Happy Birthday Canada! How will you be celebrating this long weekend? We have friends coming up from Halifax to stay for the weekend, so I checked the weather and it is looking good! This means you’ll likely find me on the beach, on the boat, by the pool or at the BBQ cooking up something tasty.

Happy Canada Day! Like many of you this long weekend, I’m praying for warm sunny weather and looking forward to a weekend outdoors with family and friends.

When I decided to create this recipe for Canada Day I had envisioned a peaceful, sunny afternoon with the pork slow cooking on the BBQ, and the aroma of smoky and sweet with a hint of earthiness from the cumin and chili powder drifting over the fence, driving the neighbors crazy all afternoon long... ahhh. I still have hopes for that on the Canada Day weekend; however we have seen a lot of rain lately so I guess I should adapt the recipe to be oven friendly as well, just in case.

With my family in Australia, and my wife Patricia and I living in Canada it is very important for us to spend time with our extended family, our friends on Canada Day. Canada has become my home and it is a fantastic country.

All summer long backyards across Canada are filled with friends and family, good music, laughter and great food! Canada Day should be no different, there is guaranteed to be a BBQ somewhere and I’ll be going! Jana always volunteers to bring something, so naturally I am more than happy to oblige. Potluck style BBQ’s are pretty common out east, and a great way to dine with friends. The host will handle the Q, and the guests usually bring sides, salads, desserts, drinks etc. It works great!