
A Letter From Dorothy Hyshka!

A Spring Time Reflection

Catch Tracey on Wall of Bakers, Mondays at 10 PM ET

Easter Goodies!

Wall of Bakers Premieres Tomorrow Night!

A Memory From Donna Sewell
As you know, we're turning 90 this year. As part of our celebration, we're sharing memories of the bakery from family, friends, staff and our wonderful customers.
Donna Sewell sent us a lovely handwritten letter (yes, people still send letters!) that we wanted to share with you!
If you have a story you'd like to share, please send us an email at stories@christiesbakery.com - we'd love to hear it!

Christies Through the Years
As you know, we're turning 90 this year. As part of our celebration, we're sharing memories of the bakery from family, friends, staff and our wonderful customers. If you have a story you'd like to share, please send us an email at info@christiesbakery.com. We'd love to hear it!
Our bakery on 33rd Street, what we call The Mothership, has seen a lot over 90 years: hundreds of staff, millions of baked goods, and countless happy customers. For those who haven't been around since the beginning, myself included, here's a look at how Christies has changed over the years!

The Perfect PB&J

Naomi's Ode to Christies
Naomi worked for us over 10 years ago and came back to work a couple of years back. She's going to have a baby soon, but she couldn't leave without saying a couple words!

Tracey is on The Food Network's Wall of Bakers!
We have some exciting news!
If you haven’t heard, Tracey is going to be a judge on the new Food Network show Wall of Bakers!

Valentines Day Treats!
Valentine's Day is a few days off, but that doesn’t mean you should wait until the last minute to get your Valentine's gifts for the special someone in your life. If you’re thinking of getting something sweet, we have a special line of products just for the special day of love. If you want to treat yourself too, that’s just as sweet!

Late Nights (or Early Mornings?) with Ennio

My Christies Memory
As you know, we're turning 90 this year. As part of our celebration, we're sharing memories of the bakery from family, friends, staff and our wonderful customers. If you have a story you'd like to share, please send us an email at info@christiesbakery.com. We'd love to hear it!
This week Jen, one of our amazing team members (you may have seen her on Broadway), shared a family memory we wanted to pass on to you.

Sweet Goodness 2021 Campaign Recap
As you know, we started our Sweet Goodness program last year, partnering with local organizations in Saskatoon to increase our impact in the city. We are so happy with the small start we were able to get off to. This was all possible because of your generosity, so from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

New Years Resolutions
Happy New Year!
I hope you’re all staying safe and enjoying the holidays. 2022 kicked off yesterday, and in the theme of a new year, I thought I’d participate in the annual tradition of making (and hopefully keeping) new year's resolutions. With that in mind, here are some of our resolutions for the new year.

Last Minute Christmas Gifts

My Family's Secret Fruitcake Recipe
For most people, the traditions around the holidays involve having family together for dinners and gatherings. For me and my family, our traditions include working long hours together making special seasonal products for our lovely customers and our own family.

What Makes Our Panettone Special
Making Panettone is a loving and personal process. In the beginning of November, I brought to life my very special “Italian sourdough” which is cultured specifically for Panettone. This year, I named her “Ingrid”. She will be on a consistent and frequent feeding schedule throughout the holiday season, gotta keep her healthy!

Christies Christmas Catalogue
For those of you that don’t know, I moved to Vancouver over the summer.
While I am enjoying the fact that I don’t have to worry about the snow that is currently falling in Saskatoon, there are a few things that I am missing. One of those has to be all the Christmas goodies we have coming out. So here’s all the goodies we have available for the Christmas season, which you can order now! And if anyone wanted to priority ship any of these to me I wouldn’t be upset!

Hot Cocoa Recipes

My Favourite Comfort Food

Halloween 2021 at Christies!

The Spookiest Halloween Movies
Halloween is in one week, which means there is still time to decorate your house with cobwebs, tombstones and skeletons. Much like Christmas, Halloween season brings a selection of movies that don’t have quite the same impact if they’re viewed at a different time of the year.
Last week I shared a list of spooky treats to make in honour of the scariest season of the year. This week I’m giving you a list of Halloween movies to watch while you’re enjoying those treats, or to flip on in the background while you’re doing some baking! Side note: I will be refraining from horror movies as much as possible because these should be shows the whole family can watch. That, and the fact that I am scared by the smallest of jump scares.

Halloween Treats for Spooky Season!
One of the best parts of Halloween is all the candy and chocolate that comes around every October. I’ve already stockpiled my pantry with mini bags of M&M’s and Reeses that I will not be handing out on October 31st (I live in an apartment building so I won’t be getting any trick or treaters). But as much as sweet as candy can be, I’d say we can do better. Here are some ideas for Halloween inspired treats you can make at home for your next scary movie viewing or for celebrating the spooky night of fright!

What to Do With Your Halloween Pumpkins
We’re a week into October and in the heart of pumpkin season. That means the sidewalks are decorated with leaves, scarves are wrapped around our necks and, unfortunately, pumpkin spice lattes. With that in mind I thought I’d list some ways to make the most out of fall’s big, orange fruit. And yes, I did have to use google to confirm that pumpkins are fruits.

