May 11th Forage and Feast
Ramp Leaf Quiche with Gruyere
May 11th Forage and Feast
Ramp Leaf Quiche with Gruyere
It's Spring and what better way to start the season than with our May Forage and Feast.
Our foraging portion takes us to trails 15 minutes from Stratford where we will harvest Day Lily Shoots, Knotweed, Garlic Mustard and
Fiddleheads. Then it's back to Stratford for our four course meal. We start with Wild Nettle Gouda from Mountain Oak Cheese (New Hamburg)
served with baguettes from the Downie Street Bakehouse (Stratford). Next on the agenda is delicious Nettle Soup. Our main course is Ramp
Leaf Leek Quiche with a side dish of tossed wild greens. Dessert: Tripple Chocolate Bundt Cakes with a cream drizzle topped off with pineapple marmelade. Both red and white wines from
Niagara will be offered along with locally brewed craft beer.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
June 15th Forage & Feast
18 tickets available.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
June 15th Forage & Feast
Blue Oyster Mushroom Gratin
18 tickets available.
Mid June offers up a variety of wild edibles including Wild Leek Bulbs,
Wild Ginger, Cleavers as well as mushrooms; Summer Oysters, Platterful, Fawn and Beech Rooter fungi. We will be searching
for these on trails outside of Stratford before returning to town for our second Forage and Feast of the season.
The menu includes Wild Nettle Gouda with baguettes, followed by Leek Soup. The main course
features Blue Oyster Gratin followed by a Lemon and Strawberry Flan.
Red and White wines from Niagara along with locally brewed craft beer are also included.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
July 20th Forage and Feast
20 tickets available.
Red and White wines from Niagara along with locally brewed craft beer are also included.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
July 20th Forage and Feast
Highland Pheasant Casserole with Apples
20 tickets available.
We are approaching mid-Summer with forests lush and steamy. On trails
outside of Stratford we will be searching for mushrooms such as the Platterful, the Beech Rooter and Summer Oysters along with
wild edible plants like Wild Leek Bulbs and
Wild Ginger. After our trek we return to Stratford where a four course meal awaits us.
We open with homemade Hummus from Vincenzo's Grocery in
Kitchener, served
with sliced baguettes from the Downie Street Bakehouse. A tangy Wood Sorrel soup follows. Our main course is a Highland Pheasant Casserole served with a
with a salad of mixed Summer Greens. Dessert: a light Strawberry Flan. Locally brewed craft beer and wines from Niagara are also included.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
August 17th Forage & Feast
20 tickets available.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
August 17th Forage & Feast
Wild Mushroom Quiche with Stuffed Tomatoes
20 tickets available.
Mid August features several types of Boletes including what some call The Wild Porcini. This family of mushrooms is quite easy to identify simply because it has no
gills. Instead there is a "spongy" substance that bruises olive to blue when touched. They are quite delicious especially when harvested young. These will be one of the many mushrooms we will forage for along with
Wild Leek Bulbs, Wood Sorrel and Watercress. After our foraging segment we return to Stratford where a four course meal
awaits us. Our opening course is homemade Hummus from Vincenzo's Grocery in
Kitchener, served
with sliced baguettes from the Downie Street Bakehouse followed by Wild Watercress Soup.
Our main course will be Wild Mushroom Quiche with Stuffed Tomatoes. Dessert: A light peach flan.
Locally brewed craft beers as well as red and white wines from Niagara are also included.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
September 21st Forage and Feast
20 tickets available.
Locally brewed craft beers as well as red and white wines from Niagara are also included.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
September 21st Forage and Feast
Wild Boar Stew with Chestnuts
20 tickets available.
With Autumn only days away we can already feel the crispness in the air
along with a certain coolness to the night. These conditions are ideal for the arrival of Fall Mushrooms. Blewits, Lactarius, Velvet Foot, Fall Oysters and more.
The surrounding forests trails around Stratford are home to these tantalizing fungi as well as wild plants like Wild Watercress, Wood Sorrel, Wild Pears and Apples. Our morning trek takes us
into Nature's Wild where we search for her bounty. All of this before we return to town for an upscale lunch that includes Truffle Gouda, baguettes, Wild Watercress Soup and, of course, the main
dish, Wild Boar Stew. This is a traditional Portugese recipe with chestnuts, braised brussels sprouts, black currants and wild mushrooms. Dessert: A Creamy Caramel Flan.
Your choice of red or white wine from Niagara along with locally brewed craft beer.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
October 13th Forage and Feast
17 tickets available.
Your choice of red or white wine from Niagara along with locally brewed craft beer.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
October 13th Forage and Feast
Braised Pheasant with Chestnuts and Bacon
17 tickets available.
On this Thanksgiving Weekend we take to the trails in search of the wild edibles of Mother Nature.
Edibles such as Wild Watercress, Wild Carrot along with the mushrooms of Autumn: Blewits, Lactarius, Velvet Foot, Gem Studded Puffballs, Lepista Irinas.
The list goes on and on. Then around noon we travel back to Stratford for a delicious lunch featuring Truffle Gouda from Mountainoak Cheese (New Hamburg)
along with baguettes from the Downie Street Bakehouse (Stratford). Our main course is Braised Pheasant with Ceps, Chestnuts and Bacon.
A salad of wild mixed greens will be served on the side. Dessert: A light pear flan.
Of course you will have a choice of red or white wines from the Niagara Region along with locally brewed craft beers.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
November 2nd Forage and Feast
20 tickets available.
Of course you will have a choice of red or white wines from the Niagara Region along with locally brewed craft beers.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
November 2nd Forage and Feast
Hen of the Woods Bourguignon
20 tickets available.
As usual, we close out our final Forage and Feast of the season with our popular
Hen of the Woods Bourguignon. But not before we head out to trails only minutes from Stratford. Fall Oyster Mushrooms, Puffballs,
Blewits, Velvet Foot and Lipista Irina to name
but a few. Then it's back to town where a hearty four course meal awaits us. The menu begins with Truffle Gouda from Mountain Oak
Cheese accompanied with slices of focaccia from The Downie Street Bakehouse. Our Hen of the Woods Bourguignon will be served over mashed potatoes.
Dessert: A rich chocolate flan. Beverages will include locally brewed craft beer and both red and white wines from Niagara.
An Autumn afternoon can't get better than this.
As an added bonus each participant will receive one Hen of the Woods from Shogun Maitake for their cooking pleasure.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com
An Autumn afternoon can't get better than this.
As an added bonus each participant will receive one Hen of the Woods from Shogun Maitake for their cooking pleasure.
Start time: 9:45 am
Where: Packham Sports Complex
Cost: $90 per person.
Tickets can be purchased through e-transfer to this email address. For more information phone 519-271-3726 or email us at pucksplenty@gmail.com