Quail's Eggs : Brow of the Mountain Farm

My friend Asheley over at Asheley Eats posted this on her Facebook wall the other day - 'Anyone looking for some quail eggs? Five bucks for two dozen!'.

I messaged her back within moments and a few minutes after that, found myself at the beginning of an e-mail conversation with Jake Spinney, owner of Brow of the Mountain Farm in Aylesford, Nova Scotia.

Jake was kind enough to deliver my eggs to me on Saturday night, and even as I type this, I have the little straw carton sitting on my desk beside me because they are so pretty I can't stop looking at them!

Jake says at the moment, his farm's main focus is the quail and their eggs, but later this year, he will be moving into the world of raising heritage sheep, pigs and goats.

And, he says their are lots more eggs where mine came from so spread the word!!

I'm still not 100% sure what I'm going to do with mine, but if you'd like to order some for yourself, please contact Jake at (902) 698-0877 or e-mail browofthemtnfarmATgmailDOTcom. $5 for two dozen gorgeous little eggs. How can you go wrong?

Oooh La La : Le French Fix

Le French Fix is a French Pâtisserie owned and operated by Geoffroy Chevallier. They specialize in French goodies such as Croissants, Pain Au Chocolat and my personal favourite, French Macarons. You can find them at 5523 Prince Street in Downtown Halifax, and follow them on Twitter @lefrenchfix.

Jitterbug Sodas : Twist Elixirs

I was given five tiny bottles (Blueberry Grunt, Blueberry Sage, Rhubarb Thai Basil, Strawberry Jalapeño and Rhubarb Ginger) and one large bottle (Basil, Lime and Black Pepper) of Jitterbug Sodas' latest venture - Twist Elixirs - to sample a few weeks ago. Essentially, the Twist Elixirs are syrups handcrafted from scratch using fresh, local, seasonal & fair trade ingredients, many of which are grown on owners Rowena Hopkins and Jamey Coughlin's farm in Lower Onslow, Nova Scotia. I had a beautiful bottle of Terredavino's Moscato D'Asti in my fridge and as I was enjoying a glass, thought to slip a little Blueberry Grunt syrup in. It was such a tasty little treat that I thought I'd take a picture to show you how pretty it was!!

Jitterbug's Twist Elixirs are available for purchase every weekend at both the Halifax Seaport Farmer's Market and the Truro Farmer's Market. The mini bottles would make great stocking stuffers this Christmas!! (hint hint)