Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Last week of January



Chestnut Flour & Saffron Farfelle
To be served with Wild Maitake
Mushroom Sauce with Sausage & Bacon with Roasted Garlic Sautéed Spring Peas.  Wild Kale Greens.

Finished Picture Served at The Skaneateles Artisans on
January 30 2016
From 11:30-1:00


Check Out Life In The Finger Lakes Magazine for Our Sponsorship Ad for the Wine And Beer Map. Then Call for Directions.

January Blues~
Try The Distinguished
Difference of Handmade Fresh Local Farmed Food~ From The Fingerlakes
And Strict European Specialties.

Let's Think About
Valentine's Day ~ February 14 on Sunday~ We Will have the Menu Soon.

Maybe this Year We Can Get Outta The House ~
Head To Our Pastoral Cabin In The Sky Between The Finger Lakes.

We Will Be Cooking Outside in the Woods ~ On Wood in the Brick Oven.

Beet & Barley Soup ~ Borsht or Warm

Handmade Cheese Curds with Frogs Legs roasted in the Brick Oven along with fried olives and caperberries.

Pate Board this Week.

Shrimp Scampi with Local Country Polenta and Peas Sautéed In Garlic.

Duck will be roasted with a Spanish Variety of Spices Served with Sweet Potato Salad with Fresh Raw Cranberries

This Week it's "Straw & Hay "
Fresh Handmade Spinach Pasta with Chestnut Fettuccini with Maitake Mushroom Roasted Garlic Sauce.

Squid Ink Gnocchi with Sautéed Calamari in Marinara on bed of sautéed greens.

Roasted Whole Squab so delicious
Served with Country Polenta with baby roasted carrots.

Leg of Lamb marinated for days in Local Riesling with slivers of garlic & ginger
With a Star Anise & Toasted Cloves.
Served with Cranberry Beans and Sweet Potato.

Dessert
White Chocolate
Cheesecake

Pistachio Gelato

Triple Chocolate
Gelato


Ciao Chez Sandie & Eric

RESERVATIONS
PLEASE

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Niles Gourmet Country Market


2nd Week of January 2016


Celebrating 2016 in Our Log Cabin
This Is Our Ten Year Anniversary
And They Say It Can't Be Done !

Thanks To Our Grateful Loyal Guests That Spread "The Word " ~ Taste The Old World Flavors of Cooking With Dignity
~Shopping For Our Guests To Order ~ Cancellations need to Understand ~ This Is Coming To My Home  Idea ~ Shopping and Cooking For You and Your Party.

 With The Aroma of Wood Burning Stoves & The Surprise of The Wood Cooked Food ~let the delights begin.

House Smoked Mozzarella~Ricotta and Cheese Curd with Smoked Goose and Spinach make a
Baked Pasta ~ with Chestnut Flour Noodles and Béchamel Sauce.Now that's Italian!

Tim & Smitty Are Top Notch Farmers
Wait till You try the Beef ~ this Week
Short Ribs with Organic Red Mashed Potatoes with Organic Spinach -Local
From Ithaca Area.

Two Locally Grown Quail Game Birds Served With Italian Arborio Rice for the Best Risotto with Butternut Squash
And Baby Peas.

Sweet Potato Gnocchi will be ready by Tuesday ~ Served with BrownButter Sage Sauce with Fresh Spinach.

Chestnut Flour Pasta with Spanish
Sun Dried Peppers with Fried Greek Olives.

Squid Ink Pasta with Heads~On Shrimp with a light buttery sauce with greens.

Desserts: Preserved Meyer Lemon
Mascarpone Tart.

Bourbon Caramel Gelato

Double Dark Chocolate with Cocoa Nib Gelato.

Organic Italian Chestnut Flour
$15 lb Sold in bags
Make Handmade Pastas & Tarts.

Cheers Chez Sandie & Eric The Woodman

RESERVATIONS PLEASE
WARM WOOD HEAT TAKES TIME.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Sandie

Having fun with another Wonderful Guest In Niles Gourmets "Cucina"
Italian Kitchen.

Menu

Holiday Treats From The Hills of the
Finger Lakes ~ At the Highest Point in Cayuga County sets a Gem of A Bistro

Exotic Mushroom Bisque made without cream and Maitake Mushroom & Seven
Other mushroom delights & Local Vino.

