Brown Butter Financiers with Maple Cream

Springtime in Edmonton, with its 5-foot snow banks, brown slush and icy winds, makes me a little wistful for the springs I've had in other places. In England, March through June is a storybook season: a little gloomy at first, then optimistically budding, then verdant, blossoming, and lush. You kind of feel like having a picnic at all times. March in Montreal is icy and cold, sure, but it's also "sugaring off" season - or as I like to call it, MAPLE TIME - when dozens of little shacks set up all over the city, offering every kind of maple confection. The smell of warm maple syrup is in the air, and it's effing magical. 

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Eggs Benedict, Bacon & Waffles

I don't think I'd ever ordered eggs benedict in my life until about 4 months ago, and since then I've gotten it almost every time I'm out for breakfast. It's so damn good! A few months ago we went to Under the High Wheel, a new-ish restaurant on Whyte that has a mouthwatering selection of sweet and savory crepes and waffles on its menu. I got the eggs benedict with bacon on a Belgian waffle. I saw those words on the menu and there was no other option.

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