Recipes
You’ll find all of our featured recipe cards right here. They’re part of our “Get the Goods – on Fruit & Veg” series — inspired by what’s fresh and in season at Swan Lake Market & Garden.
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Swan Lake Market’s Simple Recipes are just that — simple recipes, ready for your personal touch. These easy, seasonal favourites are designed to get you started and then let your creativity take over. Whether you’re baking, cooking, or preserving, we’ve made it simple — so you can make it yours.
Quick Pickles
Enjoy a copy of our Quick Pickle Magic recipe card — It’s a easy no-fuss recipe — no canning required!👇
Classic Fruit Pies
From blueberries to peaches, our simple recipe lets the fruit shine and gives you space to make it your own. Grab your recipe card and get baking!
Simple Summer Jam
Jam Recipe to help you turn it into something sweet and simple to savour. Fresh Fruit, plus sugar, lemon juice, and jars — that’s all you need! 🫙 Keeps for up to 3 weeks in the fridge, or up to 6 months in the freezer. This recipe works beautifully with berries, apricots, cherries, and fruit blends too — get creative and get your recipe card here!
Canning Basics
Your Beginner-Friendly Guide to Water Bath Canning: Love jam? Pickles? Salsa? Tomato sauce?
It’s the perfect time to preserve Okanagan summer flavours — and YES YOU CAN do it yourself!
We’ve made it easy with everything you need to get started with this simple outline to canning.
Canned Peaches
What to do when fresh Okanagan peaches have landed at Swan Lake Market & Garden? — Get canning if juicy, ripe, and ready to preserve! Whether you’re a seasoned canner or just peach-curious, this simple recipe is your gateway to stocking summer sunshine all year long.
Canning Tomatoes
Fresh, in-season tomatoes are the perfect way to capture summer’s flavour and make them last all year. Canning locks in that sunshine taste for your pantry staples!
Quick Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
Tiny, tangy, and totally addictive! Pickled cherry tomatoes add a fun, flavour-packed punch to salads, snacks, or your charcuterie board. Give your taste buds a zing!
This recipe is a quick refrigerator pickle—perfect for enjoying fresh and tangy cherry tomatoes in just 24 hours. For long-term storage, use a tested canning recipe/instructions designed for whole tomatoes (just scroll up 🙂 .
Simple Tomato Sauce
A quick, tasty sauce that turns your fresh tomatoes into an easy, delicious dinner. Perfect for busy nights and endless meal ideas!
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
A cozy, creamy roasted butternut squash soup with a vegetarian option—delicious now and freezable for later.