We are looking forward to Thanksgiving with great anticipation this year. We decided to host an (almost) all local foods feast. Jo and Jo ordered a turkey from Triple D Hatchery last spring (Anthony of Triple D raised the bird, not us). Walter will bring fresh venison from his recent hunting trip (with John and Sarah) on Kodiak. We’ll also serve one of our home grown chickens, and probably some alaska pork that was our new year’s adventure this year (with Walter again). Oh – and Ptarmigan from this fall’s Denali Highway hunting trip. We’ll be thinking of Maclaren River lodge, Alan, and Susie as we enjoy the Ptarmigan.
Heavy on the proteins, but not to fear. We used Craigslist to obtain alaskan lowbush cranberries. We picked blueberries when we were on Denali Highway this year, so some of those too.
Yukon Gold potatoes from the valley. Milk, ice cream, cheese, and heavy cream to turn into butter, all from Matanuska Creamery.
We’ve been getting gorgeous vegetables through the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Glacier Valley Farm CSA, we should have some nice carrots, onions, celery root, and a few other goodies to share.
Last fall we picked up and dried an assortment of herbs. Plus some local sugar pumpkins for pie.
Hmm. Reviewing this prior to posting, the other thing I’m personally enjoying about this Thanksgiving is the memories of the different adventures that went along with each food acquisition, and how often our family was part of that adventure. How exceedingly cool.
Not quite sure how the menu will pull together precisely. We are having a lot of fun figuring it all out.