Blog by Michelle Ciach
It was a beautiful summer day – blue skies and pleasantly warm cooling breezes – when I decided it was the perfect day to see Two Planks and a Passion’s production of Beowolf outside of Canning, NS. The only hitch – where to have supper before the show. So I picked up my Taste of Nova Scotia Culinary Adventure Guide and started looking. In the heart of the Annapolis Valley I found Between the Bushes. more…
From Amherst to Truro, Parrsboro to Tatamagouche, Wentworth Valley to the Stewiacke Valley, communities throughout Central Nova Scotia will celebrate the Wild Blueberry Harvest Festival from August 20, 2010 – September 4, 2010.
Events include live music, theatre, art exhibits, dances, farmers markets, teas, community suppers, pancake breakfasts, baking competitions, bake sales, quilt sales, pie eating contests, a 10km race, golf tournaments, a blueberry mash, exhibitions and more!!! For more details visit the festival website.
Scones are the famous Scottish sweet biscuit known as the best treat to have with strong tea on a chilly afternoon. The blueberry and maple is certainly a local addition to the ancestral recipe brought over by the settlers for whom our province was named. We recommend serving the Blueberry Maple Apple Butter that follows with the scones for an unforgettable treat. more…
