First and foremost, a HUGE thank you to all our Fresh Food Enthusiasts who came out to our Holiday Pop-Up Sale! We had a blast connecting with you and getting up to date on what is happening in your lives. We are so glad you all enjoyed the baked goods, preserves and knitted artisan goods. 2026 was a bumpy start for Farmer Tracey. A Christmas visit to see grandkids in Ontario led to catching a nasty super bug going around. 3 weeks later and still getting back to normal,
As I am spending a rainy west coast Friday baking Christmas shortbread and listening to a stream of Christmas songs, I find my mind softly drifting to my memories of Christmases past. I'm sure like you, there are good memories and some not so good but I hope you are like me and the good ones shine through and you smile. My memories around shortbread are sweet. Over the years I perfected MY shortbread recipe which originated from a bar recipe and evolved based on comments fr
Butter tarts hold a special place in many hearts, especially bringing back memories with loved ones. For me, the tradition of making butter tarts with my Dad became a treasured memory. We used a box mix - neither of my parents are big bakers - but my grandmother was French Canadian and he had a love of butter tarts from his upbringing. The exact origin of butter tarts is unknown but it's widely believed to have originated in Canada in the late 1600s, possibly from French C
