the christmas turkey round up
Cooking a flavourful and moist turkey is much easier when you start with an excellent home-grown bird. Several area farms—Sunworks, Four Whistle, First Nature and Sunshine Organics raise turkeys for the holidays. Sunworks turkeys need to be ordered by December 17, call 1-877-393-3133 or visit https://www.sunworksfarm.com. Best to email Sunshine Organics at sunorg@telusplanet.net or call 780-446-4685, and pick up at their market stand in City Hall on Saturday. Visit First Nature Farms or Four Whistle at their booths at the Old Strathcona Market this Saturday to place an order.
Never roasted a turkey? Visit https://www.canadianturkey.ca for all things turkey—cooking instructions, how to calculate cooking times and other tips.
glass monkey birthday gift certificates
The Glass Monkey (5842 111 Street, 780-760-2228, http://www.theglassmonkey.ca) celebrates five years in business this week. Congratulations! They have a special on gift certificates; buy between $1,000 and $2,000 in GCs and receive a GC for yourself for 10 per cent of the purchase. Or, 15 per cent for purchases over $2,000. The Glass Monkey will be closed December 24, 25, 26 and January 1.
attention shoppers
Check out these wonderful gift ideas between $10 and $45 on the Heart of the Home blog at http://www.heartofthehomeyeg.ca/blog. We are especially partial to the Chirpy Top wine pourers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyG60LQL0BQ
holiday cocktail number three: the junior
Evan Watson of Bar Clementine created this savoury cocktail featuring the alcohol-free spirit Seedlip Garden 108. Find Seedlip at The Italian Centre Shops South and North, Sherbrooke Liquor and at Maven & Grace.
2 oz Seedlip Garden 108
¼ oz lime juice
¼ oz buckwheat honey
dash of Scarborough bitters
dash of absinthe (optional)
Serve in a tall glass, garnished with olives and Italian parsley.
Photo courtesy Bar Clementine
holiday cookie number three: tracy’s marble chocolate almond bark
Chef Tracy Zizek of Kitchen by Brad loves to make this versatile almond bark for Christmas. Remember to use best quality chocolate (chocolate chips won’t do). We like the bittersweet and white chocolate slabs available at Cococo. And, Tracy’s recipe includes a simple way to temper the chocolate.
https://thetomato.ca/tomatoquarantwo/recipes/tracy-zizeks-sweet-christmas
