It's back! Our annual 12 days of recipes featuring our favourite gift ideas and local producers to help you check off everyone on your list. This year, we're adding a contest to our series where you can win one of the feature products by responding to a question and sharing the contest with your friends and family on social media!
This series pairs a gift idea with a great recipe that you could write in a card to inspire your gift recipient or for you to try out for your own table this season!
On the seventh day of recipes, we suggest you try making our Spicy Vegetable & Apricot Curry (see recipe here). Monsoon Coast Spices are both a perfect stocking stuffer and a must have pantry staple. The small company, located on Salt Spring Island, makes traditional Indian Spices accessible to western palates. Their mixtures to transform an everyday meal into a taste sensation.
We're giving away 1 jar of Monsoon Coast Durban Curry & 1 package of basmati rice for in-store pick-up to one special customer who fills out today's sweepstakes form and answers the question:
Curry is so versatile and this makes a great vegetarian dish for holiday entertaining. What is your favourite curry dish?
We will be drawing our winner* at 6:30 PM on December 14th, 2019 and will announce it on Facebook! You can get extra entries into the contest by referring your friends to our daily recipe and product feature on social media and by email. Good luck!
It's back! Our annual 12 days of recipes featuring our favourite gift ideas and local producers to help you check off everyone on your list. This year, we're adding a contest to our series where you can win one of the feature products by responding to a question and sharing the contest with your friends and family on social media!
This series pairs a gift idea with a great recipe that you could write in a card to inspire your gift recipient or for you to try out for your own table this season!
On the sixth day of recipes, we suggest you try making our Chocolate "Slump" Cake (see recipe here). This recipe calls for one of our favourite marmalades: Mackays Vintage Dundee Orange Marmalade. A thick cut, dark marmalade made with a thick cut peel. This classic is vegan, Kosher, wheat-free and gluten-free; basically the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for anyone on your gift list that loves breakfast!
We're giving away 1 jar of Mackays Vintage Marmalade & 1 jar of Dutch Cocoa for in-store pick-up to one special customer who fills out today's sweepstakes form and answers the question:
This is a favourite for us, what is your easy dinner party dessert recipe?
We will be drawing our winner* at 6:30 PM on December 12th, 2019 and will announce it on Facebook! You can get extra entries into the contest by referring your friends to our daily recipe and product feature on social media and by email. Good luck!
It's back! Our annual 12 days of recipes featuring our favourite gift ideas and local producers to help you check off everyone on your list. This year, we're adding a contest to our series where you can win one of the feature products by responding to a question and sharing the contest with your friends and family on social media!
This series pairs a gift idea with a great recipe that you could write in a card to inspire your gift recipient or for you to try out for your own table this season!
On the fifth day of recipes, we suggest you try making our Triple Tipple Coffee (see recipe here). We are very proud to carry Caffe Umbria products in our store; unique coffee blends and single origin coffees roasted by Master Roaster Emanuele Bizzarri. For over three generations, the Bizzarri family has been evolving and improving on the enduring craft of Italian espresso, combining the harmonious artistry of the blend with the precise science of the roast to create signature blends that reflect the passion and personality at the heart of the Italian caffè experience. For the coffee lover on your gift list, Caffe Umbria is an easy gift win.
We're giving away 1 lb package of Caffe Umbria Coffee for in-store pick-up to one special customer who fills out today's sweepstakes form and answers the question:
Tell us your favorite go-to Christmas after dinner drink?
We will be drawing our winner* at 6:30 PM on December 10th, 2019 and will announce it on Facebook! You can get extra entries into the contest by referring your friends to our daily recipe and product feature on social media and by email. Good luck!
It's back! Our annual 12 days of recipes featuring our favourite gift ideas and local producers to help you check off everyone on your list. This year, we're adding a contest to our series where you can win one of the feature products by responding to a question and sharing the contest with your friends and family on social media!
This series pairs a gift idea with a great recipe that you could write in a card to inspire your gift recipient or for you to try out for your own table this season!
On the fourth day of recipes, we suggest you try making our Greek Inspired Quick Bread (see recipe here). Macedonian Feta, also known as Doric Feta, exhibits the unique characteristics of a “double-cream” cheese, containing a low milk-fat content. Unlike traditional feta, it has a smooth and spreadable texture, making it perfect as a morning spread during breakfast. This Canadian made cheese is both gluten and sulphite free (and a decadent staple that belongs in your fridge this holiday season).
Today's recipe also calls for some of our Greek Seasoning Blend (which makes a great stocking stuffer for the Gourmand and Foodie on your gift list! Simply write today's recipe in a card and pick up a package of our Greek Seasoning Blend for a spicy little gift!
We're giving away a a tub of Macedonian Feta and Our Greek Seasoning Blend for in-store pick-up to one special customer who fills out today's sweepstakes form and answers the question:
You could sub a really delicious local goat cheese if you aren't a lover of feta...which is your preference?
We will be drawing our winner* at 6PM on December 8th, 2019 and will announce it on Facebook! You can get extra entries into the contest by referring your friends to our daily recipe and product feature on social media and by email. Good luck!
It's back! Our annual 12 days of recipes featuring our favourite gift ideas and local producers to help you check off everyone on your list. This year, we're adding a contest to our series where you can win one of the feature products by responding to a question and sharing the contest with your friends and family on social media!
This series pairs a gift idea with a great recipe that you could write in a card to inspire your gift recipient or for you to try out for your own table this season!
On the third day of recipes, we suggest you try making our Chocolate Almond Toffee (see recipe here). Dutch process chocolate or Dutched chocolate is chocolate that has been treated with an alkalizing agent to modify its colour and give it a milder taste compared to "natural cocoa". It is used in everything from ice cream, to hot cocoa. It's a must have for the serious baker!
Today's recipe also calls for some Marcona Almonds. Simply write today's recipe in a card and pick up a package of Marcona Almonds (what we call "the queen of Almonds") for a lovely gift to the baker or nut fanatic in your life!
We're giving away a free tin of Dutched cocoa and a package of Marcona Almonds for in-store pick-up to one special customer who fills out today's sweepstakes form and answers the question:
Marcona almonds are really special and make a BIG flavour difference in this recipe - have you ever cooked or baked with them before?
We will be drawing our winner* at 6PM on December 6th, 2019 and will announce it on Facebook! You can get extra entries into the contest by referring your friends to our daily recipe and product feature on social media and by email. Good luck!
It's back! Our annual 12 days of recipes featuring our favourite gift ideas and local producers to help you check off everyone on your list. This year, we're adding a contest to our series where you can win one of the feature products by responding to a question and sharing the contest with your friends and family on social media!
This series pairs a gift idea with a great recipe that you could write in a card to inspire your gift recipient or for you to try out for your own table this season!
On the second day of recipes, we suggest you try making our Panettone Egg Nog Bread Pudding Muffins (see recipe here). Panettone is an Italian sweet bread loaf from Milan that makes a lovely holiday gift for a teacher, a party host or hostess or contribution to the spread at a New Year's party.
Today's recipe also calls for some Whole Nutmeg. Simply write today's recipe in a card and pick up a package of Whole Nutmeg (and a grinder or microplane grater) for a lovely gift to the baker in your life!
We're giving away a free box of Panettone and Whole Nutmeg for in-store pick-up to one special customer who fills out today's sweepstakes form and answers the question:
Freshly grated nutmeg makes such a difference in recipes, where else do you use nutmeg in your cooking?
We will be drawing our winner* at Noon on December 4th, 2019 and will announce it on Facebook! You can get extra entries into the contest by referring your friends to our daily recipe and product feature on social media and by email. Good luck!
