Mushroom Ravioli for Black Friday

Mushroom Ravioli for Black Friday

Mushroom Ravioli: What better way to commemorate Black Friday 2014 and Allagash Brewing’s brewery release of Midnight Brett than with a delicious Beer Pairing celebrating both using bottles from the Oct. 16. 2013 batch? An earthy mushroom filling of diced Royal Trumpet Mushroom, maitake, and portobello (all from Phillips Mushroom Farms) combined with creamy melted cheese from The Farm At Doe Run, a pinch of homemade basil salt, and freshly ground black pepper all enveloped in homemade 100% whole wheat pasta dough and then garnished with homegrown scallion greens, mushroom slices, and mushroom sauce. The rye and midnight wheat in the Midnight Brett Ale went great with the earthy mushroom taste; while the beer’s fruity, sour berry side contrasted nicely.

Bobbie Sandwich and Spiced Butternut Bisque Soup for Thanksgiving

Bobbie Sandwich and Spiced Butternut Bisque Soup for Thanksgiving

Homemade Bobbie Sandwich and Spiced Butternut Bisque soup: the solution for all your Thanksgiving 2014 leftovers: homemade stuffing (made from a mix of homebaked spelt, Jovial Foods organic einkorn, whole wheat, and rye bread) with homegrown sage, and moistened with homemade turkey stock; cranberry sauce; tender pulled wine and herb basted turkey breast; all lovingly tucked into a “Stuffing” roll: home baked whole wheat baguette rolls, spiced with homegrown sage, homegrown parsley, and other stuffing spices (so as not to require too much additional bread on the sandwich); spiced Butternut Bisque soup made with a puree of roasted home grown heirloom butternut squash, molasses, brown sugar, freshly ground ginger, cinnamon, freshly ground nutmeg, cream, and cardamom before being garnished with droplets of homemade cocoa balsamic vinaigrette (with fresh homegrown rosemary, cocoa powder, Navitas Naturals USDA Certified organic Non-GMO raw Cacao Nibs and naturally sweetened with honey). Paired with turkey’s natural buddy, Biere De Garde, in the form of Lost Abbey’s Avant Garde Ale, a craft beer with both the earthy and herbal/floral flavors required to pair up with any traditional Thanksgiving meal.

Stuffed Rabbit

 Stuffed Rabbit

Stuffed Rabbit: a young whole D’Artagnan rabbit de-boned and stuffed with: wine-soaked tart cherries, bread crumbs from home baked sandwich bread, thyme flavored chopped rabbit liver, homegrown leeks, organic rosemary sprigs, butter, and chard; all rolled in hardwood smoked bacon and slowly baked to perfection. Served with a side of homegrown asparagus and Jester King Brewery’s  Mad Meg for a great beer pairing.

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Pickled Pepper, Crudo, and White Pizzas

Pickled Pepper, Crudo, and White Pizzas

Homemade Pizza: clockwise from the top, wood fired brick oven home baked homemade pizza dough topped with home pickled home grown sweet peppers (see home canned jars in top left), pepperoni, and homegrown herbs;  Pizza Crudo slice with home cured beef tenderloin, organic arugula, fresh tomatoes, and olives; White Pizza made from asiago, romano, parmesan, american, ricotta, and mozzarella cheeses, artichoke hearts, and prosciutto. All served with Round Guys Brewery’s Kiss Off IPA.

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dessert Plate

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dessert Plate

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Dessert Plate: slice of home baked layered Chocolate Cake iced with homemade peanut butter frosting accompanied by a moist Spent Grain Brownie by Round Guys Brewery; garnished with a tasty chocolate spread, dark chocolate shavings, and a Peanut Butter Cup nestled in a dollop of gooey Peanut Butter. Served with Terrapin Beer Co’s Chocolate Peanut Butter porter,  Liquid Bliss for a tasty Beer And Dessert pairing.