Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and what an amazing weekend it was. We have a few dear friends who live here in Hamilton, and are far away from their families. It’s no good to spend holidays away from your family, so we thought we’d plan a nice ‘family dinner’ for some of the people we love so much.

Cake + Loaf was a must-stop for us, with their pies and their delicious cranberry sauce (with orange, sage and rosemary). The girls who own Cake + Loaf are SO nice, and it’s always such a pleasure to go in there. Our friend Meag made the turkey - a huge free-range 17-pounder! We had mixed drinks (courtesy of Sweet Ice/left overs from our dance party…) and everyone made the most amazing food. Add all that to an amazing long table in Meg’s living room, with 18 wonderful people sitting around it, and you get the best Thanksgiving dinner ever…

Ottawa Street Sidewalk Sale!

We were at the Ottawa Street Sidewalk Sale this past weekend. It's so amazing to see the excitement and movement that is happening on Ottawa Street! The weather was great, and we got to meet this little one - our new Sweet Ice ambassador!

Last week we were at another really great event on Ottawa Street - the Sew Hungry food truck rally. Basically, a whole bunch of local food trucks line up on the street over lunch time, and you can just take your pick. We might participate next year, if our trailer is finished, but this year we just went and indulged in delicious food!

More pictures of the food truck rally here and here. If you haven't been to Ottawa Street, you're missing out on a great area of this city. Take a trip over there, and check out some of the shops and restaurants!

Bennett's = Fruit Heaven

Went to Bennett’s this past weekend to pick up all our fruit for Supercrawl! Bennett’s does an amazing job of sourcing local farmers and providing fresh fruit from local farms when it’s in season. They also grow a lot of their own items (apples, corn, squash, etc), and make the MOST AMAZING apple cider. Make way for the apple cider snow cone, Hamilton!