Menu for Arowhon Pines “100 Mile Challenge” Summer BBQ 2014

Join us!  Monday, August 4, 2014, noon - 3:00pm

For reservations:  (705) 633-5661

Salads

Smoked Trout and Potato Salad

Tomato and Cheese

Broccoli, Mushroom, Radish

Coleslaw

Marinated Beets

Bean Salad

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From the Grill

Hamburgers and Sausages

Barbequed Smokey Peach Pork Back Ribs

Lamb Spareribs

Lamb Kibbe

Marinated Flank Steak

Smoked Whitefish Burgers

Trout with Cornmeal Crust

Chicken with Smoked Peach Glaze

Chicken with Maple

Mexican Pulled Pork on Housemade Corn Tortillas

Zucchini, Roasted Potatoes, Carrots, Squash, Corn on the Cob

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Desserts

Peaches, Plums, Cantaloupe, Raspberries, Strawberries, Blueberries

Maple Custard Tarts

Shortbread

Fruit Flan Tarts

Pies

Ice Cream:

Plum

Honey Lavender

Raspberry Ripple

Blueberry Ripple

Cherry

Bon Appetit!

Thank you to all our local suppliers and producers!

Join us for the Arowhon Pines “100 Mile Challenge” Barbecue - Monday, August 4th, 2014

Arowhon Pines in Algonquin Park is holding its 4th Annual “100 Mile Challenge” Barbecue on Monday, August 4th, 2014.

The concept is based on the food blog / book "The 100 Mile Diet" by James MacKinnon and Alisa Smith, whose challenge was to create and execute a menu using food sourced within 100 miles. The book raised awareness that locally produced food is not only environmentally friendlier but delicious as well!

Arowhon Pines features local food into their daily menus for guests whenever they can. Food is then prepared with care and respect by our team of chefs. The barbecue menu this year will include fresh lake trout, Lake Huron whitefish, local heritage pork and hand-picked vegetables from Muskoka farms. There are seasonal salads, meat and vegetarian entrees on the grill and homemade desserts and ice cream.

There will also be live music, local artists, a beer tent and boat rides of the Algonquin lakes! Guests will get a chance to meet the farmers and suppliers from the region.

Tickets are $35 per person, and going fast! Noon to 3 pm.
Reservations required: (705) 633-5661

P.S. Early August also kicks off our commitment to our monarch butterfly way station program, where butterflies feed in our gardens before their long migration south to Mexico!

 

Meet Jason J. Dombroskie: Moth Man

Recently, we had the pleasure of meeting Jason Dombroskie from Cornell University. He was in Algonquin conducting an insect workshop for the Friends of Algonquin Park.

Jason grew up around the Park and at a young age discovered his talent for indexing – first he indexed the 34 native species of trees in the area, then the 272 bird species. Finding these somewhat limiting, he turned his attention to insects, where there is an estimated whopping 7,000 species in Algonquin, nearly 2,000 of which are moths. Jason worked as an Algonquin Naturalist for 10 years. Now, he holds the position of Manager of Insect Collection at the prestigious Cornell University in New York, and is the Coordinator of the Insect Diagnostic Lab which takes him to many countries internationally each year. His current research is on the leafroller moth in North and South America.

When at Arowhon, we joined him at the crossroads where he set up a light to see some of the nocturnal insects in the area. Witnessing firsthand his knowledge and enthusiasm were contagious. Now, I find myself stopping at every moth I meet!

Good luck, Jason!