deerholme farm summer events

August 6, 2010 by Jill Thomas

Jill is owns Tin Can Web Marketing Agency & Rock Salt Restaurant and Cafe on Salt Spring Island.

To register or for more information click here.

Dinnner: Saturday, August 21, 2010

Sublime Vegetarian – Cowichan Style
Lettuce wraps with grilled Eggplant and home-made Hoisin Sauce
Mushroom and caramelized Onion salad rolls with peanut sauce
Stuffed peppers with Fairburn Buffalo Mozzarella and olive caponatta
Heirloom Tomato and Pine Mushroom soup with red wine creme fraiche
Squash Cannelloni with coconut curry sauce and crispy onions
Lemon Verbena panna cotta with fresh Blueberries and mint
$75 / person (plus taxes)

Dinner Saturday, September 25, 2010

Italian-style Fall Harvest Dinner
Grilled Pizza with guanciale (smoked pork cheek), porcini and sage besciamella
Bruscetta with roasted tomatoes. olives and basil
Eggplant, Albacore Tuna and Arugula Salad
Barley polenta with wild Mushrooms and Pancetta
Red wine braised Beef short ribs ravioli with heirloom tomatoes and local cheese
Pear custard cake “Palpiton” with a hazelnut zabaglione
$90 / person (plus taxes)

Saturday Cooking Classes:

August 14– Local Sustainable Seafood

In this delicious class we seek out some of the best seafood gems on the island: Dungeness Crab, Sablefish, Octopus and Manilla Clams. We’ll learn about the sustainable choices we can make when shopping for seafood. Tips on sourcing, handling and cooking seafood will be discussed along with a number of fresh and exciting seafood dishes that you will prepare and taste in class. Recipes include:

Planked sake marinated Sablefish with a soy and honey glaze
Dungeness Crab Cakes with apricot salsa
Smoked Octopus with olive and potato salad
Manilla clams with green and black bean sauce
$100 per person