What’s Cooking: December 8 – 15
From gift ideas to holiday socials, find out what festivities are cooking this week in Nova Scotia!
Annapolis Cider Company
Join Annapolis Cider Company this Saturday at their Wolfville cidery for a Holiday Social from 12-4pm! Enjoy tastings, snacks, and holiday specials on their products.
More Information: Annapolis Cider Company Holiday Social
Coldstream Clear Distillery
Holiday flight season is here! Stop by any Coldstream Clear Distillery location to try four festive cocktails: Sugar Cookie, Cranberry Gin Fizz, Merry Citrus, and Gingerbread Brew.
More Information: Coldstream Clear Distillery
Le Caveau Restaurant
Spread joy this season by unwrapping a box of Le Caveau Restaurant – Domaine de Grand Pré‘s Swiss Christmas Cookies! Le Caveau is bringing you authentic Swiss flavours in this box of 20 cookies in 4 delightful flavours:
- Zimtsterne – Cinnamon Stars
- Baser Brunsli – Chocolate Almond
- Vanillekipferl – Vanilla Crescent Shortbread
- Chräbel – Swiss Anise Seed Cookies
Place your order before Dec 17, and pick up on Dec 21-23. Treat yourself or surprise someone special – order your box online today!
To Order: Le Caveau’s Swiss Christmas Cookies
Lightfoot & Wolfville
Looking for a gift for that wine lover on your list? Try the Ancienne pack from Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards! Contains one Ancienne Chardonnay, one Ancienne Riesling, one Soy Wine Bottle Candle – Lemongrass & Tea Tree, and one L&W Corkscrew. Available at the winery or through their online shop.
To Order: Lightfoot & Wolfville Ancienne Pack
Obladee, A Wine Bar
Obladee, A Wine Bar’s hand-selected Wine & Cheese Gift Boxes make the perfect holiday gift. Each box features a selection of their favourite local cheeses, chocolate, house-made preserves, crisps, and Sommelier-selected bottle of wine. Plus, a locally designed holiday card, local beeswax candle, detailed product notes, and a personalized gift note. Order online today!
To Order: Obladee Holiday Gift Boxes
- December 17: Ring in the holiday season with a curated afternoon tea dining experience at the Rose & Kettle Tearoom. Enjoy a savoury and sweet selection of modern, winter season delights. Tickets are $59 per person.
- December 24, 31 & January 1: Let The Orient Chinese Cuisine take care of your holiday meal! They’re offering their Holiday Feast Menu with two options; the Authentic Experience and the Canadian Classic. Available online now for pre-order only.
- December 31: Enjoy Founders House Dining & Drinks‘s New Year’s Eve Brunch! Visit their website to book a table now.
- February 9 – 11: Luckett Vineyards will be hosting the 2024 Nova Scotia Ice Wine Festival! Tickets are available online for $55 at nsicewinefest.com.
Featured Recipe: Brown Butter Scallops
The perfect dish for a crisp night; seared scallops, on a bed of puréed butternut squash and apples, topped with a bacon, parmesan and walnut crumb, and finished with nutty brown butter and fried sage leaves. These Brown Butter Scallops come together in less than thirty minutes and can easily be doubled for when guests come to visit!
Local Source Guide
- Bacon: Masstown Butcher, Meadowbrook Meat Market
- Scallops: Fisherman’s Market International, Evan’s Fresh Seafoods & Restaurant, Afishionado Fishmongers, Clearwater Seafoods, Comeau Sea Foods
- Produce: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd., Masstown Market, or one of the many other Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia
- Apple Cider: Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd.
- Maple Sugar: Acadian Maple Products
Recipe and photography provided by: Chef Dany Duguay (@ChefDanyDuguay)