My Big Day Downtown
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events
It is not very often that I get offered money to use for fun and frivolity. I was recently asked to spend $100 in downtown Halifax by the Downtown Halifax Business Commission; a task I thought would be a cake walk, but after agonizing over how and on what I would spend my big bucks, [...]
Tags: Bishop's Cellar, Boulangerie La Vendeenne, Dowtown halifax Business Commission, Fox Hill Cheese, Halifax Farmers Market, Hutten Family Farms, Riverview Herbs
It was a meal fit for our new king!
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Recipes
By now most of you know that every Saturday morning, Doug & I round up Zoe, and now Philippe, before heading out to the Farmers’ Market to grab our supplies for the week. On this particular Saturday, seeing as it was Philly Boy’s first ever trip, we decided that we would splurge and grab more [...]
Tags: Boulangerie La Vendeenne, Fox Hill Cheese, Halifax Farmers Market, Hutten Family Farms, Indian Point Mussels, Sweet Williams
These Flowers Were Not Delivered By FTD
Posted by Renee | Filed under Favorites, Recipes
Many people who know me, laugh at the fact that I consider myself “semi-Italian”. Neither of my parents are Italian, nor any member of my family for that fact, but my time in Italy has led me to believe that I could be Italian. So, here I was on a Sunday afternoon, after purchasing some [...]
Tags: Halifax Farmers Market, Zucchini Blossoms
How Do You Do, Callaloo?
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Recipes
I spent some time working in the British Virgin Islands, and had the pleasure of working with a man we called “Pont”. Pont was in charge of making soups and such on Peter Island, and one of his many specialities was Callaloo soup. Once a month he would whip up a batch, and I would [...]
Tags: callaloo, Halifax Farmers Market
