Good Morning!!

As the old song goes… ”we need a little Christmas, right this very minute”. Well it is a number of weeks away, but next weekend, coinciding with our Saturday November 30th pickup, Thanksgiving weekend, the wonderful Susan Conway of Mud Road Flower Farm will be here with her gorgeous wreaths and other holiday greenery. Mark your calendars!

On with the menu. We will be preparing classic Lasagne Bolognese. Beef and pork ragu along with lush béchamel sauce is layered with fresh lasagna pasta from Via Ravioli, makes for a decadent dinner. Just add our Special Salad and a glass of vino! Next, we are having fun with ravioli. Ravioli al Forno is a traditional southern italian preparation, spinach and ricotta ravioli are tossed with tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmigiano and baked in individual portions. Nice and cozy for a damp November weekend. This week’s sandwich is rare roasted Kinderhook Farm Beef with a white bean and rosemary schmear, pecorino and arugula on baguette.

Continuing from last week, Chicken Pot Pie is filled with tender roasted chicken, lots of vegetables, all held together with a savory, herby sauce spiked with a little sherry and topped with homemade puff pastry. Zuppa di Funghi, mushroom soup in the Italian style. Mixed mushrooms along with farro and potato, come together for a warm and satisfying meal perfect for these colder temperatures. Autumn Vegetable Salad returns with a few tweeks. A mix of winter salad greens topped with roasted delicata squash, roasted fennel and chioggia beets, lentils, pickled onions and manchego with sherry vinaigrette.

We’ve been craving cake. A sour cream apple cake seemed just the thing. Moist and “appley” with a crunchy sugar, cinnamon and walnut filling, perfect with that second cup of coffee! Also in sweets world, Brown Butter Chocolate Oat cookies and Dark Chocolate Crinkles are back. And for “something extra”, goat cheese spread with tarragon, parsley, lemon and garlic, along with spiced olives and giardiniera are ready for cocktail hour.

As always, don’t forget Yundwell Farm fresh pastured eggs and our baguette.

Ciao for now!!

Peace in 2024