When I first saw this event I decided to ask my “American” friends what they thought of when I said the word Canada. Hockey, beer and maple syrup...oh and Canadian Bacon(it's called back bacon people!!!) All good things but I found it humorous that those were pretty much the same four answers I got over and over again. I did get a Bryan Adams the singer and “cold” thrown in now and then for good measure. If I hadn't felt so crummy as of late I would have made something involving back bacon and beer for the savory event that Jasmine is holding...I might just do that for me anyhow. :) Since I was only going with the one event, Mmmm Canada(the sweet edition), hosted by none other the Domestic Goddess herself, I settled on good ol' maple syrup(Canada does after all make more than 80% of the world's supply). Most people in the states think maple syrup is Mrs. Butterworth or Log Cabin...ugh(so does, surprise...my husband). Oh the horror. FYI- none of those actually … [Read more...]