White Anchovies with Marinated Octopus &Radicchio with Fresh Organic Arugula Salad with Bojita Olives from Peru.


All Handmade Organic Pasta.

Fall Ravioli are a mix of Orange Squash
And Pumpkin with House Chestnut Pasta ~ Served With Italian Burro~ Butter
Browned with Fresh Sage.

Squid Ink Gnocchi with Sea Bass Saffron Sauce such a delicate dish with Enormous Flavor.

Organic Baby Leeks and Red Potato with Roasted Garlic Gratin with Local Cream & Eggs baked in the Wood Fired Brick Oven.

As Always ~ Which is a Switch Here~
Tim's Delectable Beef Steak with Sweet Potato & Arugula Radicchio Salad.

Short Ribs are back ~ Beefy~Fatty~ Scrumptious and Served with Red Mashed Garlic Potatoes and Vegetable.

Desserts:
Buttermilk Polenta Cake with Fruit Compote.

Molasses Gingerbread Tarts with Hazelnut Gelato.

Please Call for Reservations

Open Seven Days A Week ~ By Reservation.

Ciao Chez Sandie & Eric

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Menu

From The Hills of Beautiful Niles
Is A Gem of A Bistro with Local &
Organic Fare ~All Cooked in Our Outdoor Wood Fired Oven.

Thanksgiving Menu~ Or So To Speak

Butternut Squash Bisque

Exotic Maitake Mushroom Soup

Mussel & Shrimp Bisque

Salad of Tender Marinated Tendrils of Octopus ~ Ala Squid ~ Very Nice from
Italy with Radicchio And Escarole with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette.

Truffle Pate with White Anchovies
On a Salad of Radicchio & Pumpkin Preserve.

Gratin of:

Organic Baby Leeks with Sliced Potatoes in a Cranberry Cheddar Béchamel .

House Spicy Sausage with Sautéed Broccoli Rabe over Bed Of Penne.

Sea Bass with Polenta Yorkshire
With Broccoli Rabe.

Slow Roasted Local Fresh Turkey
With Traditional Native American
Casseroles.

Delmonico Steak Salad with Sweet Potato ~ the best of beef.

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Macadamia & Pignoli Nut Crust.

Caramel with Jack Daniel Bourbon
Gelato.

Cranberry Compote with Pistachio Gelato

Happy Thanksgiving ~ We Are Open All Day.

Ciao Chez Sandie & Eric the Woodsman & Amusement!

Reservations Please

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Menu for 2nd week of November

Vistas & Views from the Great Finger
Lakes ~ nestled between Owasco & Skaneateles
Greetings from The Cabin in The Sky.

Wood Fired Aromas Flowing thru the crisp air ~ At the Highest Point In Cayuga County

Le' Menu
Roasted Maitake Mushroom And Local Celeriac Salad
With House Made Jalapeño Croutons.

Chestnut & Saffron Farfelle
With Sautéed Baby Peas with Bay Béchamel with Meyer Lemon Zest
Local Cream & Spinach.

Quail Risotto with Peas & Red Onion
With Parmesan Reggiano & Baby Spinach.

Calamari & Vodka Sauce with Preserved Lemon & Caperberries with Broccoli Rabe.

Autumns Harvest Steak with Brick Oven Roasted Sweet Potato and Salad of Greens.

Hunters Stew~ Local Venison Slow Cooked with Winter Root Vegetables.

Desserts Are Handmade Local & Organic

Polenta ~ Local Country Stone Ground
Corn ~ Tart with Buttermilk
Real Canadian Goat Milk Yogurt.
Local dark honey.


See You Saturday
January 30 11:30-1:00
Winterfest In Skaneateles
We Will Be With The Artisans.
Be Sure To Attend To Support The Rotary and See The Wonder Of The
Skaneateles Artisans🎭  🎨
Samples of Food And Drink Throughout
The Village
With Incredible Ice Sculptures & Artists.
Don't forget to go "Jump In The Lake"
Maybe not so frozen !

Ciao Chez Sandie & Eric

Valentine's ❣Day is Coming ~ What More Can I Say Love is in The Air~~💋
That's Amore !  Where's Deano  when we need him🇮🇹

🍾🎄🇮🇹
We Are Open Everyday by Reservation.