Author: Amanda

I make handmade things in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. I love cooking, gardening and birds!
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Blackberry Jelly|Chokecherry Jelly for beginners | CJLS Geocaching GPS

I heard something rather amusing today on CJLS in Yarmouth, NS, they were going on and on about how people in Yarmouth, do not need a GPS in their car…. Wait a second, you do realize in Yarmouth we have thousands of geocaches! Geocaches are things you find with a GPS. To learn more about it visit the geocaching page of my website! It’s a super fun game that ALSO takes you to places that you will never notice driving by the 100’s of time a day in Yarmouth! So CJLS, you are wrong, people in Yarmouth should own GPS’s:)

Each little dot is a hidden box or container:)

Last year was my first time ever making jelly. Me and Mike were geocaching on the tracks in Arcadia and noticed some blackberries, not some thousands, so me and mike went and grabbed some containers, and started picking. We gave the mosquitoes a lunch, and got tons of blackberries:

When we got them home, we soaked them in water to get the bugs out, then got stockings from the dollar store and Mike squeezed them and squeezed them until his hands hurt.
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We took the juice and followed the recipe on the package of certo for raspberries.
Here are the jars all clean and boiled.

Here is the blackberry jelly complete!

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Easy Corn Chowder Recipe

I am starting to enjoy cooking! I had some leftover ham and I have been looking for ways to use my garden potatoes a bit more that I harvested earlier in the week, so I am trying out recipes a few times until I get it just right.  I think is awesome and this is one of those recipes I have perfected to my taste! I have made corn chowder with bacon, chowder with ham, and plain corn chowder and this recipe is by far my favorite and surprisingly quick to make!

Corn Chowder basic recipe:
4-6 Potatoes peeled and cubed
1 onion chopped
1 can of condensed milk
1 large can of creme corn(or 2 small cans)
1 cup of cubed cooked ham(optional)(not the kind from a can, real ham or slices)
salt and pepper

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1.Directions, put onion and potatoes in a large pot and cover with water by an inch and cook until potatoes are tender! (keep water on them, it’s ok if it boils down a bit but keep enough on so the can cook, not too much)

2. If adding ham add it for a few minutes before the potatoes are done to heat it up.

3. turn heat down to the LOWEST setting like 1 or below, just to almost keep it warm, and add the corn and can of milk and stir. You can eat it right away or you can wait for it all to heat up a bit more. Simple corn chowder recipe!
I did also make bacon corn chowder before, however, it was not nearly as good, maybe if I had sprinkled the bacon on after, I found the bacon had no taste when added to the chowder, ham is 100% better.

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Lockeport Beach, Nova Scotia | Quahogs & Sand Dollars | Vacation Fall 2011

Over vacation we took the kids to Lockeport beach! Luckily one of my nephews happened to be at my fathers house and we were able to take him too! The boys went beach combing and Maddy, wading while we strolled the entire beach. It was just after hurricane Irene. The beach was full of seaweed, shells, quahogs, sand dollars, even better the seagulls would find them and drop them on the beach to crack them open and the boys were chasing the seagulls away to take the scallop out of them:) Although nobody managed to catch a seagull(thankully cause I think they would have tired to cook it and eat it lol) they did grab 3 quahogs they dropped:)

Riley ducking out of the picture, but I got half of him! 🙂 Beach was beautiful!

The Crescent Beach visitor center in Lockeport, Nova Scotia. 🙂

 Above is a picture of the crevasses in a pile of rocks on the beach that I used to spend hours searching when I was a child with my brother, I found many crabs, sea urchins, snails, shells etc, it was just  cool spot to explore! My mom would bring us here, or my grandparents and playing in the rock was the favorite thing to do until we slipped and fell, or started fighting lol . But this rock, is actually one of my favorite childhood beach memories!
My nephew and his dead crab… not my choice of a cool find, but the boys liked him! lol Had to have a picture of course. <3

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Alex also gave e something really cool I will be using in future jewelry photography pictures:

It’s really rare to find a sea urchin shell intact too! Thanks Alex, you have a big heart! 🙂

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Squash Growing In Trees | Potatoe harvest | Stray Cat

Over my last vacation, me and Mike decided to go out one morning and harvest. hehe, to me this sounds odd as a while ago I wouldn’t have understood the word harvest, let alone have a garden, and be up early harvesting potatoes and carrots! While out working, our neighbourhood cat we call Maru, came over to inspect, and decided to lay down in the garden and watch and play and toss around the baby green potatoes that we threw to him:) In the pic below I guess he decided to pose for us hehehe 🙂

Here are the potatoes we harvested!
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See the squash up there, it was almost full grown, here is the end product:
My squash had fuzz!

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Hidden Treasures Family Restaurant and Farmers Market Scones

Every Saturday, no matter how hard I try I find it impossible to sleep in! Today I got up extra early today, even before my morning glories to go to the market and check on jewelry orders.

My first stop at the market is still usually the chocolate section, then to scones, then maybe veggies and crafts!

I seriously think these scones could go mainstream, they are just awesome, I have tired making my own a few times, they are NEVER the same. I have had people say they look dry, and hard… NOOOOOO far far from it, they have a crust, but the inside is awesome, moist and like a flaky pastry… I wish they had a delivery service because I would order one right now. My favorite by far now is the carrot cake scone, pizza scone, onion/bacon  and pineapple coconut! If you live in Yarmouth, and you have never tried a scone from the market (or Hilltop Cottage Farms), TRY ONE.  Actually I think you should travel here just to try scones! They are awesome!

Speaking of good food in Yarmouth, NS, take the 10 minute drive out to Port Maitland and try the new Restaurant there Hidden Treasures Family Restaurant, the building used to be the old Yarmouth candy factory I am told. Inside is very neat and clean, the service is FAST, the menu prices INCLUDE TAX, the portions are large, the food is awesome!!! I am not one to go out to eat a lot, one because of the price, two I am not a fan of deep fried things. I heard people raving about how good the prices were and food and I had to go see for myself!

