Lavender + Honey Tart Shoppe

T H A N K Y O U || We have no words to express the generosity of this community. When we thought up this idea for Lemons for Liz, never did we imagine all of this.

But we shouldn't be surprised. Liz touched the lives of so many people. She was a source of light for many others during their darkest times and that kindness has rippled across our community since she passed.

The Girl Who Let Them Eat Cake Bakery and Lavender + Honey Tart Shoppe were able to raise $5,000 for Liz's family and it's all because of YOU! The outpouring of support for our bake sale, the generous donations, and an incredible bid at our auction - all of it was because of YOU. The likes, the shares, the comments, the offers to help. This community showed up in a big way and helped us surpass any goals we had in mind.

We thank all of you. While we will be heading back into tart retirement, we are so grateful we got to share them with you for another holiday this year and in honour of such a special woman.

Thank you, a million times over 🍋

T H A N K F U L || We just wanted to post a quick thank you to everyone for all the love and patience this weekend. We pulled off an incredible sale for Liz's family and it was all because of you.

We hope you enjoyed all of your Lemon Meringue tarts and/or Lemon Sugar Cookies. And if you knew Liz, we hope you took a moment to think of her while you savoured a bite of one of her favourite treats.

It was a bittersweet bake for us this week. We have always loved being the sweetest part of your holiday meals. We just wish Liz could have been here too ❤️

✨P L E A S E R E A D B E F O R E
B I D D I N G✨

Welcome to the Lemons for Liz Auction! We have teamed up with Erin from The Girl Who Let Them Eat Cake Bakery to fundraise for the family of our dear friend Liz of Pickle & Bee Natural Products. We have two items from our Lemons for Liz Bake Sale up for auction:

🍋One dozen stunning Lemon Sugar Cookies
🍋One classic 11" Lemon Meringue Tart

Bidding begins on Friday, September 30th at 6PM and closes on Sunday, October 2nd at 6PM.

Items will be available for pickup on Saturday, October 8th between 11AM and 2PM.

Bids are placed in the comments section under the photo of the item you wish to bid on.

Starting Bid: $5
Minimum Bid Increments: $5

Liz was in treatment for Stage 4 Breast Cancer when she sadly passed away on Monday, September 19th. All proceeds from the auction will go to the Senft Family to assist with any medical bills.

Thank you for your generosity and good luck!

L E M O N S F O R L I Z : P A R T 2 // It is safe to say Monday night's sale was a huge success. We were absolutely blown away by the number of people who showed up in support of Liz and her family.

But we're not finished yet! This weekend we will be auctioning off one 11" Lemon Meringue tart and one dozen Lemon Sugar Cookies for pick up on October 8th. The auction will take place here, on the Lavender + Honey Tart Shoppe page. Bidding will begin on Friday, September 30th at 6PM and close on Sunday, October 2nd at 6PM.

If you missed out on grabbing some lemon delights, this weekend you can place your bid for one last chance. All proceeds will go to Liz's family to assist with medical bills.

Thank you again to everyone who has purchased treats, made donations, or supported any other event in Liz's name so far. Your messages, kind words of encouragement, and generosity are very much appreciated!

O R D E R I N G D E T A I L S || Tonight is the big night! We have been busy behind the scenes getting everything organized for the sale tonight. Here's what you need to know:

🍋 The store will open at 8PM. Everything you need can be found under the 'Shop' tab on our website, www.lavendertarts.com

🍋 The store will not hold items in your cart, so unfortunately it's first come, first checked out. To speed this up, you are able to create an account with all your details so you can just login *this feature is currently down, Wix has been trying to resolve it all day*

🍋 This is a pre-order for pickup on Saturday, October 8th. There will be two options for pickups: South (at Lavender + Honey Tart Shoppe) or East (at The Girl Who Let Them Eat Cake Bakery).

🍋 Pickups will run from 11AM to 2PM. We will email you to choose a pickup slot to help streamline the day.

We just want to take a moment to thank everyone for all the shares, messages, and donations already. We can feel all the love this community had for Liz spilling over to us and this fundraiser. We appreciate each and every one of you ❤️

Happy shopping!

L E M O N S F O R L I Z 🍋 || Liz from Pickle & Bee Natural Products was so many things to so many people. She was a source of support for us, patiently answering our questions and easing our new-parent anxiety. She was a supporter of our business and a big fan of our Lemon Meringue tarts.

