Saturday, November 12, 2011

PREPARE FOR THE FEAST

"We have everything you need for Thanksgiving!" says Martha, "Cream, butter, squash, apples and pumpkins for pies, sweet potatoes, onions, cranberries, potatoes, and even the turkey and herbs!"
Create a festive setting with decorative corn and guords and, if someone else is doing the cooking, Wealden has perfect hostess gifts--hand turned wooden bowls, books, aprons, a honey bear, more.
"The cheese pumpkin makes a great pie.  Just bake, scoop out the pumpkin, and puree."
There's something wonderful about a baking turkey with herbs. 
Another great "pie pumpkin" and try it for Martha's Mom's delicious Pumpkin Cornbread recipe (below).  "It's like a dessert!" Martha says.
Local fresh butter and cream, very necessary ingredients, mmmm.

Tender Wealden sweet potatoes

A perfect little hostess present or stocking gift--syrup or honey.



Warren Miskell's bowls are beautiful to look at, hold, and use -- another great gift.
Succulent Mache is perfect for a light post Thanksgiving salad.    Top it with some gorgeous goat cheese, fresh pear, and cranberry... you'll feel healthy all over.


MARTHA'S MOM'S Cranberry Pumpkin Cornbread
3/4 C brown sugar
2 eggs
1 C canola oil
1 3/4 C pureed pumpkin
1 1/2 C cornmeal
1 3/4 C whole wheat flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. taking soda
1 t. salt
1/2 t. cinnamon
1 t. cloves
1 t. nutmeg
2 1/2 C fresh cranberries, chopped
Topping
1/2 C flour
1 C chopped nuts
1/2 C brown sugar
1/4 t. nutmeg
5 T oil or butter
Beat eggs and sugar, add oil and pumpkin.  Stir in dry ingredients, then cranberries.  Add topping and bake in a greased 11x14 pan at 400ยบ for 25 minutes.