Meal for Two Ready in 15 Minutes!
If you’re anything like me, making dinner is usually the last thing that crosses my mind during the day. I’ve made a conscious effort this year to stop ordering takeaway and delivery as much as I can to focus on improving my cooking skills, but sometimes I just don’t feel like spending time cooking and cleaning up. That’s where our Heat & Eat Collection comes in! Using Scratch Provision’s Honey-Lime Chicken Legs, here’s a meal for two that you can make in 15 minutes with limited cleanup!

A Meal for One (Or More) in 5 Minutes!
It’s probably safe to say that we all never seem to have enough time in the day. I’m merely working a job and going to school, some of us are doing that plus a second job. Then there’s all the parents having to do everything AND raise a family. I often find myself getting ready to eat dinner later and later, and by 10:00 I don’t really have enough energy to make a nice meal, nor do I have the time. Luckily for me, all students, and busy parents our Heat & Eat collection of products make it easy to make delicious, restaurant quality meals in a matter of minutes!
Using our Heat & Eat pizzas and a handful of other ingredients I can guarantee you a nice dinner or lunch in only five minutes! We’ll be making a caprese salad to go along with the Heat & Eat Pizza of your choice. To be able to start cooking and eating in five minutes I’m going with a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette rather than a glaze or reduction.

A Fond Farewell to the City of Bridges
Well, it happened.
After 5 years of life on the prairies I decided to make the great trek out west. It was a plan years in the making, and despite COVID’s many attempts to stop me, it finally came to fruition. Don’t worry, while my role is changing as I go back to school, I will still be a part of Christies Bakery. After all, it is my family bakery and I don’t think I will ever truly leave it, or should I say it will never leave me.
Now that I’m more or less settled in Vancouver I figured I might as well write my goodbye to the city I called home for the last five years. I’ll try to avoid getting sappy, but I can make no promises.

My YXE Bucket List
In three days I will be leaving Saskatoon to attend school in Vancouver. In preparation for our departure, my girlfriend and I put together a bucket list of Saskatoon restaurants to go to one last time before journeying out west. Over the past month or so we started crossing places off the list. I thought I’d share some of my personal favourite spots in Saskatoon so you might give them a try. They are listed in no particular order and on my list of faves for personal reasons.

Family and Food
Last week my parents were in town. It was the first time I was able to see them in over a year and a half, besides a virtual chat of course. Obviously I love when I get to see my parents because it means that there will be food and drinks aplenty. And yes spending time with them, catching up, and doing all the things parents and children do. But from day one to the last day of their trip, lunches, dinners, and get togethers were planned. Between the going out and homemade meals, it was abundantly clear how deep the tie between my family and food is.
You may know how linked we are to bread and baking (it has been our business for over 50 years after all), but I thought I’d share more about our family and our connection to food. Please forgive me for getting sentimental!

Here's When You Should Have Heat & Eat Pizza (Hint: It's all the time!)
Last week I talked about why you should (read: need) to try our Heat & Eat Pizza. If you need a quick recap: they’re quick, easy and delicious! Our same wood fired, Napoletana style pizza ready in five minutes or less with little to no cleanup. Need I say more?
Well, if you still need convincing I can say more! You know why, but do you know when you should eat the pizza? Read on and find out!

You Need to Try Our Heat & Eat Pizza

Okihtcitawak Patrol Group: Providing an Essential Service
There are countless organizations in Saskatoon providing valuable services to communities in need. The Okihtcitawak Patrol Group is one of those organizations. They are an indigenous led group that provides community support in the Pleasant Hill and Riversdale areas. I spoke with Delano earlier this week and learned more about their efforts and how the last year has gone.

A Plea for Meat from Vegetarians!
I know plenty of vegetarians. There’s some in my family. I’ve lived with vegetarians. Thankfully none of them have made it abundantly clear that they are such. As a meat eater myself I don’t think I’m making a bold claim by saying it’s easier for me to cook meals for someone on a plant based meal than it would be the other way around. Cooking meat (usually) requires seasoning and making sure it is cooked properly. Hard to do when you haven’t, can’t, or won’t taste what you’re cooking.
So if you’re a plant eater worried about cooking for a carnivore, I have the perfect solution for you. And it’s been verified by vegetarians so you can trust me!

The Simple, but Never Boring Grilled Cheese
A grilled cheese is probably the simplest sandwich one can make. Even the name is just two words! But like most things in life, the simplest ones tend to be the best. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure your grilled cheese is just as tasty as mine is, but if you include one or more of these tips you can take your grilled cheese game to the next level!

How to Construct the Perfect B.L.T.
With all due respect to the straightforward grilled cheese and classic PB&J, and even the sophisticated C.L.U.B sandwich, there is one sandwich I hold in higher regard than any other: the almighty B.L.T. While the CLUB describes the locations of select ingredients (chicken, lettuce under bread), the B.L.T describes the small amount of ingredients required to compile a delicious sandwich: Bacon. Lettuce. Tomato. Simple. Elegant. Tasty as heck.
Here are my tips to creating the best version of the best sandwich on the planet.