Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day! 🍁

A photo posted by Saurob Ahmed (@sdotahmed) on Jul 1, 2015 at 8:51pm PDT

I'm feeling a little annoyed that I'm not in Mississauga celebrating Canada Day with the rest of you, but I'll get over it. What will I do instead? Sit and pine over these items below.

1. Salted Caramel Timbits. Have you tried these yet? They're relatively new and amazing.

2. The poutine at Royal Burger on Lakeshore.

3. All forms of Coffee Crisps (especially Coffee Crisp Latte, Coffee Crisp McFlurries, Coffee Crisp Hot Chocolate, Coffee Crisp cake, IT NEVER ENDS).

4. Any fish and chips that uses halibut and not cod.

5. Trinidadian doubles near any of the West Indian places near T.L. Kennedy.

6. The garlic cheese loaf at Swiss Chalet (it sucks if you get it for delivery or take out, but it’s amazing when you eat it at the restaurant).

7. The caesar salad at Canyon Creek is especially 'cause they use way too much garlic when they make the dressing and I cannot get enough of it.

8. Parmesan Chicken Bowties at Jack Astor’s.

9. Mind Over Matcha at Booster Juice - (I stand by this statement, Magowans!)

10. Pepperoni slice at San Francesco’s.

Before last Monday, I had never baked any type of fish in my life. Seemed too hard to do. Like, how to to know when something’s cooked or not is the main reason I tend not to venture into uncharted cooking territory.

However, I’m a growing woman and I need to do things outside my comfort level once in awhile. Also, ya know… eating right and all that garbage helps, too.

I made this baked salmon and it tasted outrageously good. And keep in mind that the only fish I ever really eat/enjoy is the beautiful, hella deep-fried kind like the halibut at a Canadian fish and chips place (I have to specify and say Canadian since Americans do not know what amazing fish and chips taste like. I just… I refuse to ever get on board with cod as a substitute for halibut. Cod is just inferior. Go home, cod.)

It’s really easy to make (- I made it) and it tastes like something you’d pay someone to make for you. Plus, it’s a great meal to cook if you’re looking to impress someone since it looks fancy as hell.

My Favourite 10 Things To Eat in Ontario

Salmon Baked in Foil