Last week I offered to post my recipe/method for "Practically Painless chicken" , the specialty I taught my son to cook, this week.

 Then I realized that Foodie Tuesday is Inauguration Day, so  my recipe would hardly be topical.  It can wait a week.

 As a Canadian, I feel a little left out. Sure, a few of my compatriots are journeying to Washington to witness history, but I've always thought that  one of the essential things about being Canadian is our sense of being outsiders. It's American History being made, not Canadian.

 I've always felt unqualified to comment or post on American politics here. Too easy for me to talk, if you know what I mean. Plus, as I mentioned in a comment somewhere, I'm always worried that the NSA might be listening, mistake me for Omar Khadr or Maher Arar, and I'd end up in Guantanamo or Syria. I'll leave OS Canada-Us politics to Juliet Waters . Tough to beat a cover story post.

In Canada, we don't make a big deal of swearing in a Prime Minister - a mid day ceremony, after which he (we've had one 'she' as PM) goes about business. Probably takes the family to Tim Horton's. No parades, no balls.

It did occur to me however that a lot of folks might be planning inauguration parties, and if so, that means FOOD. On Foodie Tuesday. What a perfect subject for OS posts!

 So, tell me, what's the menu for your inauguration party?