Dining on the Farm
We have completed a commercial
kitchen, which means we can cook meals for guests that highlight
the delicious flavors of utterly fresh, local, organic ingredients. Meals are served family
style, with one soup, salad, entree, and dessert choice per group.
Meals are $30 per person, including tax and
service (certain requests, such as grass-fed steaks or wild-caught
salmon, may cost a bit more, depending on availability).
We do our
best to offer guests the tastes of local farmers who take advantage of
Wisconsin's extraordinary resources. The beef, pork,
and lamb is usually from
Jordandal Farm,
our neighbors who raise grass-fed, sustainable, organic animals. The
chicken is from the Amish. The eggs, honey, fruits, and most
vegetables are from our land, and the cheeses are from local Swiss
artisan cheesemakers.
The specific vegetables and fruits we include with each meal will change
each week as things come into season locally.
Guests are also welcome to cook for
themselves, using produce and eggs from the gardens.
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FIRST
COURSE
Gingered winter squash and apple soup
Tomato soup with caramelized onions and
tarragon
Potato-onion soup
SALAD
Mesclun and arugula with pine nuts and
parmesan cheese
with a lemon, extra-virgin olive oil, and
garlic dressing
MAIN
COURSE
Roasted pork tenderloin with a
southwestern spice rub, served with polenta
Beef braised in a sauce of red wine,
tomatoes, red onions, and red peppers
Pork carnitas with salsa,
cilantro, sour cream, & home-made corn tortillas
Grilled, marinated steaks
Lasagna made with sweet Italian sausage or
spinach
Chicken breasts baked with spinach,
sun-dried tomato, and herbed cream cheese
Roast chicken with herbs and seasonal
vegetables
Chicken breasts with pine nuts,
white wine, and mushrooms
Marinated and grilled salmon, or roasted
with a dill cream sauce
Cheese fondue, with local swiss and
gruyere cheeses
Quiche with seasonal vegetables
DESSERT
Home-made strawberry or raspberry ice
cream
Lemon mousse with raspberry sauce
Honey-almond pots de crème with
raspberries (similar to
crème brulee)
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We are always happy to talk with you
about special requests, and we're happy to cook from your favorite
recipes if you would prefer something that's not on our menu.
Please let us know your choice a day in advance, if possible. We are
always happy to adjust the menus to reflect your particular tastes or
needs.
These prices may seem steep for
home-cooking, but we set the prices according to the cost of time and
materials, figuring in the cost of local, organic, grass-fed
ingredients and an hourly preparation charge of $12/hour for the cooks.
For example, organic cultured butter from local growers who sell through
Organic Valley is certainly not as cheap as wholesale bulk butter from
Sysco restaurant suppliers, but we believe you can taste the quality of
local organic butter, and we also think it's better for the land and for
the community. We don't include our own growing costs. If you
compare us to local restaurants that use excellent organic ingredients,
we think that you'll find our prices run about 30 to 50% lower, which we
hope seems fair for you, since we can't offer every member of your party
a different choice.
Prices include
all taxes and service. |
