July 1st marks the birthday of our home and native land, so to celebrate CANADA DAY in our adopted home of Singapore, Michelle and I threw a BBQ party! We invited a few Canadians as well as a few of our closest friends and everyone decided to bring some amazing food as well.
Michelle and I stocked up on Clamato so we could start the evening off right with some Bloody Caesars, then will grilled up some Hot Wings on the Q. Brett brought some Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins and Roman made some BBQ Baby Back Ribs. James & Vic showed up with a special little gift for me, a can of Granville Island Honey Lager which I happily downed to show my Canadian pride! Kelly showed up with a Monster Mixed Salad, Chris & Star came with even more Ribs, Singapore Slow Cooked Ribs - yum and we threw some Chorizo Sausages (not really Canadian but they are a crowd pleaser) onto the grill for good measure as well as making a Canada Salad (Red for Tomatoes, White for Feta). Bobby came with a surprise for the entire party, a cooler filled with Canadian Moosehead Beer, now I know what you are thinking, Moosehead? Trust me, it's liquid gold here in Southeast Asia since you cant get any kind of Canadian Beer anywhere, but Bobby found a source and we all reaped the rewards. For Dessert, Cheng made her famous Maple Syrup Pie, Carin made Apple Tartine and Michelle knocked it outta the park with Vanilla Strawberry Cupcakes and her first attempt at Nanaimo Bars. Since the Bars were all gone in under a minute and she didn't even get one, I think they were a hit!
We BBQ'ed for the majority of the night, argued Hockey, drank cold beer and sang the national anthem. It was a multicultural night but for a few hours we were all happily Canadian and that's what it's all about. Happy Canada Day everyone!!!
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