A Sample Week At Discover Heirloom Cuisine
*Celebrate * Lifestyle * Culture
Please note: Sample, as weeks - and menus - will vary to provide seasonal fresh heirloom produce.
DAY ONE - TUESDAY EVENING
Welcome to Discover Heirloom Cuisine where your afternoon delight begins. A leisurely stroll as you are greeted by light faire foods cultivated and created in apple country - slip into the mood of heirloom cuisine. Stroll through the fruit orchard while sampling regional fruit. Glass of artisan cider in hand, your Tuesday evening continues with introduction to an array of seasonal selections while you join in to prepare our welcome feast. If the weather is fine, we will enjoy our appetizers outside, alongside the babbling Mission Creek, in the shadow of North Central Washington mountains within the famous Apple Capital of the World. Continue with private dining in Cider Mill Balcony for our multi-course meal. This will be your first sample of the exceptional flavors and aromas that you will be immersed in during your week at Discover Heirloom Cuisine.
SAMPLE MENU
Artisan Gourmet Lady Blush Heirloom Release Cider
Herb Biscuits, Fresh Local Farm Cheese
Grilled Chicken and Vegetables with Mango Pepper Jelly
Spring Greens with Cider Mill Herb Vinaigrette Herbed
Fingerling Heirloom Potatoes
Caramelized Apple Cake from the Orchard, Vanilla Whip
Private Balcony Seating Discover Heirloom Cuisine
DAY TWO - WEDNESDAY
Begin your day with a luxurious breakfast served by your hosts. Travel to heirloom garden, and fresh market tour, where luscious displays of locally produced ingredients await. Join your classmates in making the perfect choice for tonight's dinner menu. Depending on the season, there may be gorgeous bunches of asparagus, fresh garlic or basil, Swiss chard and tiny spring beets, or heirloom peaches, apples, or pears.Your picnic lunch served at a boutique winery, showcases the regional bounty and includes wine tasting with winemaker Warren Moyles of La Toscana
PICNIC LUNCH MENU:
Fresh Pesto Spread with Breads.
And the rest depends on serendipity, what we've all found at the market!
Now you will be in the mood to sight see and indulge in the area beauty. Seasons definitely change - so depending on summer, winter or fall - your recreational time may include white water rafting, kayaking the Icicle River, or winter snowshoeing through the fruit orchard.
Return to summarize all you have learned and put to use during our afternoon culinary workshop. We will discuss the importance of buying locally produced ingredients, and the importance of a relationship with growers and artisans. Our time will include a special chef demonstration as you prepare the evening dinner faire..
DINNER SAMPLE MENU
Potato Chowder with Rosemary Crisps
Asparagus with Lady Blush Huckleberry Vinaigrette
Huckleberry Lady Blush Gourmet Cider
Fruit Caesar Salad with Newtown Pippin Heirloom Apples Goat Cheese and Herb Bread sticks
Heirloom Vegetable Lasagna
Berry Cobbler
Tonight we will also experience a very special cheese tasting with Artisan cheese maker
DAY THREE - THURSDAY
Welcome to the world of Lady Blush! This morning we will create bread and spread. The aroma will last in your memory as you create Lady Blush heirloom apple butter. Preservation techniques will be discussed, peeling, paring and coring heirloom apples, and the finer details on bread baking. Your very own jar of apple butter will be tucked into your personal gift shipper to enjoy back home. A visit to a local bakery or candy shop will complete the morning before our appointed picnic lunch spot.
LUNCH SAMPLE MENU
Chilled Heirloom Grapes, Fresh Farm Cheese
Rosemary Bread with Apple Butter
Smoked Salmon Pate
Other fresh surprises as nature supplies us with bounty!
The early afternoon hours provide free time to explore, rest or be recreational. We come together in a fresh herb garden receiving instruction on their importance for flavor, and health benefits. Here we will taste, touch and smell heirloom herbs. We join our grower chef in making selections, and creating a 30-mile heirloom dinner menu to indulge together.
DINNER SAMPLE MENU
Sweet Onion and Heirloom Tomato Tartlets
Garlic and Basil Hummus with Fresh Garden Vegetables
Coconut Curry Couscous
Roasted Free Range Chicken
Dark Sweet Cherries Salad with Walnut Oil and Lady Blush Cider Vinaigrette
Fresh Mint with Caramelized Asian Pears
DAY FOUR - FRIDAY
Begin the day with an aromatic orchard blend coffee, and move through your morning of Ag-Science lessons with exclusive access to the back roads, and behind the scenes for growing your very own backyard heirloom varieties. Join the lively industry associated with growing tree fruit. Learn to hone your very own skills for orchard management, pruning techniques, responsible water management, and nursery choices. Special guest presenters share wealth of knowledge. Relax over lunch and reflect alongside the creek at the Cider Mill with chilled artisan cider, menu ingredients grown onsite.
SAMPLE LUNCH MENU
Tomato Basil Soup
Grilled Smoked Turkey Panini
Spring Greens, fresh mint Cider Vinaigrette Dressing
*Now Famous: Apple Butter Milkshakes
Caramelized Apple Pie Bars
Bask in your free early afternoon time while exploring nature through river rafting, fishing, bicycling, or Bavarian village guide. Join your team to assemble appetizers and prepare farewell dinner. Celebrate the evening with certificates of completion of your week well done with Discover Heirloom Cuisine!
FAREWELL DINNER MENU
Lady Blush Raspberry Artisan Cider
Rosemary Potatoes with Garlic and Minced Herbs
Braised Beef Tri Tips, with Cinnamon Spiced Red Cabbage
Garden Salad with Raspberry Honey Vinaigrette
Heirloom Raspberry Sorbet
Bread Pudding with Chocolate and Raspberries
DAY FIVE - SATURDAY FINAL DAY
Enjoy a leisurely farewell breakfast with your lodging hosts; be sure to plan to take home your very own Lady Blush artisan cider collection. A complimentary latte and pastry waits for you; Lounge by the creek to the tunes during Saturday Live Music afternoons, sip cider and crash on the grass before catching your airline flight!
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