When we found out Liz's breast cancer had returned to her liver and bones, we had planned to bake her a lemon tart. Like so many others, we assumed we had more time. The news of her passing on Monday, September 19th was heartbreaking.

So we're teaming up with Erin of The Girl Who Let Them Eat Cake to bring you Lemons for Liz. We will be offering Lemon Meringue tarts + Lemon Sugar Cookies for pick up on Saturday, October 8th with all proceeds going to her husband and children so they can focus on grieving without the added stress of medical bills.

There are so many people who will miss her sense of humour, her generosity, and her caring nature. She took one of the sh*ttiest diagnoses and turned it into not only an amazing line of natural products, but also an opportunity to support other women and caregivers experiencing the same.

Lemons for Liz will open for orders on Monday, September 26th at 8PM. Both tarts and cookies will be available on the website until sold out. Let's turn these sour lemons into something sweet for her family 🍋

www.lavendertarts.com

C H O C O L A T E R A S P B E R R Y || This is it. Our final tart offering for you. Chocolate shortbread filled with our small-batch raspberry preserves, dreamy Belgian milk chocolate cremeux, and topped with fresh raspberries. Available today at Takeaway Gourmet.

We just want to take a moment to thank the cheese queen herself, Aleana Young. When we dropped off tarts at her shop almost two years ago, we had no idea what would happen.

We've been selling our tarts there almost every Saturday for the past year and a half and it's all because of her. She is a champion of small businesses like ours and we're so grateful for the chance she took on us that day.

Get the last tarts while you can! We're going to miss baking for you guys 💛

H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S || We have been baking since the first week of December and just finished up this morning. We are so grateful we got to spend our last Christmas as a business with each of you.

To everyone who has placed orders, shopped at Takeaway Gourmet, and shared tarts with friends: thank you. From the bottom if our hearts ❤ It has meant the world to us to have been a part of so many celebrations and festivities.

We have family visiting for our first Christmas all together in over a decade, so we are signing off for the weekend to soak it all in. But we do have one last tart up our sleeve to help you ring in the new year. Details to come next week.

Wishing you all a restful holiday full of good food, family, friends, and (of course) dessert!

C R A N B E R R Y S P I C E || A Christmas favourite. Warm gingersnap spiced shortbread filled with white chocolate mousse, topped with a citrus-kissed brown sugar cranberry compôte, sugared cranberries, and candied orange peel.

We have one 8" Cranberry Spice tart left on the website for pick up or delivery on Thursday, December 23rd. If you're still looking for the perfect end to your holiday feast, we highly recommend this one.

R U M + E G G N O G || They're back for one day only: today(!!) (Saturday) at Takeaway Gourmet! Gingerbread inspired shortbread filled with eggnog mousse and a delicious rum butter caramel centre.

One week of holiday tarts left and there's still a handful of items available for pick up or delivery on our website for next Thursday, December 23rd, including one of our coveted Assorted Holiday Boxes. Who is going to give it a home?

Have a wonderful weekend! It's chilly out there!

C H O C O L A T E H A Z E L N U T
M E R I N G U E S || You can find these crunchy confections in our Holiday Boxes this year. Another week of boxes going out today. We're just finishing up so keep your peepers open for your pick up/delivery emails.

This Saturday is Rum + Eggnog tartlets at Takeaway Gourmet. There's one pair left on our website if you wanted to reserve yours, otherwise there will be a few extra down at the shop on Saturday if you want to stop by.

One last push next week and then that's a wrap on holiday orders. Here we go!

B U T T E R T A R T S || Our brown sugar shortbread filled with our family butter tart filling recipe, made three ways: with toasted pecans, raisins, or neither. Very limited quantities available today at Takeaway Gourmet. And when you spend $35 or more in store, you are automatically entered to win a tasty cheese box.

Have a wonderful weekend ❄

H O L I D A Y B O X E S || Today was our first pick up/delivery day for our Holiday Boxes! All emails have gone out now, so if you don't see yours, check your junk folder as they sometimes land there.

Thank you so much to everyone who ordered. We hope you enjoy all the festive treats. Tell us below which one was your favourite 👇🏻

T H I S W E E K || Just a couple of important reminders and tidbits for this week/weekend.

