Storms all through January kept sales at bay And the Omicron virus in its heyday!!In February, storms slowly abating Valentine sales deterioratingMarch was all Irish with rainbows and shamrocks But sales were poor, with our cash in grid lock  April brought...

Well, Folks.  Summer is just about behind us and the busy, busy season leading up to Christmas is nearly upon us.  Fall is a busy time for us at Sable Shortbread.  It marks the start of the holiday baking for our wholesale orders, planning for the holiday craft fairs,...

One of the highlights of summer for me is an annual trek to New York City for the Fancy Food Show!!  It’s where we find out about new flavour trends, check in on new offerings from many of our suppliers and where we can take the pulse of the specialty food industry...

Every year, on or about the Feast of St. Honoré, French bakers celebrate la Fete du Pain!  This year, it begins today, May 16, which is the feast day of St. Honoré.  Why this day you ask?  St. Honoré is the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs.  Perhaps you’ve...

This year’s Mother’s Day collection is our largest ever, featuring decorated cookies, cookie cream tarts, cookie cakes, sandwich cookies, beverages and a full afternoon cream tea in our shop in Kentville.  We’re once again offering our Tea-to-Go boxes for an afternoon...

Today is the First Day of Spring!!Looking forward to warmer days, greener grass, birds chirping and flowers blooming.And not to mention spending more time with family and friends as we cautiously return to normal.I know we are looking forward to seeing many of you who...

Let's talk Butter.   We use a lot of butter. In 2021 we used over a ton of butter. 2035 pounds to be exact. That's a lot of butter!!   Our shortbread is always made with butter (except for a couple of plant-based varieties that we make by special order). Butter is the...

It is the 2nd Anniversary of the Grand Opening of our Shortbread Shop in Kentville. The very same week that we held that celebration, the WHO declared a pandemic. And we had to close down, regroup and re-invent. We kept going and you kept buying shortbread via our...