It was officially Canada Day yesterday but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate all weekend. This is the best time of the year for Canadians. We get to drink a few beers in the sun and set off a lot of fireworks at night. Whether you’re grilling some fresh caught trout up at the cottage or roasting veggie dogs over a hibachi on a tiny downtown deck enjoy the blue skies, gentle breezes, the free healthcare and all that is great about our county.

There is so much that is great about this land, where to start?

the Tragically Hip, Stompin’ Tom, Anne Murray, Buffy Saint Marie, Alanis, Justin Beiber, the Kids In the Hall, Four on the Floor, Codco, SCTV, This Hour, Rick Mercer, John Candy, Pam Anderson, Shannon Tweed, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Josee Chouinard, Kurt Browning, Barbara Frum (what?).

Hamilton Tiger Cats, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Blue Jays, PEI lobster, Alberta Beef, B.C. oysters, Newfie Screech, Moosehead beer, poutine, rappie pie, sugar pie, flipper pie, Vachon cakes.

Pierre Trudeau, Brian Mulroney’s chin, Jean Chretien, hockey, CFL, lacrosse, ringette, Chief Dan George, the Beachcombers, Prairie Gas, Wayne Gretzky, Mike Weir, loonies, toonies, Roll up the rim, Tim Horton’s, White Spot, Beaver Gas, Shoppers, Canadian Tire.

Farley Mowat, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Leacock, Diana Krall, Ben Hepner, Measha Bruggergosman, Great Big Sea, Ashley McIsaac, Rita MacNeil, the Trailer Park Boys, Rush, Bob and Doug MacKenzie, and oh that free health care….

Peabody, have some more of Grandmaman's delicious Berry Surprise.

Immortalize your mother, grandmother or aunt’s most cherished family recipe by sharing it with us in the ApronStrings archive. We’ll be collecting family food traditions for a long time to come and creating an archive to share with families from all over the city, the country and the world.

By clicking on the button on the upper right of the page you can enter the Apron Strings site and watch videos with some of our favourite Toronto grandmothers as they share recipes and cooking techniques.

Then click on the “Share Yours” button and join in the fun.

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In the weeks leading up to Mother’s Day we will be putting some exciting new content up on the site.

We’ll have guest posts from talented writers Joshna Maharaj, Sarah B. Hood, Mary Luz Mejia, Maia Filar and more. They will share stories of family food and how it has shaped their tastes and techniques today.

We’ve also got wonderful video footage of Jodi Lastman with some of our favourite grandmothers. These videos are meant to give insight into different ethnic cuisines while inspiring the viewer to look to their own grandmother for one cherished recipe. Have you ever wondered what ‘garling’ is? Well you better watch & find out as it is a very important ingredient that we’ve been taking for granted for far too long.

We want to hear from you, what are your favourite family recipes? Your uncle’s roast chicken? Your great aunt’s poppyseed cake? Mom’s pot pie? Whatever it is we want to hear from you. Keep an eye on the site for a chance to share memories, tastes, pictures and recipes.