Recipe Round-Up: Holidays 2024
The Holidays are here and it is time to celebrate with good food, family and friends. Celebrating with food looks different for everyone, and in our 2024 Holiday Recipe Round-Up, we have included some of our favourite recipes that we hope you will enjoy!
1. Honey Roasted Apple & Parsnip Soup
This is what we call soup for the soul. This flavourful dish is packed with seasonal local goodness & warm spices.
Produce: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd., Masstown Market
Wine: Jost Vineyards, Blomidon Estate Winery, Benjamin Bridge, Avondale Sky Winery, Grand Pre Wines, Gaspereau Vineyards, Luckett Vineyards, Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards, L’Acadie Vineyards, Planters Ridge Winery,
Recipe provided by: The Kilted Chef, Alain Bosse
Photography provided by: Jessica Emin, @eatwithjessie
2. Roasted Root Vegetable Bowl
Loaded with seasonal root vegetables, tender greens and a Tangled Garden-inspired dressing, this roasted root vegetable bowl meal highlights the finest of the fall harvest. For a heartier meal, simply add grains, nuts, seeds or your favourite local cheese.
Produce: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd., Masstown Market
Grocery: Tangled Gardens, Sugar Moon Farm, Acadian Maple Products
Recipe and photography provided by: Kelly Neil & Kathy Jollimore
3. Beef Short Ribs with Loaded Mash
A hearty dish fit for any season, this delicious recipe for Beef Short Ribs with Loaded Mash from our 2019 Culinary Guide is sure to satisfy even the hungriest dinner guest.
Produce: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd., Masstown Market
Meat: Masstown Butcher.
Red wine: Jost Vineyards, Blomidon Estate Winery, Benjamin Bridge, Avondale Sky Winery, Grand Pre Wines, Gaspereau Vineyards, Luckett Vineyards, Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards, L’Acadie Vineyards, Planters Ridge Winery
Recipe provided by: 2 Doors Down
Photography provided by: Jessica Emin, @eatwithjessie
4. Haddock in Lobster Brandy Sauce
Fresh Nova Scotia lobster and brandy? Now that’s a winning combo. Creamy, local and flavourful, this Haddock in Lobster Brandy Sauce recipe is sure to satisfy your hunger.
Produce: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd., Masstown Market
Haddock: Afishionado Fishmongers, Evan’s Seafood & Restaurant, Clearwater Seafoods Ltd., Masstown Market’s ‘Catch of the Day’ or Fisherman’s Market.
Lobster: Evan’s Seafood & Restaurant, Clearwater Seafoods Ltd., Masstown Market’s ‘Catch of the Day’, Hall’s Harbour Lobster Pound, or Fisherman’s Market.
Recipe provided by: Argyler Lodge & Restaurant.
Photography provided by: Jessica Emin, @eatwithjessie
5. Cranberry Shortbread Cheesecake
This Cranberry Shortbread Cheesecake might be almost too beautiful to eat… almost. Featuring vanilla shortbread from Mrs. MacGregor’s, a delicious and local cranberry sauce and candied cranberries, this cheesecake wont last on the dinner table for long.
Cranberries: Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd., Masstown Market
Shortbread: Mrs. MacGregor’s Shortbreads
Recipe and Photography provided by: Jessica Emin, @eatwithjessie
We’ve got the perfect boozy-dessert for you ice cream lovers! This Mocha Moonshine Milkshake is basically adult ice-cream so skip your single-scoop vanilla and replace your after dinner treat with one of these.
Vodka: Still Fired Distilleries
Ice Cream: Fox Hill Cheese House, Gourmandises Avenue Chocolaterie, Skye Glen Creamery
Recipe provided by: Still Fired Distilleries