🤶🏻 Our first set of boxes from our Holiday Collection are going out tomorrow (Wednesday). If you placed an order for one, you will receive an email once your box is ready for pick up/out for delivery 🚙

🤶🏻 This weekend is our Butter Tart extravaganza at Takeaway Gourmet. The pre-orders sold out back in November but we are making extras to send for Saturday. We recommend heading down right at 10AM, or close to, as these will sell out quickly. AND when you spend $35 in store at T.A.G., you are automatically entered to win a box o' cheese 🧀

That is all for this week. We are in full holiday mode, baking and prepping all day, every day.

Hey Google, play Christmas Hits 🎄

C H O C O L A T E H A Z E L N U T || We were coming to tell you about these Chocolate Hazelnut tartlets available today at Takeaway Gourmet, but they're already SOLD OUT. You guys are quick!

Share if you were lucky enough to snag one today 👇🏻

Have a cozy weekend!

G I N G E R C A R D A M O M || Soft and chewy, rolled in sugar, and that perfect crackle top. We use fresh ginger in our cookies along with a few other spices we grind ourselves so they taste just like Christmas.

You can find these along with our Earl Grey Sandwich Cookies in our Holiday Cookie Boxes under '12.08.21' on our website, www.lavendertarts.com

Are you Team Ginger or Team Earl Grey?

C H O C O L A T E H A Z E L N U T || Just your friendly reminder that Saturday, December 4th is Chocolate Hazelnut tart day at Takeaway Gourmet. There are still a handful of tartlets available on our website for pre-order as well as one 8" tart for sharing.

Click 'Shop Now' to place your order. Chocolate Hazelnut can be found under '12.04.21'.

Who is getting a Chocolate Hazelnut tart next weekend? 👋🏻👋🏽👋🏿

S A L T E D C A R A M E L + C H O C O L A T E || A classic combination, available today (Saturday) at Takeaway Gourmet. Chocolate shortbread filled with our small-batch salted caramel, topped with dark chocolate ganache and a sprinkle of Maldon Sea Salt.

This will be your last opportunity to indulge in this sweet + salty delight so pop down early and grab one! Have a wonderful weekend!

W H A T A N I G H T || Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Our phone stopped buzzing some time after 11PM. We will be sorting through orders and sending any follow up emails/replies today.

There are still a few items left on the website including Saturday tarts/tartlets like these Rum + Eggnog pictured here. Lemon Meringues are all sold out but we always send a few extra to our fave cheese queen, Takeaway Gourmet.

If you're looking for us today, we'll be sorting through the 100+ email notifications we received last night. So grateful for this community. Let's get festive 🎄

P R E - O R D E R S || Today is the big day! Email subscribers: your code was sent to you this afternoon and will be valid at 7:30PM tonight for an early 30 minutes of shopping. Check your junk folder in case it landed there!

Our 'Shop' section will be restocked at 8PM this evening and organized by date so here's a breakdown so you can plan ahead to quickly find what you need:

❄ Saturdays are tartlet day for our friends at Takeaway Gourmet. We will also be offering 8" and 11" tarts in the flavour of the week. Here's December's schedule of flavours:
• December 4th - Chocolate Hazelnut
• December 11th - Assorted Butter Tarts (tartlets only!)
• December 18th - Rum + Eggnog
• BONUS: Thursday, December 23rd - Cranberry Spice + Lemon Meringue 🍋

❄ Wednesdays are your days for assorted treats including Holiday Tart Boxes, Holiday Cookie Boxes, and Assorted Holiday Boxes. We have two dates available for those: December 8th and December 15th. We are also offering a BONUS day for Assorted Holiday Boxes on Thursday, December 23rd.

❄ Large 8" and 11" tarts for Christmas in our Cranberry Spice + Lemon Meringue flavours will be available in limited quantities on Friday, December 24th.

Hopefully this makes shopping a little easier. We are looking forward to celebrating the holidays with you one last time!

D E C E M B E R || We have finalized our plan for our December pre-orders. Here's what you need to know:

🎅🏼 Pre-orders for all of December will open tomorrow evening (Monday, November 22nd)

🎅🏼 Email subscribers will receive a code via email to shop early from 7:30-8PM (sign up on our website to be included)

🎅🏼 The shoppe will be restocked at 8PM and will open up to everyone

🎅🏼 Products will be listed by dates available, so choose the date you want to order from under our 'Shop' tab

🎅🏼 Extra tartlets will be available on Saturdays at Takeaway Gourmet

Once our listed inventory is gone, it's gone. If we have extra tarts or boxes available as we go, we will post them here for sale. Please reach out if you have any questions but know that we will not be taking any extra orders.

Our website does not have the capability to hold items in your cart. For a faster checkout experience, you can create an account that will automatically fill in your info!

