Canadian Butter Tarts
I know what you’re thinking. “Miri, it’s the day before Thanksgiving, an American holiday. Why on earth are you posting a recipe for a Canadian dish?” Because these butter tarts are dang delicious – that’s why! Actually, a former colleague-turned-friend of mine who happens to be Canadian recently asked on Facebook if anyone had a recipe for butter tarts, because she wanted to bring some Canadian treats to her American Thanksgiving celebration. I did, and was only sad that I wasn’t able to share the recipe with her from my own blog. I think sharing food and recipes from different cultures is more than appropriate at the Thanksgiving table. No matter how you feel about British colonialism, the pilgrims were true religious refugees. And while they had less than stellar opinions of the native population at first, their desire was not to conquer, and ultimately both cultures learned a lot from each other and lived peaceably for over 50 years. So if you are looking for something different to bring to …