Happy Canada Day - 3 yummy recipes for Canada's birthday

Happy Canada Day, everyone !  Happy 148th birthday, Canada !

Today, July 1 is the last day of Celebrate Canada.  This four-day celebration began on June 21 with National Aboriginal Day, then, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day or Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste on June 24, Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27 and it ends on the birthday of Canada.

From coast to coast to coast, we are having special activities for this big birthday party.

How about making Beaver Cupcakes?

Beaver Cupcakes
Recipe copyright @ Canadian Living Magazine July 2008 
Photo copyright @ Edward Pond

http://www.canadianliving.com/food/beaver_cupcakes.php

Or eating Maple Syrup Bread Pudding In A Jar For Canada Day?

Maple Syrup Bread Pudding In A Jar For Canada Day
Recipe and photo copyright @ Echoes of Laughter

http://echoesoflaughter.ca/2013/06/maple-syrup-bread-pudding-in-jar-for.html 


For my vegan friends, we have red and white Chia Seed Parfait.

Chia Seed Parfait - recipe and photo copyright @ Home At Six

http://homeatsix.com/2014/06/chia-seed-parfait/

How are you celebrating Canada Day?

P.S. Do you have any gluten-free vegan or raw vegan Canada Day recipes to share?


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100 Happy Days Challenge - Day 97 (June 25)

Taking an online course, so, I'm backdating my Happy Days Challenge.  My friends know I like chocolate.  She also knows my mum loves Lindt.  Here is a link she emailed me for a Lindt coupon.

Lindt Canadian Chocolate Shop Coupon - Photo copyright @ Lindt

We can get 25% off all regular price merchandise or an additional 10% off discounted merchandise at any of Canadian Lindt Chocolate Shop locations.

Lindt Chocolate Shop coupon 2015 (now ~ Aug 30, 2015)

https://cdn.shoutlet.com/file/13988/3250889.pdf

The fine print:

"Print and present this coupon at time of purchase. Offer valid on in-stock merchandise only.  Cannot be combined with any other offer. Offer valid at any Lindt Chocolate Shop location.  Limit one coupon per customer. *Maximum discount value of 60%. Valid until August 30, 2015"

Lindt Chocolate Shop locations in Canada:

http://www.lindt.ca/en/find-us/

Even though I was busy, I did a Google search for recipes from Lindt.  More excuses to eat chocolate !!!

Recipes from Lindt Global site

http://www.lindt.ca/en/world-of-lindt/recipes/

Recipes from Lindt Australia site (with lots of recipes I like)

http://www.lindt.com.au/swf/eng/lindt-lovers/recipes/

A downloadable PDF Lindt luxurious truffles recipes

http://www.lindt.com.au/fileadmin/lindt_int/SOC_HTML/Recipes_EN/Truffelrecipes.pdf

The magical history of chocolate (PDF Download)

http://www.lindt.com.au/fileadmin/lindt_int/SOC_HTML/History/CocoaHistory.pdf

My friends, you know why I like the Australia site of Lindt the most now, right?  Easy access to recipes and other fun stuff !!

My other Happy Moments → 100 Happy Days Challenge 

Why do I want to do 100 Happy Days Challenge?  This is the reason → The International Day of Happiness - 100 Happy Days Challenge


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100 Happy Days Challenge - Day 95

I made banana milk with coconut water!  Dairy-free, nut-free and refined sugar-free.

Remember the bunch of ripe bananas I mentioned in yesterday's blog post 100 Happy Days Challenge - Day 94 and the coconut water I bought awhile ago?

Making ice cream sandwiches - how-to video and recipe from Sobeys

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend, my friends.  I found another how-to video to make ice cream dessert - ice cream sandwiches.

Ice cream cakes are easy to make, right?  If you watch the how-to videos in my blog post Making ice cream cakes - how-to videos from Loblaws, you will agree with me.

Ice cream sandwiches are even easier to make.  Just put one scoop of ice cream between two soft cookies!  Here is a short how-to video from Sobeys TV.

The 123th Anniversary of the Ice Cream Sundae

Ice Cream Sundae is 123 years old today!  Wow!  According to Wikipedia, on Sunday, April 3, 1892, the first historically documented sundae was created in Ithaca, New York.

Faloodeh: Persian Rose Water and Rhubarb Ice Milk - A recipe of Chef Louisa Shafia

My friends said I have an obsession with rice noodle and rose water dessert Faloodeh.  Yes, I do.  I can't wait for the morning of the hottest day to make and eat this gluten-free frozen dessert.  Especially, it tastes best within 24 hours of being made, according to chef Louisa Shafia.

Faloodeh (Rice Noodle in Rose Water) - A Persian recipe from Chef Donna Dooher

My friends wants to have Chef Dooher's Faloodeh recipe in Our Recipe Collection.  So, here we are.  Our first Persian recipe.

Irish Rose and Alcoholess Irish Rose with Sparkling Rosewater

Last night one of my friends gave me her version of alcoholess Irish Rose.  Instead of 7up or sprite, she makes the drink with sparkling water and rosewater.  I think I will try it next time.

Non-Alcoholic Cocktails for St. Patrick's Day

Cocktails - Source of Photo - Pixabay

Some people asked me why we are having a St. Patrick's Day party tonight.  Why not?  The St. Patrick's Parade in Montreal will take place in the coming Sunday March 22, 2015.  If Irish Canadians don't have any objection about this, why we, non-Irish Canadians, can't enjoy our homemade Irish drinks tonight?

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Happy St. Patrick's Day, my friends!  Hey, I didn't forget you guys.  I even learned how to say Happy St. Patrick's Day in Gaelic today.  Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh!  Happy green day to all of you!

Date and Apple Granola Slices - A recipe from Air Miles Inspired Living Fall 2008

"Quick!! I need a simple recipe to cook with my daughter."  One of my friends called me and she wanted a recipe ASAP.  After I told her she can get tons of recipes from the internet, from the other side of the phone, she said, "Phoebe (For privacy reasons, real name will not be used in this blog) wants to make something from Auntie Nicole's blog."  I'm flattered.  Cooking with your kids during March Break?  Here is a recipe for you.

Arctic Char with a Northern Twist - A recipe from The Globe and Mail Jan 31 2015

Today I have another recipe one of my relatives gave me last Saturday.  This is the first main dish recipe I put in Our Recipe Collection.  Hope you like it.

Chocolate Truffle Tart with Candied Bacon - A recipe from The Globe and Mail Feb 7 2015

Some friends asked me if I have any recipes not from decades ago for Our Recipe Collection.  As a matter of fact, yes, I do.  One of my relatives cut out two recipes from The Globe and Mail and gave them to me last Saturday.

Homemade Oat flour - easy and affordable

Quaker Large Flake Oats 

Don't you find it pricey to buy oat flour?  We can just use our rolled oats at home to make some oat flour for baking.  I'm not kidding, my friends.  It's easy and good for our wallets.  I use Quaker Large Flake Oats from local supermarkets.

Cupcake recipes from SPCAs & Humane Societies

The coming Monday Feb 23 is National Cupcake Day for SPCAs & Humane Societies.  We can bake cupcakes for everyone around us and help raise funds for SPCAs & Humane Societies across Canada.

National Cupcake Day Monday 23 February 2015
Photo copyright @ SPCAs & Humane Societies