Christmas Offerings 2014

As the days become shorter and the temperatures drop, the time has come to look forward to the comforts of Christmas and all the wonderful food that time of year brings. My offerings for this year include both sweet and savoury condiments and shortbreads. 

The shortbreads are made from the finest ingredients; Balderson 12 year cheddar, 70% dark chocolate, organic flour and sweet butter. Each package is a minimum of 100gm, ten to twelve cookies. 

As always most of the fruit and vegetables come from my organic garden.

This year’s offerings include Wild Grape and Crabapple jellies. These contain nothing but fruit juice and sugar (no commercial pectin). The marmalades highlight citrus fruits available for only a few weeks each year. The savoury condiments include a spicy ketchup made from my heirloom tomatoes, cayenne and jalapeno peppers. The Bread and Butter Pickles are made with my cucumbers and onions. The Sweet Zucchini Relish is a favourite of Cote du Bouef, the artisanal butcher  and provisions shop on Ossington Avenue, which I supply with vegetables and condiments through Cooper Road CSA. The Smokey Peach Barbecue sauce contains organically grown peaches from a farm in Uxbridge and has hints of smoked paprika. The pickles and relish come in 250 ml jars and everything else is in 125 ml jars.

You can order by email whenever and as often as you like. Let me know when you prefer me to deliver it and how many gift bags you would like. 

Each item is $5. 

I will also be at the CSI (Centre for Social Innovation) Holiday Pop-Up Market at 720 Bathurst on Thursday Dec. 11 http://socialinnovation.ca/popups

SAVOURY SHORTBREADS 

12 Year Cheddar  Rich and with a bit of a cayenne kick

Parmesan Fennel   Light and melt in your mouth

SWEET SHORTBREADS  

Toblerone  A classic shortbread studded with this timeless Swiss chocolate bar 

Lemon    Flecks of lemon zest add a bit of tang to complement the richness of this traditional butter shortbread   

Dark Chocolate Orange   A classic duo

Cranberry Pistachio   New      Perfect for Christmas with flecks of red and green

SAVOURY CONDIMENTS    

Bread and Butter Pickles    250 ml   A great addition to sandwiches and charcuterie plates

Sweet Zucchini Relish      250ml   New    Perfect for hamburgers or mixed with mayo as a homemade tartar sauce for fish

Hot Pepper Jelly    A lovely jewel-like deep red with a bit of edge from jalapeño peppers  

Spicy Tomato Ketchup    Much more complex than commercial ketchup. Slow cooked all day

Smokey Peach Barbecue Sauce  New    A taste of August Ontario peaches with undertones of smoked paprika 

Wild Applesauce    New    Nothing but wild apples with their skins and a little water - no added sugar     

SWEET CONDIMENTS 

Wild Grape Jelly    A deep purple clear classic jelly 

Crabapple Jelly     Beautiful translucent red jelly good for breakfast and with roasted pork and chicken

Quince Jelly  New    Good with toast or cheese

Blood Orange Marmalade   New    A taste of  summer in the depths of winter

Meyer Lemon Marmalade   New    Not too sweet, a refreshing marmalade with toast and scones

              

Have wonderful holidays,

Eileen