I had the stir-fry on rice, and a can of Diet Pepsi, wow. It came with garlic bread and everything was cooked to perfection! My total bill was $ 11.45 🙂 For how full I was and how good the food was, it was a great deal!

Here is their facebook group for daily specials:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/hiddentreasuresfamilyrestaurant/

Here is their menu as of September 2011:
HIDDEN TREASURE’S FAMILY RESTAURANT

APPETIZERS
Onions Scoops with dipping sauce…………………………………………….$4.25
Zucchini Wedges with dipping sauce…………………………………………..$3.95
Deep Fried Mushrooms with sour cream………………………………………$4.50
Onion Rings………………………………………………………………………$4.50
Mozza Sticks with sour cream (6)………………………………………………..$4.95
Garlic Bread………..$2.95 w/cheese……………………………………….….$3.75

SALADS
Garden Salad…………$5.50 Golden Treasure Salad……$5.95
Baby Spinach…………$5.95
Greek………………….$5.95 Chef……………… …..$7.95
Caesar…………………$5.95

SOUP OF THE DAY SEAFOOD CHOWDER
Cup…….$3.95 Cup………….$5.95
Bowl……$4.95 Bowl…………$7.95

SANDWICHES OR WRAPS (White or Whole Wheat)

Sliced Chicken….$4.25 Cold lobster…….$8.95
Egg Salad………..$3.00 Tuna Salad…….$3.95
Veggie…………..$3.25 Rueben………..$6.95
3 Decker Club…$7.95 B.L.T……………$3.75 Western…………$3.75

HOT SANDWICHES
Hot Chicken Sandwich choice of fries, mash, or rice………………………..…….$8.50
Hot Hamburg Sandwich choice of fries, mash, or rice……………………….……$7.95

BURGERS & ROLLS
Hamburger…$3.25 Cheeseburger……$3.75 BaconCheeseburger..$4.25
Jackburger………$4.25 Hot Dog…………$1.75 Cheese and bacon hot dog……..$2.75
Chickenburger……..$4.95 Chicken and asparagus roll…….$4.50
Fishburger….……..$5.50 Clamburger………………….….$7.95
Scallop burger…….$6.95 Cold Lobster Roll………………$7.95
MAKE ANY SANDWICH, WRAP OR BURGER INTO A PLATTER……………..$2.00 EXTRA

SIDE ORDERS

Fries (Fresh Cut)……….Sm..$2.50………………………………………..…..Lg. $3.25
Poutine………………….Sm..$3.95……………………………………….…..Lg. $4.95
Hamb Poutine………………………………………………………………………$4.95
Chicken Poutine…………………………………………………………………….$4.95
Lobster Poutine…………………………………………………………………….$10.95
Fried Onions & Mushrooms in garlic butter………………………………….…..$3.50
Rice Pilaf………….$2.95 ……………… Mashed potato & veg.$2.95
Cole Slaw…………$1.75 ……………… Potato Salad………….$2.50

SEAFOOD DINNERS

Best of the Sea (Lobster, Scallops & Bar Clams) served in cream or butter……… $19.95
Fish (haddock) Sm………$7.95…………………………………………………Lg. $10.95
Clams…………………Sm ..…$9.95……………………………………………Lg. $12.95
Scallops………………Sm…$10.95………………………………………………Lg. $13.95
Shrimp………………Sm…$9.95……………………………………………….Lg. $12.95
Combo’s any 2……..Sm..$11.95……………………………………………..…Lg. $14.95
Seafood Platter (Haddock, clams, scallops and Shrimp)
$18.95……………with lobster……..$22.95
Small Seafood Platter (Haddock. Scallops, clams and Shrimp)…………………$14.95
Hot Lobster Sandwich………………………………………………………..……$16.95
Hot Lobster Roll…………………………………………………………………….$14.95
Salmon W/Dill or Citrus Sauce………………………………………………..…$12.95
ALL DINNERS INCLUDE ROLL, CHOICE OF FRIES, MASH, RICE OR SIDE SALAD AND VEG.
Fish Cakes…………2/$5.95 …….3/$7.95

ENTRÉE’S
Chicken Parmigiana with spaghetti….$9.95
Broccoli Stuffed Chicken Breast………………………………………………….$13.50
Grilled Chicken over rice and veggies………………………………………….…$12.95
Pork Chops ………..1 $8.95……………………………………………….2….…$11.95
Liver, Bacon & Onions…………………………………………………………….$7.95
Hamburg Steak with onions & mushrooms……………………………………..$8.95
Rappie Pie with brown bread………………..$8.50
Stir Fry’s over white or wild rice.
Chicken…..$9.95 Scallop…$11.95
Veggie……$8.95 Shrimp…$10.95

SEAFOOD AND VEGGIE LOW FAT COOKING
Garden Fettuccini……………………..$8.95
Garlic Shrimp over pasta……………..$10.95
Greek Chicken and pasta……………..$10.50

CHILDREN’S MENU
Hot Dog & Fries Burger and Fries
Grill Cheese & Fries 1 pc Fish & Fries
6 Nuggets & Fries
Meal includes, juice or milk and ice cream……….$4.95

DESSERTS
Diabetic………….$2.95
Regular Desserts
Assorted Pies…………..$3.50 Bread Pudding………….$3.25
Cheesecake…………….$4.50 Ice Cream………………..$2.25
Cream Puff……………….$2.50

BEVERAGES
Hot Beverages………..$1.50…………..Soft Drink & Juice………………$1.50
Floats…………………$2.75…………..Herbal Tea……………………….$1.75

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