About

I’m building a quiet but lasting body of work that focuses on the food of Nova Scotia. Not from restaurant tables or travel guides, but from kitchens, family gatherings, handwritten recipe cards, and stories passed through generations.

I want to showcase the best of what we’ve created in my province and what we continue to offer: simple, meaningful recipes that reflect our past. I also want to acknowledge the deep injustices woven into our history, including the violent mistreatment of Indigenous and Black communities, and recognize that racism and erasure have shaped much of our cultural record. Also, many of these recipes have survived because of the quiet, consistent, and often unpaid labour of women. Preserved in worn cookbooks, handwritten recipe cards, shared at kitchen tables, and carried in memory, these recipes have been passed down through generations.

At the same time, I want to celebrate the growing richness of this place: the families from all over the world now calling Nova Scotia home, the blend of traditions in even the smallest communities, and the food stories that continue to be created. I know I’m only at the beginning of learning how to hold space for these stories, and I want to grow into that responsibility with care, humility, and respect.

I hope the recipes I share become part of people’s lives, not just something they make once, but return to again and again. I want someone’s child to one day say, “My mom always made this,” and feel warmth rise in their chest.

And I want my daughter to think I have the coolest job in the world, not because it’s flashy or famous, but because it’s rare and real. Because it’s rooted in calm, creativity, focus, honesty, and kindness, and because it’s mine.

I’ve had this recipe site for many (many!) years, but it wasn’t until the summer of 2025 that I discovered its true purpose. Until then, I was sharing recipes I liked, or ones I thought I should post to please Google. My blog has always been a creative outlet for me, but I never felt like it had a clear direction.

That changed in July 2025. I had already started focusing more deeply on Nova Scotia recipes earlier that spring. Still, in July, I had an emotional realization about how my recipes hold a deeper meaning and connection beyond simply publishing them online.

Since then, my work has become increasingly focused on heritage and place, particularly recipes that carry emotional weight and generational memory. That said, you’ll still find a broad mix of recipes here, including many that fall outside the Nova Scotia umbrella. I’ve left them up because they’re part of my journey and are delicious!

You can browse recipes by category or season. And if you’re not sure where to start, here are a few to try:

• Nova Scotia Seafood Chowder (my most popular recipe)
• Molasses Baked Beans (old school deliciousness, slow-baked in the oven)
• Nova Scotia Blueberry Grunt (a simple stovetop dessert)

Nova Scotia Recipes

APPETIZERS

MAINS

Desserts