Bring on the holidays! Food and gatherings go hand-in-hand during the holidays. The Celebrate Holiday Recipe Guide from the PEI Liquor Control Commission is filled with party recipes for charcuterie platters, raw bars, and a holiday buffets, and it celebrates local. Check it out! #buylocal ...
Recipes
Iceberg Select™ Mussels with Linguini
While the wind howls its constant reminder that we live in the great white north, what's more comforting than a big feed of pasta? This recipe from Iceberg Select™ featuring mussels with linguini will have you warmed from within in no time. This recipe calls for some white wine but only a small ...
Storm Day Spaghetti
What is it about storm days and food? The night before a storm the grocery stores are like a mad house. Why? Well if you're anything like us, it's because all we do on storm days is stay in and eat all day. Today my husband started cooking early in case the electricity went out. He made his ...
Gingerbread, A Holiday Tradition
Food is always a such huge part of the holidays. We love gingerbread and like many, at our house it's a Christmas tradition. You can make it from scratch, buy a variety of fun kits, or dare I say buy a roll of Pillsbury™ refrigerated gingerbread dough (which I actually like a lot). Check out some of ...
Fruit Ice Box Cookies
Some more traditional holiday goodies from Wilma Drake. These Fruit Ice Box Cookies dotted with candied cherries make you think of Christmas. These old fashioned cookies are a holiday favourite. Make them ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze, and then just slice and bake as needed, it's a quick ...
Jimmy Jams!
Get out your fat pants, because here come the Jimmy Jams! They are soooo yummy. Wilma Drake's delicious Jimmy Jam cookies are a family holiday tradition. And speaking of family, Wilma is Chef Irwin MacKinnon's mom, and she's just as spunky as her son. Thanks for sharing, Wilma! Jimmy Jams! ...
Pickled Beets
I have found that there are two types of pickled beets fans out there. Those who do not like cloves in them and those who do. I fall into the latter category. I love the extra zest that the cloves add to this recipe. Pickled beets are always a staple on my grandmother's table. I love them so much ...
Hot! Hot! Hot! Pickled Peppers!
Spice is life some people say and I would have to agree with them. When Blair gifted me an assortment of fresh hot peppers from his weekly farm box, I knew exactly what I would do with them! They were definitely getting bottled and that was that. I had never pickled hot peppers before but I was ...
Red Hot Red Pepper Jelly
Red pepper jelly has become a fast favourite for snack nights. Its versatility allows you to use this spicy jelly in dips, on its own paired with cream cheese or make a kickin' grilled cheese sammie with it. Sweet with spice hits all of your tastebuds at the same time and will guarantee to ...
Preserving Tradition
Preserves are beautiful batches of tradition sealed up in individual bottles of goodness. Most of us can think of a loved one who "puts up" the most amazing beets, or dills or mustard pickles. A lot of the time you have to convince them you are worthy of gifting the treat to but love and ...