The next product, below, is Fox Hill’s seasonal Cranberry Quark, made only at Christmas and Thanksgiving each year. A lovely balance of autumnal spices, tart cranberries, and creamy quark, you should grab some while you can! A nice addition to Thanksgiving weekend brunch, perhaps? You can find Fox Hill’s products at their permanent stall at the Seaport Market (just inside and to the left of the main doors), online, or at their home base in the Annapolis Valley.

The third product, rather in the background of these photos, is a fragrant, soft, brie-like (in texture) cheese called Le Coutances, named after the town in Normandy, France. I’m not above buying food (or wine) for a pretty label and this cheese made me feel particularly nostalgic: I had no idea the town of Coutances even had their own cheese, but I spent a month just outside of it in 2008 volunteering on the beautiful property of Le Castel, through Help Exchange. Rough, huh? Conveniently – label and nostalgia aside – I loved the flavour of this cheese. The rind will almost knock you over with its aroma, but inside is a silky, delicately flavoured cheese. I’ve had it au naturel, as well as baked with garlic, pepper, olive oil, and Herbs de Provence. It bakes down beautifully, and at about $5 at Sobeys, what’s not to love?