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Tomato Bacon Gruyere Tart with Maple Leaf Foods

By //  by Candace Sampson

There is no better time of year for me than tomato season, and nothing pairs better with tomatoes than bacon. Bacon and tomato sandwiches, pasta with bacon and tomatoes, bacon and tomato frittatas, and this Tomato Bacon Gruyere Tart are on regular rotation in my house every September. Bacon, by the way,  is in rotation year round, and it's always been Maple Leaf, because as a self-described bacon snob, it's simply the best.  I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Michael …

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November 23rd of this year will mark two years since my husband had his heart attack. On that day and in the time since, he has received excellent care and we have a renewed appreciation for our Canadian health care …

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