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On Our Thanksgiving Tables

Kim Werner Nov 17, 2011 Real Food 0 comments

While I used to love cooking very involved meals (not necessarily fussy, just time-consuming), with three children, a busy husband and did I mention launching a business, time is one thing that is no longer part of my daily vocabulary.

For that reason, of all the upcoming holiday suppers, I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving. Simple recipes, lots of helping hands and time for cooking will define the day.

Here's what each of us at FarmPlate will be serving up next week for this traditional harvest supper:

Kim Werner
Slow-Roasted Bailey Farms Turkey
Cornbread Stuffing with Hogwash Farm Sausage, Vermont Cranberry Co. Cranberries & Killdeer Farm Chestnuts
Roasted Your Farm Sweet Potatoes with Frizzled Shallots
Cedar Circle Farm Brussels Sprouts Braised with Vermont Smoke & Cure Bacon
Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie made with Morano Ricotta Gelato
Farnum Hill Dooryard Cider
Heron Hill Winery Cabernet Franc Reserve

Courtney Hurley Pierson
Roasted Misty Knoll Turkey
Steamed Butternut Squash from Pierson Farm (no relation!)
Grilled Green Beans from Edgewater Farm & Green Bean Casserole (frozen green beans from Cascadian Farms, Lipton mushroom soup & Durkee's french fried onions)
Candied Yams with Walnuts
Mashed Potatoes with Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery Butter
Three Little Birds Dinner Rolls
Pumpkin Pie with Riverview Farm Pumpkins
Apple Crisp with Poverty Lane Orchard Apples
Strafford Organic Creamery Egg Nog

Sean Buchanan
Brined & Roasted Misty Knoll Turkey with Fresh Sage Gravy
Vermont Cranberry Co. Cranberries with Whistlepig Rye Whiskey
Braised Kale with Winding Brook Bacon Sausage
Champlain Orchards Apple Salad with Boucher Family Farm Gore-Dawn-Zola & Candied Walnuts
Roasted Foote Brooke Farm Squash with Truffle Oil, Sea Salt & Parsley
Shelburne Farms Smoked Cheddar Mashed Potatoes
Leftover Halloween Pumpkin Cheese Cake

Jeff Gangemi
Rosemary & Champlain Valley Apiaries Honey Glazed Misty Knoll Turkey
Red Hen Baking Co. Stuffing with Chestnuts & Chapin Orchard Heirloom Apples
Mashed Potatoes with Vermont Butter & Cheese Cremery Crème Fraîche & Charred Scallions
Arethusa Collective Farm Greens with Cippolini Onions & Green Mountain Smokehouse Bacon
Healthy Living Market Apple Pie with Strafford Creamery Organic Cinnamon Ice Cream

Jen Hamilton
Fresh Stonewell Homestead Turkey
Broccoli with a Creamy Cabot Cheddar Cheese Topping
Baked Seasoned Sweet Potatoes
Apple Butternut Soup with Bishop's Orchard Apples
Pumpkin Bread with Killdeer Farm Pumpkin
Bishop's Orchard Apple Cider
Selection of Wines from Gouveia Vineyards
Apple Pie with apples picked from none other than....Bishop's Orchard!