Well Seasoned News

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!

Scroll down or click here to go directly to our contest form.

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!

Day 4: Host Gifts & Holiday Treats

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!

Every few weeks, our team adds new flavours to our seasonal marshmallow supply! Made fresh in our store kitchen, we're proud to announce this Fall's latest flavour addition is: Vanilla Chai. Come pick some of these up and add them to today's feature recipe!!

A great gift. A supreme snack. Whatever the occasion; Our freshly made Marshmallows will satisfy everyone! 

Thanks Chef Valentine! Available now for $6.99 each.

Launching December 5th! Have you got your 2019 Bonus Envelope yet? Free with $25 purchase made in store at our location on 64th avenue. Your Bonus Envelope could include a discount on your next purchase, 50% off a cooking class, free Well Seasoned olive oil, free spices, free cookie dough or even a free cooking class!

But, it MUST be opened in store. Pre-opened envelopes will NOT be accepted (even if your dog did it)!

As if you needed another reason to come visit us in store! :)

#shoplocal #eatlocal #drinklocal

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!

Scroll down or click here to go directly to our contest form.

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!

Day 3: Host Gifts & Holiday Treats

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!

Scroll down or click here to go directly to our contest form.

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!

Day 2: Host Gifts & Holiday Treats

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!

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!

We pair each 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!

Day 1: Gift & Stocking Stuffer Ideas

On the first day of recipes, we suggest you try making our Christmas Tea Chocolate Truffles (see recipe here).

To do so, you'll need some Taylors of Harrogate Spiced Christmas Tea which also makes a wonderful gift for the tea lover in your life! This tea was created by Taylors' especially for the Christmas season - we have people asking for it come October! It is a blend of black China teas, with tangy lemon peels, fruity orange peels, cinnamon and safflower petals - and it's delicious.

Whether you drink it yourself, save it to give as a holiday gift, or use it in your Christmas Tea Chocolate Truffles is up to you (but we suggest buying at least 2 boxes this season).

We're giving away a free box of Taylors of Harrogate Spiced Christmas Tea and 1 lb. of dark chocolate for in-store pick-up to one special customer fills out today's sweepstakes form and answers the question:

Tea isn't just for drinking, its also for cooking - how else would you use this tea? 

We will be drawing our winner* at Noon on December 2nd, 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!