Greek pastry, cheese pies and more things to know in Milwaukee food and drink news this week
With Thanksgiving Day this month, here are a few new food items and traditional favorites available locally to bring to your holiday table. And look for more Christmas cookie sales in the annual Food section cookie edition in print on Dec. 1.
Greek treats and more holiday goodies
The Tosa Philoptochos Women's Group of SS Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church is holding a Thanksgiving Bake Sale from noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at 2160 N. Wauwatosa Ave. in Wauwatosa.
The bake sale features homemade sweets, including honey pastry baklava ($4 each), a shortbread cookie, kourabiethes ($2 each), topped with powdered sugar, and a hand-shaped butter cookie, koulourakia ($5 a dozen), good for dunking in tea or coffee. Two savory pastries, a tiropita cheese pie triangle and a spinach pie, will be sold frozen with baking instructions for $3 each. If you prefer to order early, send an email before Nov. 13 to [email protected]. View the bake sale flyer online at: www.stsconstantinehelenwi.org
Another early-season cookie sale is part of the Nov. 13 Holiday Fair at United Methodist Church, 819 E. Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay. The fair will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will feature plated cookies, jams and jellies and handcrafted items. All funds raised will go to the church's United Methodist Women for their mission and programs.
Beer-infused mustards
PS Seasoning of Iron Ridge has introduced a new line of beer-infused gourmet mustards: Big Dill Pale Ale, Brew City Jalapeno, Hot Honey Ale, and Bavarian Ale.
The mustards retail at $7.99 and can be incorporated into cooking sauces, dips and dressings. The Buzzed Hot Honey Mustard can be added to Thanksgiving stuffing, and the hint of lavender in the Big Dill Pale Ale will add a sweet earthy accent to turkey. The Brew City Jalapeno Ale Mustard is a brown mustard with golden German ale and jalapenos, and the Bier Hall Bavarian Ale Mustard is a classic stone-ground mustard ready to drizzle on meats and appetizers.
The mustards are sold at Ray’s Butcher Shoppe and Bunzel's Meat Market. Sendik's and Festival Foods will carry the mustards in the coming weeks. For more product information visit: psseasoning.com
Wisconsin-made cranberry horseradish
A new Cranberry Horseradish sauce, from Silver Spring Foods of Eau Claire, can add a flavorful kick to Thanksgiving tables.
The company is known for its horseradish products, and this year it introduced another sauce with Wisconsin ingredients. Cranberry Horseradish combines the fruity flavor of cranberries with the heat of fresh horseradish root.
Silver Spring Cranberry Horseradish retails for $2.69 and can be found in the refrigerated section along with the prepared and hot horseradish products at local Pick N Save, Metro Market, Woodman’s and Sendik’s locations. For recipes and additional product information, visit silverspringfoods.com
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Diestel turkeys at Whole Foods
For those looking for pasture-raised or organic American heirloom turkeys, the Whole Foods Market in Milwaukee and Wauwatosa will stock turkeys from the Diestel Family Ranch.
The family’s farming methods yield lean holiday turkeys that are raised with no antibiotics, and the turkeys are minimally processed. The Whole Foods Market will sell Diestel’s Pasture-Raised ($5.49 per pound), Oven Roasted ($49.99-$89.99), Organic Oven Roasted ($69.99-$109.99), and Cider Brined ($79.99) turkeys. For roasting instructions and additional product information, visit diestelturkey.com
MORE: How Wisconsin may be affected by a turkey shortage this Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving dinners and pies
Apple Holler can do the Thanksgiving cooking for you with a choice of three homemade dinners and a large selection of holiday pies ready for pickup.
The holiday pies include fruit, berry, cream, eggnog and pumpkin pies, with some varieties also available frozen and ready to bake. Pie prices range from $6.95 to $24.95.
The three Thanksgiving dinners to choose from are: Slow Roasted Turkey ($34.95 single; dinner for 4-6, $149.95), Apple Cider Bourbon Glazed Ham ($32.95 single; dinner for 4-6, $139.95), and Slow Roasted Prime Beef ($39.95 single; dinner for 4-6, $169.95). Prices do not include tax.
Dinners are hot and ready to eat, and come with carrots, stuffing, relish, mac and cheese, sweet potato casserole, dinner rolls and apple butter, apple pie and apple cider. Place your order by noon on Nov. 22, and pick up from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 24 or 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 25. Apple Holler is at 5006 S. Sylvania Ave. in Sturtevant. Call to order: (262) 884-7100.
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