from Seven Seasons Easter trees are a beautiful tradition that Haidee brought to the farm, and a great way to bring fresh spring energy into the house. Last year I decided I wasn’t going to do an Easter tree, and my son Alex went to Lisa and said, “Granny, we need to make an Easter […]
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What images conjure up when thinking about communal living? Hippies? Cults? Closed religious communities? Stowel Lake Farms is none of them: it’s a family farm that has embraced multi-generations of people with a common purpose…to provide organic food for themselves and their community. It also has a retreat center where you can re-energize your body,
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I saw some shortbread cookies on a charcuterie board this past Christmas and my interest was piqued. Who pairs a cookie with meat and cheese? Upon further investigation, I found Sprucewood in my backyard and wanted to find out more about this company…so drove the 20 minutes to this beautiful and hidden cookie haven. Meeting
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Have you wondered what the restaurant industry looks like behind the scenes? Chuck Hughes, restauranteur and media icon, gives us an inside look at the people he works with, the food partners that he depends on, and the important people in his life…all coming together to make his establishments and career a success. With east
from Chuck’s Day Off Prep: 2 hours plus 2 hours resting for dough Cook: 5 hours Serves: 20 Note: You can assemble the turducken a day ahead. Cover and refrigerate until needed. This has got to be the craziest, most insane recipe I’ve ever made. It’s a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey and
from Sprucewood Serves 8 Ingredients: 1 box Herbes de Provence cheddar shortbread for pairing with white wine such as a Pinot Grigio OR 1 box of Canadian cheddar with a heavier body red wine such as a Cabernet Sauvignon 2-3 meats (prosciutto, genoa salami and or pate) 2-3 cheeses, best to do a variety of styles (sharp
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from Sprucewood Serves 6 Ingredients: 1 package original cream cheese ¾ cup icing sugar 1 cup 35% whipping cream 2 teaspoons vanilla ½ cup berries of your preference (blueberries, raspberries and/or strawberries) 1 box of Classic Vanilla Shortbread, leave 6 shortbreads whole, crumbled the rest of the box 1/3 cup of caramel sauce Instructions: Put
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Sprucewood manufactures high quality, small batch, handmade savory shortbread cookies and pure dessert shortbread cookies. Baked from scratch with the finest ingredients with authentic flavors. Four lucky winners will receive a Sprucewood Spring Basket filled with four of their bestselling artisan flavours of shortbread cookies. $30 each https://sprucewoodbakery.com/ NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR
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This cookbook features over 100 recipes: favourite dishes and menus from the long-running show, plus all-new recipes developed just for the book. The flavour-packed dishes are grouped into menus and connected to stories that Chuck tells, providing a behind-the-scenes look at Chuck’s life and the challenges he faces in balancing his dedication to great food
Lori McCarthy and Marsha Tulk have been collecting and cooking their way through the wild foods of Newfoundland for decades. This book showcases their experiences and shares the stories they have captured through their work and the people they’ve met. Through it all runs a deep love of everything that it takes to harvest, hunt
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