We have been curious to see how our condiments match up to some of the local cheeses that are made in Alberta and with the help of some wonderful friends this is finally going to happen.  Here is your invitation.

Date:  Saturday April 20th, 2013  from 7:00 – 10:00 pm

Location:  Giovanni Music at 10528 Mayfield Road, Edmonton  is one of our sponsors.  We will be holding the event on the second floor in the midst of a large gallery of original pieces of art of all genres.  It couldn’t be a more beautiful location!  To add to the feast for the eyes, there will be a pianist and a classical guitarist performing during the event.

Artisan Cheese Producers:  There will be product from 3 local Alberta cheese producers.  Leslie and Alex from Smoky Valley Goat Cheese  make a wide variety of goat cheeses;   Rhonda from The Cheesiry  makes sheep cheese from the sheep she tends and milks, and finally Sylvan Star  who makes award winning cow cheeses.

Wines and an expert to help with pairings is coming from our local Sherbrooke Liquor Store  and they promise a good selection to challenge our taste buds.

Condiments to pair with cheeses and wines offered by Fruits of Sherbrooke – of course.

Fruit and Chocolate  What goes better with cheese and wine?   Jana from Tasteful Art  will be showcasing her artistic talents as she creates beautiful fruit displays that are almost too nice to eat!   Edna of Oodles of Chocolates makes her sweet treats just too easy to pop into your mouth!

Tickets are $40 and can be purchased by calling 780-244-0129.  We accept Visa and Mastercard (with a small surcharge) and delivery or pick up can be arranged.  Giovanni’s Music will also have tickets for sale.  You can also purchase tickets by linking here to Event Brite.

 

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Think Outside the Bread Box – TOBB Recipes

by Carol on February 18, 2013

TOBB – At Fruits of Sherbrooke we create great jam and jelly and it is great on toast, bagels, English muffins, crackers and with peanut butter in a sandwich.  You already know how to do that!

We are opening a new section in the recipes that we are calling – Think Outside the Bread Box – TOBB.  These are recipes and suggestions of how to use our product in ways beyond traditional toast.  Slowly we will build these recipes and welcome all contributions from our loyal customers.

For anyone who has encountered us at the markets you will have received the quick run down of TOBB suggestions.  Most people listen and then forget when they are ready for inspiration.   So here they are!!

As all of our jam and jelly products are made with a full fruit component (and no water) before adding the sugar and pectin, there is lots of flavour.  And since the ‘rescued’ fruits have not been sprayed with pesticides or grown with chemical fertilizers, we use the whole fruit with their skins intact – so this increases the flavour profile.   (For any purchased fruits or ‘rescued’ BC fruits, we remove the skins before use.)  All of this is to explain that with a full fruit product, you can mix it into a variety of new mixtures and the fruit flavour will still remain.

So take a look at the different recipes or suggestions in this section and have fun!!

Think Outside the Bread Box Recipes

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Love Local – Valentine Craft Sale – Sunday February 10, 2013

February 1, 2013

This is a great sale that is just in time for Valentines Day.  It will be in the lovely ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe so there will be crystal chandeliers and it promises to be a grand event.  This event is both a wonderful gift sale and a fundraiser for the Fruits of Sherbrooke [...]

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Surprise Muffins

January 11, 2013

This week we are featuring 2 great jams to go in these muffins. Strawberry Rhubarb Jam has over 55% rescued fruit and it is a perennial favourite for many.  We do buy the strawberries for even though they do grow here, nobody gives them away!!  Use it on toast or ice cream sundaes or consider [...]

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Lemon Apple Jam

January 4, 2013

This week we are featuring our Lemon Apple Jam which has the warm flavours of our locally rescued apples paired with fresh lemons.  To help you to “think beyond the bread box” we are offering you a couple of recipes – a muffin and a main course. We are selling at the Downtown Farmer’s Market [...]

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Edmonton Journal – Dec 05, 2012. Linda Faulder column

December 6, 2012

FRUITS OF SHERBROOKE Rescued fruit is big these days, and this local group has turned fruit from trees and gardens in their own neighbourhood into a cottage industry. Their jams, jellies and other condiments are multipurpose, complementing a piece of toasted brioche as well as a soft slather of goat cheese. Watch for their Royal [...]

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Hostess Gift or for your own Entertaining

November 28, 2012

 We have created 6 wonderful minis (45 ml each) that are a perfect addition to a cheese tray or to your table for appetizers or those wonderful big-flavour sandwiches.  Each condiment has layers of  flavour that will add wonderful dimension to even strong cheeses. Our Royal Raspberry is made with local raspberries and fresh local [...]

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Gift Box for any sweet occasion

November 28, 2012

Gift Box: This box contains 4 of our 250 ml jars of our tasty jams, jellies or condiments.   You can choose 4 sweet jams or jellies,  4 condiments, or a combination of both.   You can also give us your preferences and we will try to honour them.  However, as we make our preserves [...]

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Our New Video

November 7, 2012
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A good teacher deserves an apple, a great teacher deserves apple jam

June 22, 2012

It’s that time of year again.  School is coming to a close as are extra curricular activities.  All those teachers, coaches, instructors and mentors are gone for the summer and what to get them to show our appreciation? There are many popular items but really, do things like gift cards and apple frames stand out [...]

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