canadian thanksgiving

for our Canadian thanksgiving celebration, I made nanaimo bars and sucre a la creme

the nanaimo bar recipe I tried came from the city of Nanaimo website (BC)

they claim it's the ultimate nanaimo bar recipe

first layer

second layer

this is poured over the bar to make the third and final layer

the one difficult thing about these bars is removing them from the pan after refrigerating

they turned out very decadent and everyone enjoyed them

I will definitely make these again

the sucre a la creme is a Canadian fudge-like sweet

it's quick and easy to make, you even do it in the microwave

Quebec's sucre a la creme

1c. white sugar

1c. brown sugar

1c. heavy cream

mix together & cook in the microwave for 10min, then let stand for 5min

mix w/electric beater for 4min

pour into cube shapes and refrigerate 1-2hrs

I didn't have anything cube-shaped, so I used a mini muffin tin

and swirled the top of each with a toothpick to even them all out

the best part about these is it makes your kitchen smell like one of those

candy stores at the mall that makes caramel corn in the window

and it tastes like a delicious fudgy caramel treat as well

Chad made poutine using the fryer the kleins left behind

adding the mozzarella cubes to the fries

and the brown gravy to finish it off

poutine, maple-glazed ham and veggies

Canadian (and Scottish) dessert plate

topped off the evening with some CC

hooray for Canada