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This July 1, celebrate Canada's bounty with a delicious meal featuring menu favourites from across the country. Enjoy a bevy of sweet and savoury Canadian recipes, including the best way to make those nostalgic blueberry-filled Dutchie doughnuts at home.
Want to delve into the many Indigenous culinary scenes across Canada? We've got recipes—and stories!
Summer brings a bounty of fresh fruit, and one of the most treasured is the sour cherry. Also called tart cherries, these ruby-red beauties first appear in July, and their season is fleeting. Unlike sweet cherries, which are often enjoyed straight-up, sour cherries are thin-skinned, brightly coloured and have a unique, zingy flavour that makes them unbeatable for baking—especially in pies. Get our sour cherry pie recipe.
These indulgent tarts wrap a gooey, sweet filling in perfectly flaky pastry. Get this classic butter tarts recipe.
An East Coast classic wrapped up in a buttery brioche bun. Get our lobster rolls recipe.
This decadent no-bake dessert bar is named after the city in British Columbia where the recipe originated, likely in the 1950s. Get our classic Nanaimo bars recipe.
For a less-sweet take on the classic bar, try our staff favorite salted almond Nanaimo bars recipe.
Originating in Scotland, bannock (a flat bread, leavened with baking powder rather than yeast) has long been an a staple of First Nations, Inuit and Métis cuisine. Get this cheese bannock recipe.
Delight kids—or kids at heart—with a plate of these big chewy cookies. Get our Smarties cookies recipe.
Enjoy a leisurely and memorable dinner with this East Coast clambake. Get our stovetop clambake recipe.
This unconventional take on the Canadian classic was created for Chatelaine by Christine Sismondo. It uses fresh watermelon and a vegan Caesar mix instead of tomato clam cocktail. All the other products are sourced from Canadian companies with women at the helm. Get our watermelon caesar recipe.
Hacking a Canadian classic isn’t a task we take lightly, but we insisted on perfecting the Dutchie at home! The dough is impossibly fluffy and rich without being too sweet; a light glaze completes the magic. Get this dutchie-style doughnuts recipe.
Traditional French-Canadian fare, this meat pie is a holiday favourite. Get this classic tourtiére recipe.
Canada produces millions of bushels of apples every year. From pies to crumbles, crisps, tarts and dumplings, we have loads of apple recipes to enjoy this celebrated fruit.
Canada produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s maple syrup! And, it can be used for way more than topping pancakes. Try using it as a sweetener, or as we’ve done in this recipe, use it to give bacon an amazing flavour boost. Get this maple fennel bacon recipe.
This breakfast classic just isn’t the same without a thick slice of back bacon. Get our easy eggs Benedict recipe, complete with golden fried peameal.
Fries, cheese curds and gravy are the hallmark ingredients of this Quebec classic. Here, the traditional Canadian poutine gets a spicy twist—and it’s totally addictive! Get this kimchi poutine recipe.
We’ve taken this Canadian mixed drink up another notch by adding a splash of maple syrup! Get this maple rye and ginger recipe.
Barbecuing salmon on a cedar plank adds a layer of natural smokiness and keeps the fish moist. Be sure to buy an untreated plank, sold in most supermarkets. Get our cedar-plank salmon recipe.
Not a pro at shucking oysters? No problem! Grilling them helps to open up the shell. Get our grilled oysters recipe.
A homegrown alternative to lemonade, this summery drink works just as well with frozen fruit as fresh. Get our raspberry cordial recipe.
New potatoes, green peas, leafy greens and dill get dressed in a classic vinaigrette in this super-fresh potato salad. Get our new potato salad recipe.
A new twist on your classic burger recipe. Get this bison-cherry burger recipe.
Want more Canadian flavours? Check our these recipes for an East Coast-inspired kitchen party.
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