Set those reminders and happy shopping!

C H O C O L A T E + P E A N U T B U T T E R || Today at Takeaway Gourmet, our chocolate shortbread with a fudgey salted brownie cookie nestled in peanut butter mousse, made with our own small-batch peanut butter, topped with a crushed peanut caramel brittle, dreamy milk chocolate cremeux, and more roasted peanuts. A choco-peanut lovers dream.

Stop in and check out all the goodies they have in store. Their shelves are stocked!

H O L I D A Y O R D E R S || In case you missed our stories yesterday, we're resharing the highlights here:

🎄 Holiday orders are opening early next week to our email subscribers. Hop on to our website to get signed up if you'd like early access to shop.

🎄 If you miss out on the early shopping, we will restock our online store again for everyone else. You will see specific dates to choose from and all products available that day will be listed.

🎄 Extra tarts will be available at Takeaway Gourmet on Saturdays, as always.

🎄 Lastly, we have made the difficult decision to close our shoppe at the end of December. It's been a long year of trying to run a business during a pandemic and the short of it is, we're exhausted.

We were overwhelmed with kind messages of support yesterday. We are still feeling all the things about our decision but we are so grateful for this community we've built. Thank you to each of you for buying up our tarts each week and sharing them with friends. It has truly been an honour to bake for you ❤

Let's celebrate the holidays together one last time!

C R È M E B R Û L É E || We forgot to snap a photo of this week's offerings so thanks to the TAG team for grabbing this for us.

Available today at Takeaway Gourmet: brown sugar shortbread filled with a vanilla bean custard, sealed with a shell of caramelized sugar. The perfect combination.

🎄 We are gearing up for the holidays and this year our email subscribers will get first access to shop our December dates. Head over to our website to get your name onto the list! 🎄

C H A I M A P L E P U M P K I N || Last chance for pumpkin tarts today (Saturday) at Takeaway Gourmet! Sweet, spice, and everything nice. We roasted Miller's By-Gone Farm pumpkins to make our own purée and drizzled a touch of organic maple syrup to finish things off 🍁

Give us a 🖐🏻🖐🏽🖐🏿 if you've tried our pumpkin tarts this season.

P E A R A L M O N D || Returning to Takeaway Gourmet this crisp morning, our Pear Almond tartlets with original shortbread baked with almond frangipane and white wine poached pears from Kim's Fresh Fruit. We reduced the wine when we were finished and used it to glaze the top and added a dusting of powdered sugar.

It's fall, y'all 🍐 Have a great weekend!

C H A I M A P L E P U M P K I N || A fall classic. Available today (Saturday) at Takeaway Gourmet, gingersnap shortbread filled with pumpkin mousse made with spiced + roasted Miller's By-Gone Farm pumpkin, topped with chai whipped cream, organic maple candied pepitas, and a drizzle of organic maple syrup 🍁

Limited quantities available so hustle down! Have a great weekend!

P E A N U T B U T T E R + J E L L Y || We are throwing it back with a lunchbox classic. Peanut butter shortbread filled with a peanut butter mousse, small-batch Okanagan coronation grape preserves, peanut butter crumble, and a grape jelly drizzle.

Available today at Takeaway Gourmet 🍇

Today is the last day for bidding! The auction closes at 3PM so check in on your favourite items and place those final bids. Thank you so much to everyone who has bid so far. Our Lemon Meringue tart is up to $50(!!) Anyone want to make that $55? Click on the photo below to place your bids!

This is why we're helping to raise funds for Harvest For Gold. Our daughter, Isla, was born shortly before Grayson was diagnosed. Our littles were supposed to grow up together, just like their big sisters. 1 in 5 is a terrifying statistic for families of children with cancer.

Bidding on the auction ends on Sunday. There are tons of great items available. Please have a look and make a bid or a donation if you can 💛 All funds raised will stay in Saskatchewan to help families navigating a cancer diagnosis.

This is Grayson. Grayson is a Saskatchewan boy who should be turning 4 this year but is an angel.

1 in 5 children won’t survive their cancer diagnosis.

Casandra, one of the leaders of Harvest for Gold is here because her son is the 1 in 5. Grayson is a warrior who never stopped smiling; he is a son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend who is desperately missed and loved every single day.

Please like, share and comment on this post with the name of Your Cancer Warrior(s) in support of all our Saskatchewan Neighbours who have tragically lost their lives to cancer too soon.