Tag Archives: Nova Scotia

Bacon and Fiddlehead Spaghetti

Fiddleheads are so crisp and sweet, they're the perfect counterpart to the salty bacon in this recipe for Bacon and Fiddlehead Spaghetti!
Fiddleheads are so crisp and sweet, they're the perfect counterpart to the salty bacon in this recipe for Bacon and Fiddlehead Spaghetti! To say I love where I live is an understatement. Nova Scotia is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and even after all our travels it still takes my breath… Read More

Butterscotch Pie

An old family recipe, this Butterscotch Pie is sweet, sticky perfection!
So it's official. I have a nemesis. Its name is pie crust. Do you know how many times I have made this pie? Neither do I. I've made it so many times I've lost count. Now, let me clarify here, the issue is not the butterscotch. That comes out sweet, sticky perfection every single time… Read More

Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies

Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
Surprise Wednesday Night Post! Woohoo! This year I participated in the 5th year of the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap! The FBCS is a really fun (and delicious!) event for food bloggers that helps to raise money for a different charity every year. This year, proceeds are going to Cookies for Kid's Cancer, a non-profit that helps fund new… Read More

Breadmaker Brown Bread (Molasses Bread)

Breadmaker Brown Bread (Molasses Bread) - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
Maritimers have a special relationship with molasses. Maybe it’s the cold, the ocean-tossed, barren rocks that means we need that little extra sweetness in our life, but Maritimers grow up slathering molasses on everything. If maple syrup is liquid gold, then this stuff is liquid bronze. It goes on plain crackers. Bread and butter. On… Read More

Smoked Salmon Sandwich

Smoked Salmon Sandwich - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
Okay that’s it. I’m done. I'm handing in my sandwich... making... tools... (knife? spatula? Panini press?) This is the best sandwich I have ever made, and I’m never ever ever going to top it. Ever. I know that’s not saying much, since my go-to sandwich is like… PB&J, but believe me. I know a good sandwich… Read More

Sweet Potato Poutine

Sweet Potato Poutine - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
Announcing that you’re making poutine gives one of two reactions: A) SWEET! That’s my favourite! Can I help? Do you need a taste tester? How much are you making, because you’re going to need more! Or B) …. Huh? Usually people who respond with Option A are either Canadian, have travelled to Canada, or are… Read More

Curry Seafood Chowder

Curry Seafood Chowder - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
Made with nightshade-free curry, this Curry Seafood Chowder has a zippy twist!    They said on the news that stores across Nova Scotia have run out of snow-blowers already this year. We are, it seems, still a bit shocked from the snowy disaster that was last winter, the snow that never seemed to melt between… Read More

Apple Crisp

***Since posting this recipe, it has come to my attention that apples contain solanine, which is one of the glykoalkaloids responsible for nightshade allergies. If you are on a nightshade free diet, please proceed with caution unless you are certain that apples are okay for you! You can find more information here.***   This is one… Read More

Nova Scotia Blueberry Grunt

***Since posting this recipe, it has come to my attention that blueberries contain solanine, which is one of the glykoalkaloids responsible for nightshade allergies. If you are on a nightshade free diet, please proceed with caution unless you are certain that blueberries are okay for you! You can find more information here.***   One of the first… Read More