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It’s that time of year again.

The leaves have lost their luster and are falling faster each day, rain is thankfully in the forecast more than it has been in a long, long time, and the temperature is up and down like a yo-yo. Must be Thanksgiving in Connecticut!

We are once again offering the Ultimate Stress Reducer: all or part of your Thanksgiving Meal, prepared in our kitchen and ready to go. The complete menu and order form is below. Each year we get wonderful comments from our customers who have made La Cuisine an integral part of their Thanksgiving traditions. Our feasts travel throughout New England, from Martha’s Vineyard to NYC. Order soon please – we have a limited quantity of the delicious Willybirds available. Our starters, sides and desserts present the best La Cuisine has to offer, prepared with care in our kitchens, ready for your table.

It has been a busy year for La Cuisine. The Café and Market have posted steady gains, and catering continues to produce multiple events each and every day of the week. We were privileged to be selected as the operator of the New Mory’s, which we opened in August at 306 York Street in New Haven. The La Cuisine family has expanded, with new projects on the drawing board for 2011 and beyond. We will be in touch again next month with more news.

Remember – the best way to beat holiday stress is to let La Cuisine fill your table with full flavored foods.

We Cook, You Eat. You Smile, We Smile!

Happy Thanksgiving

Food

Click here to download our THANKSGIVING MENU FOR 2010. Click here to download our THANKSGIVING MENU ORDER FORM. Please bring your order forms into our Café & Market at 750 East Main Street, Branford from 8 AM until 6:00 PM, Tuesday through Friday and 8 AM until 3:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday. Prepaid orders only by Tuesday, November 23rd. (Please place your order by 12 noon.)

Thanksgiving Menu 2010

The ultimate stress reducer: A full, fabulous feast ready to eat, or any and every morsel imaginable, prepared with care in the Market kitchens, ready for you on Wednesday, November 24th.

Prepaid orders only by Friday, November 19th. Please see notes about The Birds, below.

The Bird – the centerpiece of your holiday dinner. All natural turkeys from Willie Bird, brined in our special concoction, and either prepared for your oven, or roasted in ours, then chilled and wrapped for warming on the big day.
Ready for the oven:
Smaller ....... $68 ....... serves 6 - 8
Mid Size ....... $98 ....... serves 10 - 12
Bigger ....... $142 ....... serves 18 – 20
Roasted and wrapped: Add $15 to the prices above.

If your carving skills are a bit rusty, let us suggest our Rosemary and Pomegranate Glazed Turkey Breast, brined and roasted with a piquant glaze.
3 lb ....... $60 ....... serves 6 - 8

A Beast of a Feast – absolutely everything you need for a terrific Thanksgiving. No need to read further, simply tell us which size you need, and you are finished. Each Feast includes our brined turkey ready for your oven, together with Herb and Apple Stuffing, Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Roasted Shallots, Turkey Gravy, Cranberry Orange Chutney, Dinner Rolls, and your choice of Pumpkin or Apple Pie to finish.
Ready for the oven:
Smaller ....... $130 ....... serves 6 - 8
Mid Size ....... $230 ....... serves 10 - 12
Bigger ....... $315 ....... serves 18 – 20
Roasted and wrapped: Add $15 to the prices above

Starters:
Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Bisque ....... $9.00/qt
Mini Cranberry Walnut Brie in Puff Pastry ....... $16.00/each
Beef Empanadas ....... $16.00/dz
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with Cocktail Sauce (16 to 20 count) ....... $20.00/lb.
Spinach and Feta Triangles ....... $16.00/dz.
Sun-dried Tomato, Goat Cheese, Basil Pesto Torta ....... $16.00/pt
Wild Mushroom Strudel (Serves 4) ....... $16.00/each

Sides:
Herb and Apple Stuffing
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Vanilla and Brown Butter Whipped Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash with Balsamic Reduction and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Green Beans with Roasted Shallots
Maple Glazed Brussels Sprouts Wild and Nutty Rice Fennel and Onion Gratin
Smaller ....... $22 ....... serves 6 - 8
Mid Size ....... $30 ....... serves 10 - 12
Bigger ....... $40 ....... serves 18 – 20

Extras:
Soft Dinner Rolls ....... $3.85/6 pack
Whole Grain Cranberry Pecan Rolls ....... $4.85/6 pack
Turkey Stock ....... $6.00/qt
Turkey Gravy – from our own stock ....... $9.50/qt
Cranberry Orange Chutney ....... $7.50/pt

From our Bakery – All Fresh, All Butter, No Mixes. TASTE THE DIFFERENCE!
Pie – tender butter crust, 10”

Pumpkin Cheesecake, 6” ....... $16.00
Apple Frangipane, 8" ....... $15.00
Gingerbread Cake, 6" (Fresh ginger & molasses cake with lemon drizzle) ....... $12.00
Chocolate/Vanilla Fall Leaf Cupcakes, 4 pack ....... $8.00
Pumpkin Spice Whoopies with Cream Cheese Filling ....... $3.00/each
Tea Bread: Pumpkin Spice OR Walnut Sour Cream Cinnamon ....... $5.95/each
Assorted Cookies - (Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, Gingersnap & Cowboy) ....... $15.00/lb approx.
NOTE: 30 cookies per pound.

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Branford, CT 06405
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