We always have a "Fryday" in Advent, and for SSJ Advent 2024, it's a Wednesday Friday! We're keeping it simple this year, making our go-to, BA's skillet fried chicken for supper, you'll find their ...
FEATURES
Hot Honey
Spicy Pickled Green Beans
Cuccidati
Fig and Ginger Jam
SSJ’s Italian Leaf Cookies
SSJ Smoked Gibson Cocktail
Winter Spiced Plum & Cherry Preserves
Ginger Plum Jam [with Candied Ginger Bits]
Boozy Plum and Toasted Pecan Conserve
Balsamic Pickled Plums
Clover Club Cocktail
SSJ Signature Small Batch Cocktail Onions
Festive DIY Painted Candles
My Bûche de Noël Round-up and Why I’m Not Reinventing the Yule Log this Year
Orange Cardamom Almond Crinkles
Easy Homemade Kahlua [Coffee Liqueur]
Frosted Almost-Cake Brownies
Advent Day 6, 2021: Make-Ahead Monday, Infused Vodka and DIY Gin Kits
Advent Day 1, 2021: Make Springerle
The Perfect Eggnog Cocktail for One
Vanillekipferl : Vanilla Crescent Moon Cookies
Soft Salted Caramels
Soft Gingerbread Crackle Cookies with Candied Ginger
Santa Baby Cookies a.k.a. Santa Babies
THE JOURNAL
Wednesday Fryday ’24!
Support Forests Canada
Forests Ontario Canada It’s our second Giving Tuesday of SSJ Advent 2024. For several years now, SSJ has been donating to Forests Ontario. And, good news! The Forests Ontario community has expanded ...
Make Spicy Pickled Green Beans and Hot Honey
On this second Make-Ahead Monday for Advent 2024, we're turning up the heat and making a few spicy canned goods for gift giving. SSJ's Spicy Pickled Green Beans are the perfect addition to a ...
Smoky Busted Pipe Cocktail
There's nothing like a little NoNo on a cold night. Add a little Whisky and it's a solid 10! Add cherries and smoke and, well, heaven! Here's SSJ's twist on the Busted Pipe Cocktail, a Pipe that may ...
Holiday Concert and Smoky Busted Pipe Cocktails
Holiday Concert & Smoky Cocktails It's officially Carol Season! Today, we're headed to a holiday concert in the city. After everyone's pipes are fried from singing, we'll run home to sip a wee ...
Mystery Cookbook Club
If "Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without any presents," Advent wouldn't be Advent without at least one SSJ "Cookbook Club." Today's the day in which we choose a cookbook, pick out one or more of ...
Film at the Fox
A Film at the Fox It's date night! For our first Friday Night of SSJ Advent 2024, we're going to grab some fish and chips from our local and head down to our fave second-run Fox Theatre for a ...
Public Art Photography Tour & Teen Angel/Toy Drive
Public Art Photography Tour Our city is full of fantastic art in public spaces, like the Group of Seven Murals in the entrance to 100 Adelaide Street. Three different friends have posted pictures ...
Kerchiefs and Caps! Flurries and Pearls!
"And Ma in her kerchief and I in my cap / had just settled down for a long winter's nap." KERCHIEFS AND CAPS It's the most wonderful time of the year! Our Advent SEWING DAY! And this year, we've ...
Give to the Daily Bread Food Bank
Tuesdays in Advent are for Giving and Accepting Help On Tuesdays in Advent, we support a charitable cause. As in years past, we give when and where we can. And we're also never shy to ask for help ...
Make-Ahead Monday, the Fig Edition: Fig & Ginger Jam and Cuccidati
"Now bring us some figgy pudding, now bring us some figgy pudding, now..." It's our first Make-Ahead Monday of Advent 2024! And this year's theme is FIGS! For some reason, our grocer has ...
Tree Trimming Party, First Coquito, Final Favourite Photo Ornaments
Welcome to SSJ Advent 2024 "Let's ring bells. Let's send up skyrockets. Well, let's turn on all the lights in the house!" - Linda Seton, Holiday SSJ Advent 2024 has officially begun! And, we're ...
Advent 2024 Love-to-Do-List
Welcome to SSJ Advent 2024 IT's TIME FOR OUR ADVENT 2024 LOVE-TO-DO-LIST Here’s a list of 40 things from A to Z which we hope to accomplish over the next 24 days. Advent Love-to-Do-List ...
SSJ Advent 2024, What’s New
WELCOME TO SSJ ADVENT 2024 As you may know, Smelling Salts Journal transforms into an Advent Calendar each December. As always, the easiest way to follow along is to visit Smelling Salts ...
Twelve Gifts from SSJ’s Favourite Artisans at the One of a Kind Winter Show 2024
TORONTO’S ONE OF A KIND WINTER SHOW AND SALE STARTS TODAY AT THE ENERCARE CENTRE! AND THE THEME FOR #OOAK24 IS "SMALL BIZ, BIG FEELS"! This year, for SSJ's annual roundup of favourite ...
