This month I want to focus on all things local. I feel like April in Nova Scotia is all about emerging from winter hibernation. We see our neighbours more, the farmer’s market is buzzing, weekends are full in the very best way. It is such a wonderful month to be part of a tight knit … Continue reading Five Things that Inspire: Local Food
Wednesday was a foggy, humid Nova Scotia midsummer day – wild roses tumbling over everything, thistles sending up their spikes, blueberries just hinting at ripeness, the thick air scented like fruit and flowers. This is the weather that stretches memories all the way back to the idyllic summers of childhood. Eleanor and I spent this particular afternoon in … Continue reading Boiled Icing: A Traditional Nova Scotia Recipe
This weekend I attended a local event steeped in tradition – the Conquerell Mills Horse and Ox Pull and Variety Supper. I was lured there by my foodie neighbour who promised long tables full of comfortingly humble farmer far. It certainly delivered- though the platter of fried balogna, popular last year, was no where to be … Continue reading Variety Supper
dulse & maple 