Hey friends, You may have noticed that the blog has been offline this past week. It seemed irrelevant and frivolous to be posting about a meal idea when my neighbors to the north were evacuating through literal walls of fire. Like most Albertans, I’ve spent the past week glued to the television, the radio and social media for any tiny bits of new information that might be coming about the fires, the evacuations, the emergency reception centers… anything. I’ve grown up in Alberta, and for the majority of my life Fort McMurray has been the northern economic giant of not only my province, but the country. People love to hate on Alberta, but especially Fort McMurray (even more than my home, Edmonton!). Those that have made their homes here, though, don’t throw any shade about our northern neighbor. It’s a boom town that has welcomed with open arms people…