GRANPA CELEBRATES CANADA DAY WITH CANADIAN FOOD

Granpa ate bacon and pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast. Topped off with two cups of coffee.
Lunch may be a burger or hot dog or barbecued steak.
I would like to make mac n cheese with good cheddar cheese.

We had a nanaimo bar and butter tart yesterday.

Maybe some seasonal fruit like a good strawberry with cake and ice cream. Or seasonal veggies.

Or a fried chicken with tomato and cucumber salad.
Or a pork chop with a baked potato. Or maybe some potato salad or bean salad or cole slaw.
Oh the choices of what to eat and so much more.
What are you eating for Canada Day??
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GRANPA CELEBRATES CANADA DAY

Canada Day- time to celebrate. The food can by anything you want.

But burgers, steak and sausage on the barbecue are the best. And lots of condiments for the burger. Don't forget fruit- especially the watermelon.

Of course tablecloths in red and white.

Salads, buns, drinks make up a great Canada Day feast.Of course cake, cupcakes and icecream!! My family always pitching in with everyone contributing something to the meal.
Oh Canada! Mangiamo!
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JULY 1ST BARBECUE FUN

A wonderful Canada Day at Sonya and Andrew's home. We all brought food. Barb bought those Maple Leaf Shaped Sobey's burgers.

Lots of salads- Kale, Tossed, Caesar, Potato, Bean. Burgers, hot dogs, sausage, chicken on skewers! Chips, veggies and dip! Desserts and drinks.

Canada day stuff to help with the celebrations.

The kids swam in the pool with parental and grandparent supervision. Of course, Granpa needed an after dinner nap.

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MY FIRST CANADA DAY-FROM ITALY TO CANADA IN 1959

For me, Canada Day is always a reminder of my arrival in Canada from Italy in 1959. We actually arrived June 29, 1959 so I was on a train to Toronto.

Barb wrote the story of our trip to Canada and submitted it to the Museum in Halifax- Pier 21. It was the port used for immigrants, British evacuee children during World War II, 50,000 War Brides & their children, over 100,000 refugees and 494,000 Canadian troops bound for Europe between 1928 and 1971. I think she even wrote a post on her blog about my immigrant story.
We came over on the Ship, The Queen Frederica. It was a Greek liner. We had left Cassino going to Naples, June 18, 1959 sailing to Genoa, Italy to pick up more passengers then on to the Straits of Gibraltar across the Atlantic Ocean to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Most of the sailors spoke a little Italian and were very kind to us. The food was great and we definitely did not travel steerage as immigrants did in other times.
When we arrived in Halifax the guys on the ship offered us a big basket of fruit but we declined thinking we would get great food on the train. The train ride to Toronto took us past vast, open spaces with a shack here and there and a dozen people waving at the train. I wondered where the hell had my mother taken us.
I distinctly remember Canadian bread. It was like an accordion and very soft. I even tried to bounce it. It was not hard and crunchy like Italian bread. We were served some spaghetti but it was from a can! Terrible! To a 9 year old quite disgusting! Again I wondered where my mother had taken us.
After arriving in Toronto and being greeted by my two uncles who took us to one uncle's home I started to like it. Since I learnt to settle into Canadian life, Canada became a wonderful blessing. Although Italian born, I am Canadian with Italian roots. I am lucky as I can enjoy the best of both worlds celebrating my heritage and loving my adopted Country!

Happy Canada Day 2012-#145! Forza Italia-hope we win the soccer game!
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