Ingredients 1 scoop of ice ¾ Kahlua ¾ oz Creme de Menthe ½ oz Bailey’s 3 oz egg nog chocolate shavings Method Pour all ingredients into a cobbler shaker and stir with a bar spoon. Strain into a martini glass, rimmed with chocolate shavings, and serve. Tempo Food + Drink 1875 Barrington Street
Recipes
After Eight Egg Nog Martini
Ingredients 1 scoop of ice ¾ Kahlua ¾ oz Creme de Menthe ½ oz Bailey’s 3 oz egg nog chocolate shavings Method Pour all ingredients into a cobbler shaker and stir with a bar spoon. Strain into a martini glass, rimmed with chocolate shavings, and serve. Tempo Food + Drink 1875 Barrington Street 902-428-3676
Beer Braised Beef Short Rib
Ingredients 5 pounds (3-inch thick cut) bone-in beef short ribs 1 bunch each fresh thyme, rosemary, and sage, roughly chopped 2 tbsp each kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 (750 ml) bottles of your favourite NS craft beer olive oil, for searing ribs 2 medium cooking onions, diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced […]
Turkey Leftovers Risotto
Serves four Ingredients 5 cups chicken or turkey broth (turkey stock is best but chicken will do) heated to near-simmer 1 cup white wine or unsweetened grape juice (best if wine) 2 ½ cups short grained high-starch Italian rice (Carnaroli preferred) 1 white large white onion and 3 ribs of celery, finely diced. (This is […]
Ironworks Rum Runner
Ingredients 1 oz Ironworks Distillery Bluenose black rum ½ oz Ironworks Distillery rhubarb/strawberry liqueur ½ oz Ironworks Distillery raspberryliqueur 1 oz grenadine ¾ oz lemon juice Method Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake well. Strain into a coup glass (or glass of your choice) and garnish with an orange peel. —Steven Cross, Temple […]
Brown Butter Infused Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients ¾ cup unsalted butter 2 cups all purpose flour 1 ½ tsp baking soda 1 ½ tsp cinnamon 1 tsp powdered ginger ¾ tsp fine salt ¼ tsp ground cloves 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 large eggs 1/3 cup buttermilk 1 ½ cup pumpkin purée (homemade or […]
Moussaka
Makes 24 pieces in a 12×18 in pan. Half ingredients for a smaller pan. Ingredients 1 cup canola oil 8 potatoes, cut width into circles, ¼-inch thick 3 eggplants, cut into ¼-inch strips 6 large zucchini, cut into ¼-inch strips 2 onions,diced 4 lbs lean hamburger small juice glass red wine small juice glass tomato […]
Gluten- and Dairy-Free Chocolate Mint Cake
Ingredients 1 19-oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed 5 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp mint extract ½ tsp salt ¼ cup sugar 6 tbsp of coconut oil ½-cup honey 8 tbsp cocoa 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda Chocolate Butter Cream 3 ½ cups of confectioner’s sugar ¾ cup […]
Gluten-Free Lobster Linguine with Mussels
Ingredients 250g gluten-free linguini (about half of a standard 500g package) 2 tbsp butter 3 finely chopped garlic cloves 2 finely chopped shallots ½ tsp dried chili flakes 2 cups white wine 1 cup heavy cream, 35% (optional if you are dairy-free) 1 lb locally sourced mussels 1 live lobster (1 or 1 ½ lb) […]
Heaven and Hell
Ingredients 1 oz Parrot Bay coconut rum 1 oz Bols Banana cranberry juice pineapple juice orange juice lemon and/or lime slice one cherry Method After pouring the coconut rum and banana liqueur into the glass—use basic layering technique. Cranberry poured first, all other ingredients shaken over ice and layered on top. Finish by garnishing with […]
Lobster and Sweet Pea Bruschetta
Chef’s note: The very best way to enjoy this dish is to use lobster stock or lobster bisque as the base for the cream sauce (recipe provided below). If you do not have access to any a rich chicken stock is a good substitute. Ingredients 1 shallot minced 1 tbsp butter 1 cup shelled sweet […]

