Masstown Market at Truro, Nova Scotia

Masstown Market.

When my friend Wendy saw that I was in Halifax she sent me a message saying I might enjoy checking out the Masstown Market, since we would be near it on our trip back to Cape Breton.  I am so glad she clued us in to that Market.  It is fabulous!  So many fresh vegetables from local farmers and fresh fish as well.

When we arrived the parking lot was almost full, but luckily we found a spot right beside the lighthouse, and it was in a shady area that was perfect for Maggie.  It wasn't hot though because it was an overcast day.

Lots of folks at the Market on a Friday morning.

The little white car to the left of the "lighthouse" is ours. 

Dan stayed with Maggie while Alice and I headed for the fresh vegetable area of the market.  There was a little bit of everything--we found beet greens, green beans, yellow beans, and sweet potatoes.

Yellow wax beans from a local farmer.

 It is blueberry season here and we got a small carton of wild blueberries.  The wild ones have so much more flavor than the cultivar that is usually grown.  We have quite a bit of frozen berries or else we would have gotten a really big carton of those.

Wild blueberries.

A box of wild blueberries.

There were all kinds of baked goods, but when I found shortcake biscuits I knew I had to try those.

I'll use these to make blueberry shortcake.

A new kind of brownie.

I resisted most of the sweet baked goods, except for macaroon brownies---that's a new take on brownies.  Yes we brought some of those home.  

The highlight for Dan was the fish market in the "lighthouse".  They had quite an array of fish and seafood goodies.

Varied seafood at the Market.

Dan liked the looks of the farm raised Arctic char, and we baked one for dinner tonight.  It tastes like a blend between a salmon and a trout.  Really delish and oh so fresh.  

Baked Arctic char for dinner.

I don't know how we have missed this place all these years, but I am very grateful to Wendy for suggesting we visit it.  We will go back.


You might like to check out their website..


  

Bread Run to the Cedar House Bakery

To us a "bread run" is a drive over to the Cedar House Bakery in Boularderie Center to replenish our supply of bread and other baked goods. It's about an hour and a half from here--over past Orangedale to the Transcanada Highway, past Baddeck, over Kelly's Mountain, over the Seal Island Bridge and there it is on the right.

The Cedar House Bakery.

Very cozy interior of Cedar House Bakery.

Before we lay in our supply of baked goods we have breakfast.  I usually have raisin toast, a fish cake and a piece of pie, (yes, a piece of pie for breakfast---really more like brunch) and this trip was no exception.

Their in house, home made fish cakes are famous.

Butterscotch pie.

On a full stomach, I can now choose the baked goods to take home. So much to choose from:
scones, tea biscuits, bread, cookies, pies, cakes, cinnamon rolls......

Lots of goodies from which to choose.

Cinnamon rolls.

Tea biscuits.

We always take home a strawberry/rhubarb pie.

Strawberry/rhubarb pie

A slice of "heaven".

And raisin bread for toast.

Raisin bread chock full of raisins.

Makes wonderful toast.

Lots of whole wheat bread which freezes beautifully.

One raisin loaf, eight whole wheat loaves (one for a neighbor).

We have enough baked goods for the next few weeks when we'll be having company, and then it'll be time to make another bread run to the Cedar House Bakery.

Carrot Cake Lady at the Farmers Market

The NC State Farmer's Market has lots of local fruits and vegetables as one would expect, but it also has local baked goods.  Among my favorites are the carrot cake products from  The Carrot Cake Lady.   Terryl has carrot cakes of various sizes from the large cake to mini muffin-sized cakes.  The cakes are so moist and so delicious.

Terryl, the Carrot Cake Lady, at the Farmers Market.

Miniature Carrot Cake.

Carrot Cake Muffins.

Large Carrot Cake. (Photo from her website.)

In addition to selling her carrot cake products on weekends at the Farmer's Market, her baked goods are also available at The Meat House in Raleigh, Cary, and Chapel Hill.