Stachowski's Offers Exclusive Turkey this Thanksgiving

Stachowski's Charcuterie is selling all-natural Thanksgiving turkeys raised on one of the oldest farms in the Shenandoah Valley.

Stachowski's Charcuterie owner and History Channel "Meat American" host Jamie Stachowski is offering Georgetowners an all-natural Thanksgiving turkey, exclusively raised for Stachowski's on one of the oldest farms in the Shenandoah Valley. Store manager Jyoti Mukherjee said the special Stachowski’s turkeys have a “rich…wonderful flavor without being gamey.” Mukherjee explained that the meat is of quality flavor because the store purchased the turkeys as chicks and had them raised free range and hormone free at Oldestone Farm in Charles Town, W.Va. The Stachowski’s bird can be purchased fresh, brined or roasted. A roasted bird is $169; a fresh bird is $6.30 per pound; and a brined bird is $7.00 per pound. The store said the average bird …

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For Service Men and Women, a Thanksgiving Feast on the Mayflower

For the 12th year, police, fire, emergency medics, and hospital staff gathered to enjoy a warm holiday meal hosted by Four Seasons Hotel staff and volunteers.

Greeted by a giant costume turkey, police, fire, emergency medics, and hospital staff gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving at the Mayflower, a festive 53-foot trailer set up by the Four Seasons Hotel. "I've always been grateful for people taking time away from their families on this day to serve us," said Officer Jerome Stoudamire, who arrived carrying bouquets of red roses for hotel staff and volunteers. "This year's a special one for me, because it'll probably be my last one." A member of the S.W.A.T. team, Officer Stoudamire has worked in D.C. for almost 25 years, and has been coming to the annual holiday feast since it started 12 years ago.  "The fact that they are always serving us, and this one day we can serve them makes me happy," …

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Gleaning for Gratitude

Spending time helping others

"I am NOT wearing those jeggings!" shouted Claire on a recent school morning. "But you picked them out last night." I tried to remind her of our plan in picking an outfit out ahead of time. "I don't care! I HATE them now!" "How about a skirt, a dress, maybe some jeans?" I hoped she would take the bait and just decide on something. "NO!!!" "Well, what are you going to wear? We have to get to school. You need to get dressed." "I don't know. I don't like anything I have. I hardly have any clothes." "No clothes? That's why we JUST went out and bought you a whole bag full at Old Navy." I reminded her. "Well, I'm not getting dressed. I'll wear pajamas to school. Actually, I don't want to go to school. I'm not going!!!" We've had a bit of a …

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Beyond Thanksgiving

Georgetown homeless shelter sets the table from November to March

Thanksgiving affords people time to consider the good in life. It is a time of gratitude, commonly influencing people to distribute that good unto those less fortunate. Christ Church in Georgetown extends beyond the holiday season by offering fresh, home-cooked meals to homeless individuals during their Winter shelter. In the banquet hall-sized room on the second floor of the church, located at 3116 O St. NW, a long table is set with linens, lit candles and real china. From November thru March, 10 homeless people from the Georgetown area are able to set their belongings down on the small beds lined against the walls of the room and join each other and the nightly volunteers in a communal meal. On the menu on Monday evening was vegetarian …

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Five Things You Can Do to Give Back

Looking for a way to show your gratitude or to give back this year? Search no more.

This Thanksgiving, there are tons of great opportunities for giving back to your community. Here are our top "five things" you can do to make a difference: 1. Hardy Middle School: Students are competing to see which classroom can bring in the most non-perishable food items to benefit the Capital Area Foodbank. Send in your donations by Nov. 24. 2. Georgetown Ministry Center: Drop off gently-used shirts, towels and other clothing items to benefit the homeless of Georgetown. Call ahead to see if they need sandwiches that day. Or take an extra step and volunteer to staff the overnight shelter. 3. Christ Church: Area churches are accepting donations to support various food banks and charities in D.C. Christ Church is collecting for the Capital…

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Culinary Adventures with Tyler Savoy

Herbs Make the Difference

Grow your own herbs to use in your culinary endeavours.

Even when the weather is colder you can have a green thumb indoors with herbs. About a year ago, I overcame my lack of green thumb and enhanced my culinary capabilities by planting an herb garden. Good spices and fresh herbs make a big difference in the kitchen. I'd like to highlight some herbs for you to enhance your upcoming Thanksgiving dishes. Rosemary Rosemary is a woody, perennial herb with a fragrant smell that resembles an evergreen. This herb, high in iron, calcium, vitamins, and omega-3, is prominent in Mediterranean cuisine. Whether you are having turkey or lamb during the holidays, rosemary makes a great meat rub. Simply puree the leaves along with garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, and rub the puree on your meat…

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Thanksgiving Dining Options Abound

From fixed price dinners, to champagne brunch to lunch buffets, the non-cook has plenty of options for dining out in Georgetown this Thanksgiving.

Eating out on Thanksgiving may be a partial break from the tradition of staying home, catching up with extended family members and hitting the couch once the turkey tryptophan kicks in. But one thing it definitely doesn't come with is the backbreaking labor that so many homemade turkey dinners require. And that alone might make it worth trying something new this year. Here is a guide to restaurants around Georgetown that serve Thanksgiving dinners: 1789 Restaurant at 1226 36th St. has an a la carte menu that includes oyster and apple wood smoked bacon gratin with braised salsify, aged Gruyere and brioche croutons, and sweet potato gnocchi with toasted walnuts, among many other options. Salmon and lamb options are available for those who …

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A Thanksgiving Meat-a-palooza

Multi-bird roasts and turduckens: meat inside of meat inside of meat, with stuffing everywhere in between.

With Thanksgiving and the holiday season around the corner, I want to explore the culinary creation that is a multi-bird roast. A multi-bird roast is one type of bird (usually deboned poultry), inside of another bird, inside of another bird and so on and so forth, with stuffing filling any empty space. These can be a unique variation on your traditional holiday feasts.   The origin of such a culinary tradition dates back to English Tudor times. A modern English variation on that tradition is a 50,000 calorie behemoth costing £665. The English version is composed of 12 different birds, supposedly one for each of the 12 days of Christmas to include turkey, goose, chicken, quail, partridge, pheasant and various other species of duck and birds…

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