 1834, Toronto had two local confectioners – Alexander Erskine of 65 King Street and Franco Rossi of 217 King Street. A decade later, the number of confectioners had increased to ten. By 1890, the city directory listed more than 150 businesses involved in the […]
Good Morning #Canada
The news devastating Canada's #Chocolate community crossed my path yesterday, causing me to fall into a Google rabbit hole on the history of this sweet confection in our delicious country. I'll share some of the most prominent stories, but the creation of chocolate treats was very local in small shops, which continues to this day. Here are 3 early cocoa entrepreneurs, 2 of which you can still sample their creations.
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https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/pages/71_chocolate-chocolat.aspx
@jreulbach Here you go!
Ingredients
1 cup softened butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 x 100g Lindt Milk chocolate bars (or sub in your favourite chocolate!)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Using a mixer, beat butter, sugars, vanilla, and eggs until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt until just blended. Then add flour a little at a time.
4. Cut chocolate bars into small chunks, then mix into cookie dough by hand.
5. Line baking trays with parchment paper.
6. Drop about a teaspoon of cookie mix onto each tray (12 per tray). Recipe makes 3.5 dozen cookies.
7. Bake 8-11 minutes until lightly browned (time dependent on your oven).
8. Transfer to cooling rack.
Enjoy!!
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