Edible Christmas Presents and Treats, Saskatoon
I plan to celebrate the holidays with lots of good food and drink. So I’ve assembled a list of some of the good things on offer from the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market, local bakeries, delis and culinary entrepreneurs. It’s local; it’s organic; it tastes great – and we’re not just accumulating more “stuff”!
Saskatoon Farmers’ Market
Organic Stollen and Veggie Pot Pies – Good Spirit Farm & Bakery
Holiday Cupcakes – Sliced Decadence (Gingerbread Pear, Egg Nog Bliss, Chocolate Mint, Cranberry Lemon, Lavender Shortbread, Coconut Snowball)
“Not your usual” Baking Trays (in two sizes) – Wild Serendipity Foods (including the ever-popular blackberry sage thumbprints)
Meat Tourtieres – Prairie Pie Company
Good News! Living Sky Winery and McKeown’s Ready-Made Meals and Catering will be Market regulars starting in January.
Bakeries
Organic Fruit Cake – Earthbound Bakery
Italian Panettone – Christie’s Bakery and Il Secondo
Ready-Made Meals
Fully-prepared Turducken (a whole deboned turkey, stuffed with a deboned duck. stuffed with a deboned chicken layered with homemade cornbread and chorizo stuffing and gravy) – McKeown’s Ready-Made Meals and Catering (I can't believe I'm mentioning meat! I'd only do it for you, Mike!)
In-home Catering or Appetizer Parties – McKeown’s Ready-Made Meals and Catering
P.S. Mike tells me that his ready-made meals have been sporadic lately because he’s been so busy catering. But he promises to have some Christmas-themed meals available before Christmas and 3 meals per week minimum in the new year.
Edible Presents
Gift certificates for Cooking Classes – Simon Reynolds and Michelle Zimmer. I took a look at the upcoming class schedule at Wild Serendipity Foods, and there are some awesome options: Indian Vegetarian (MZ), Italian Vegetarian (SR), Super Foods (nutrition-packed foods chosen by Registered Dietitian Cathy Langdon, MZ), English Cream Tea (SR), Mystery Box (SR).
Gift Certificate for a Personal Chef – Simons’ Fine Foods
P.S. You can catch Simon on Shaw TV’s In the Kitchen – here’s the most recent episode
Snack Attack Gift Baskets (spicy chickpeas, caramel corn, party mix, trail mix, milk chocolate almonds, candied marshmallows) and Biscotti – Saskatoon Sous Chef
Housemade Liqueurs (Carmincello and Limoncello) and pickled Chanterelle Mushrooms – Souleio
Absolutely the BEST selection of Tea (sourced directly from small farmers) – Camellia Sinensis
For more information:
Earth Bound Bakery
Wild Serendipity Foods
The Food Mentor
McKeown’s Ready-Made Meals and Catering
Chef Simon Reynolds
Souleio Foods
Living Sky Winery
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