Month: July 2015

  • Tasty Nanaimo

    Tasty Nanaimo

    Over the course of our trip, whenever anyone asks us about Canadian food, we are always at a bit of a loss on what really constitutes Canadian food? Sushi pizza? We are a country of immigrants that eat fusion so often we have no idea where it actually came from! So at the beginning of…

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  • The Yummiest Canadian Dessert

    The Yummiest Canadian Dessert

    There are not many “Canadian” foods, but we managed to make some Canadian desserts while here in Victoria and they sure are delicious! My favourite Canadian dessert would have to be Butter Tarts! Here is how you can make this AWESOME dessert: Ingredients: 12 pastry cups or your own home made pastry 1/4 cup of butter…

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  • A Great Canadian Dessert Eh!

    A Great Canadian Dessert Eh!

    During our year long trip around the world, we have bee staying with many people and we wanted to be able to make something Canadian for them. We got this Nanaimo bar recipe from one of our neighbours back home, Gail, and have been making the bars our whole trip. They have been enjoyed by…

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  • Go West!

    Go West!

    We really enjoyed our housesitting in Victoria – it’s a beautiful city with lots of opportunities to hike and bike and enjoy the nature everywhere. We decided we needed to explore more of Vancouver Island so we followed a very popular route which took us to Chemainus>>Coombs>>Cathedral Grove and finally – the most Western part…

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  • Emily Carr

    Emily Carr

    “Dear trees, we don’t stop half enough to love and admire them.” This is a quote by Canadian artist Emily Carr. We learned about her while in Victoria and had the chance to see many of her works of art. Emily Carr was born December 13, 1871 in Victoria, British Columbia. She lived in a…

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