Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa! And of course, Happy Boxing Day! Today, we’re sharing our experience with French-Canadian food as part of December’s Ethnic Exploration. It’s usually interesting how we end up choosing our new country, region or national group that ends up as a feature, and this time was no different. The exhausting busy body effect of the holiday season was setting in for me, and the idea of coming up with an experimental recipe felt like one more thing to add to the list. We bounced around a few idea, but it was Amir’s mention of the French-Canadian tourtière that stuck. We would avoid adding another sweet dessert to the season’s line-up, the savory meat pie was holiday appropriate, and above all, it had a delicious appeal. Sold!
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