Rent hire luxury castle in France

This year we rented the chateau for Thanksgiving self-catered to a lovely group of young American university students who cooked up a storm for Thanksgiving.

They arrived with tonnes of food, including their turkey.   They had collected all of their supplies from the American grocery store in Paris on route from Charles de Gaulle airport.

 makes it “a perfect match for Thanksgiving turkey.”  We like Vouvray Voltaire 2005. 

A leftover recipe to die for is Turkey and thick cut smoked bacon with date and goat-cheese spreads on a french baguete.

Date spread: Chop 8 oz. Medjool dates, 1/2 onion, and 2 garlic cloves. Sauté until soft with 1/2 t. salt and 3/4 c. water.

Goat-cheese spread: Combine 8 oz. goat cheese and 6 oz. cream cheese with 2 T. roasted garlic. Add chopped chives, parsley, and tarragon, plus salt, pepper, and lemon to taste.   Yummy!

Thanksgiving Chateau

Did you know?

• Number of Turkeys that will be consumed this year on Thanksgiving: 46 million
• Number of Turkeys raised in Minnesota in 2006: 45 million
• Number of pounds a single domesticated turkey can gain in a week, thanks to advances in cross-breeding: 2
• Miles per hour wild turkeys can fly: 55
• Miles per hour domesticated turkeys can fly: 0
• Percentage increase in turkey consumption in the United States since 1970: 108
• Approximate number of calories in one large drumstick from a roast turkey: 60

Wild and heritage breeds, reintroduced to the public in 2002, surpass supermarket butterball breeds in blind tasting tests for their superior succulence and rich, nutty flavor. These birds tend to be smaller in size (less than 15 pounds) and have less breast meat, but boast truer turkey flavor.

Vouvray is a particularly nice drop of wine to accompany your turkey.  A hint of sweetness in this “light, pleasant” white from the Loire Valley