Recipe Round-Up: Holiday Season Selections
It’s officially the holiday season and we want to help you celebrate! Read along for tasty appetizers, gourmet side dishes, homemade cranberry sauce, cider braised pork, and an apple pie to top it all off.
1. Scalloped Potato Bake
Every main course needs a side dish. A tasty side dish makes a good meal, GREAT. There is no better accompaniment to your ham, turkey or chicken than this Cheddar and Leek Scalloped Potato Bake. The perfect combination of cheesy and creamy is sure to satisfy your taste spuds.
Local Source Guide:
- Knoydart cheese can be found at Pete’s Fine Foods, select Sobeys locations or their farm gate.
- Purchase Fox Hill cheese at their Halifax or Port Williams cheese houses or several independent retailers including Noggins Corner Farm Market.
- Find local veggies at Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Farm Market, Masstown Market or by looking for brands like Country Magic at your local grocery store.
2. Homestyle Cranberry Sauce
Who says delicious recipes need to be complicated and time consuming? All you need to whip up this delicious Homestyle Cranberry Sauce is local cranberries and twenty minutes! A versatile recipe, you can stick to classic cranberry sauce, or add orange peel, cinnamon or local maple syrup for a twist.
3. Aimee Bourque’s ‘Jarcuterie’
‘Jarcuterie’ is all the fun of a grazing board, but in a single, portable serving. These cute appetizers are easy to make and are filled with the local ingredients and produce of your choice! This version was brought to us by Aimee Bourque.
For even more inspiration, check out our Local Source Guide:
Cheese: Fox Hill Cheese House, Knoydart Farm, Masstown Creamery
Produce: Stirling Farm Market, Noggins Corner Farm Market, Masstown Market, Scotian Gold, den Haan Greenhouses, Stokdijk Greenhouses, Country Magic, or one of the many Farmers Markets of Nova Scotia.
Bread: Schoolhouse Gluten-Free Gourmet, Boulangerie la Vendéenne, The Old Apothecary Bakery and Café, Masstown Market
Meat: Masstown Butcher, Meadowbrook Meat Market, The Pork Shop
Fish: Afishionado Fishmongers, Fisherman’s Market, Evan’s Fresh Seafood, A.C. Covert Distributors, Clearwater Seafoods Ltd., Comeau’s Sea Foods Ltd., Hamilton’s Fish Farm, J. Willy Krauch & Sons
Jams and preserves: Cornect Family Farm, Helen B’s Preserves, Galloping Cows Fine Foods, Tangled Garden
4. Apple Pie
This classic recipe is a slice of delicious nostalgia. Sweet and tart Nova Scotia apples mingle with cinnamon and sugar, making it a great dessert for any time of year! Serve with vanilla ice cream or sharp cheddar for extra flavour.
Local Source Guide:
- Local Apples: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Masstown Market, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd., Scotian Gold Apples, or your local Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia.
5. Bulwark Original Cider Braised Pork Loin
If you’re in the mood for a tender, juicy and delicious meal—then this is the recipe for you. This recipe uses Bulwark cider and apple cider vinegar to marinate the roast until perfection. Apples, local honey and cranberries are used to create the tasty chutney.
Local Source Guide:
Bulwark Original Cider: Purchase Bulwark Cider at their cidery in New Ross, the Cider House in Halifax, by ordering online, or by visiting the NSLC, WestSide Beer Wine Spirits, Harvest Wines & Spirits or Liquid Assets.
Produce: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd., Masstown Market or one of the many other Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia.
Apples: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Scotian Gold Apples, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd.,, Masstown Market or one of the many other Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia.
Pork Roast: Masstown Butcher, the Pork Shop, or Meadowbrook Meat Market
Honey: Cornect Family Farm.
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