Saltscapes Recipe Index

Old-Fashioned Grilled Lobster Roll

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Over-the-Top Macaroni and Cheese

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Ooey Gooey Lobster Stuffed Cod

Oatmeal Berry Burst Muffins

Howard Selig modified this recipe from Dietitians of Canada (dietitians.ca) to include flax flour.

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Time 30 Minutes
Complexity easy

Oyster Casserole

Broiling these oysters in a pool of sparkling wine infuses them with flavour.

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Orzo Tabbouleh Salad

This Lebanese salad with an Italian touch is sure to take your barbecued chicken and pork chops to a new level, and is very simple to make.

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Oysters Flynn Mrs Flynn

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Origin June/July

Many Dutch immigrants settled in the Maritimes after the Second World War and have maintained many of their Dutch customs and traditions, especially some of their favourite foods. Growing up, Toosje Van de Sande had oliebollen as a treat on New Year’s Eve.

Once she and her 10 siblings moved out on their own, her mother started having oliebollen parties on her birthday, as well as on her father’s birthday. Her children and grandchildren all took turns making them.

Now the oliebollen party takes place at Toosje’s home in Antigonish between Christmas and New Year’s. Her grandchildren, grandnieces and grandnephews have all had an opportunity to learn how to make them, so the tradition continues. Making oliebollen is a ritual kept up by Nova Scotian families with Dutch roots.