A Sea-licious Adventure! Ahoy, wrap enthusiasts! Get ready to set sail on a flavor voyage with this sardine sandwich wrap that’s bound to make your taste buds do a happy dance. With Bar Harbor Foods Smoked Sardines as the star of the show, you’ll be hooked in no time. Let’s dive in! #### Ingredients: –… Read More »Sardine Sandwich Wrap
****Low Carb Smoked Canned Salmon Cakes: A Busy Chef’s Delight**** 🐟 🌟 Ah, the modern conundrum: you want a delicious meal, but your schedule is tighter than a pair of skinny jeans after Thanksgiving. Fear not, my frazzled friend! We’re diving into the world of smoked canned salmon cakes—because who has time to cook fish… Read More »Not Your Grandma’s Canned Salmon
Who said gourmet dinners are only for those with a Michelin star? Not us! Get ready to impress your taste buds (and anyone who dares to join you at the dinner table) with this quick and easy Seafood Risotto recipe that screams “I’m fancy, but I’ve got places to be!” 🍤✨ ### Ingredients: – 3… Read More »Now THAT’S Seafood Risotto
Ah, the season of sniffles, sneezes, and the perpetual search for tissues. Fear not! This immune-boosting broth is your secret weapon against the pesky cold and flu. Think of it as your aromatic armor, ready to fend off those germs like a valiant knight! 🛡️ #### Ingredients: **7 cups** vegetable, beef stock, or Bar Harbor®… Read More »Immune Boosting Broth
Hey there, busy bees! 🐝 We know weeknight dinners can feel like a race against the clock, but fear not—this recipe for stuffed pasta shells is here to save your evening and tickle your taste buds! ### Ingredients:– 12 jumbo pasta shells (because who wants to stuff tiny ones?)– 1 can Bar Harbor Foods® natural… Read More »Speedy Stuffed Shells with a Smokin’ Twist
From Pantry to Plate: Easy Weeknight Dinners with Gourmet Recipes and Sustainable Ingredients In today’s fast-paced world, finding the perfect balance between convenience and quality in meal preparation can be challenging, especially for busy professionals and families. Enter “From Pantry to Plate,” a culinary journey that transforms easy weeknight dinners into gourmet experiences with the… Read More »Effortless Gourmet Dinners For Busy Nights
Up here in the far Northeast part of Maine, there’s a nip in the air for sure. The leaves are starting to change and the temperatures are getting into sweater territory. Just like lots of folks across the country, we like football even though we’re pretty far away from the stadiums. And it seems there’s… Read More »Bar Harbor® Mini Maine Clam Bake Sliders
We’re pretty close to Canada out here in far Eastern Maine and the cultures sometimes merge a little. We’re quite familiar with French-speaking visitors and a lot of our packaged goods are in French and English. Most importantly we get a lot of great food here that is definitely more French than American. Like Poutine,… Read More »Our own Niçoise Salad Bowl
I read a social media post the other day by an old friend who lives in the deep south. He and his wife had taken a road trip for a vacation and stopped at a small town cafe that was advertising fried green tomatoes. They are a true delicacy in that part of the country,… Read More »Harborside Fried Yellow Tomatoes
Sometimes the use of the word sardine conjures up images like schools of millions of fish, or people packed together too tightly on a subway car. Out here in Downeast Maine, the word sardine brings back memories of peoples’ grandparents working by the sea in canning factories where millions and millions of these tiny, succulent… Read More »Easy Cheesy Luncheon Melt
We found some large clams…which the storm had torn up from the bottom, and cast ashore. I selected one of the largest, about six inches in length, and carried it along…..We took our nooning under a sand-hill, covered with beach grass…I kindled a fire with a match and some paper, and cooked my clam on… Read More »Downeast Clam Dip
We’re looking forward to a few days in the sun, and gathering with family and friends for the 4th of July holiday. Hopefully the sun complies with our plans, but up here in Downeast Maine, things are still a little crazy weatherwise. It is warmer, though, and the frogs and crickets and birds are everywhere.… Read More »Short Cut Black Bottom Blueberry Cheesecake
We did! I’ll bet you didn’t know that Bar Harbor Foods® produces delicious baked beans. In fact baked beans are an old New England tradition. You’ve probably heard of ‘Boston Baked Beans’ and in fact a nickname for the city is Beantown. Our vegetarian baked beans were first created as a delicious complement to our… Read More »Who Spilled the Beans?
We hope summer has made an appearance in your area; it showed up with a bang up here in far eastern Downeast Maine last weekend. It was so warm, our family spent two days at the beach! Usually an event that doesn’t happen this early, and we’re not complaining. One afternoon we got home tired,… Read More »Make this for Mom!
New England has deep history with the sea and also with regional agriculture favorites like corn which is the major crop historically grown by Native American tribes in the area. The official state fish in Maine is salmon, and rivers here once flowed thickly with them. Many of New England’s earliest Puritan settlers were from… Read More »Dilled Salmon Pot Pie
We know that grocery shopping these days is painful, and consumers are having to forgo their favorites sometimes. But our great gourmet foods are still the best buy on the shelf. Why? While consumers might be considering price, they are also increasingly looking for foods rich in elevated nutrition. Foods that contain affordable protein, essential… Read More »#SuperFood Side Dish
A wonderful combination of textures and flavors, this easy dinner was inspired by the classic Italian dish Linguine Alle Vongola. Our recipe is a kicked up version of the Italian classic dish. We sauté bacon with aromatic vegetables and other delectable spices, then add our own clams and clam juice…you get the idea. A really… Read More »Linguine with Clams
When you live in New England, chowder is a way of life. It has to be right and it has to be authentic. It’s got to remind us of life by the cold Atlantic, the sea fog, the wild surroundings. Nature at its most brilliantly dramatic, sometimes harsh, but always breathtakingly beautiful. And authentic. Why… Read More »Maine Fish Chowder
Our Smoked Kippers have an appealing flavor that tastes like it’s been smoking outside all day. You can make this appetizer smooth or chunky, and enjoy it with French bread or crackers. What is a kipper? The term applies to the process of splitting, cleaning and cold-smoking herring. Herring are a small fish that is… Read More »Bar Harbor® Smoked Kipper Spread
What the heck is Indian Pudding you’re probably saying to yourself. Most likely if you haven’t lived in New England it is a real mystery for sure. Traditionally, Indian pudding is a baked custard with milk, butter, molasses, eggs, spices, and cornmeal. The name is likely derived from the cornmeal, which was known as Indian… Read More »Indian Pudding with Crème Anglaise