Ontario sits between the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay. No other Canadian province touches upon even a single Great Lake; Ontario touches upon all but Lake Michigan. Only Quebec province is larger, and no province is more populous. Ontario is one of four original provinces that entered into Confederation in 1867. After the American Revolution, many Americans loyal to the English crown fled to Canada. These new arrivals introduced American foods into Canadian cuisine: baked beans, fried chicken, and johnnycakes. Recently, immigration has expanded to include folks from all over the world. Canada’s largest city, Toronto, is a cosmopolitan and multicultural city in southern Ontario. Hungry Torontonians enjoy endless authentic ethnic food options. Ontario is orchard, berry, and wine country. Wild rice, collected along the shores of Ontario lakes, goes into casseroles, stews, and soups. Mushrooms, maple syrup, Cheddar cheese, farmed trout, and much of the pork that produces back bacon (a.k.a. Canadian bacon) comes from Ontario.

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Jay

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: London, Ontario, Canada

About me:
For years, I didn't have to cook. Then, one day, there I was alone in the house and getting sick of eating out everynight. Then, when in college a group of us would cook "home cooked" meals once a week for the group. Many of us were there from out of town and haven't eaten anything that didn't come down the freezer / microwave path. That is when I started getting hooked on cooking, it was all about entertaining and impressing the friends. It was then, that I really started enjoying cooking. Shortly after college I met my future wife, who was too an aspiring chef. We both fell in love shortly there after and were married. Since we were married, I adapted the role in the kitchen experimenting each and every night. Doing good so far and learning something new everyday!

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