Please use this as a guide to build your selection of items for a lunch, dinner or an event. Some items may only be available in season. Chef Ashleigh Putnam and The Barefoot Gourmet take pride in crafting unforgettable experiences, tailored specifically to your event.
Call 802-249-7406 or email Ashleigh@barefoot-gourmet.com
Appetizers
Passed or plated finger foods to start you off
Chocolate Maple Chicken Wings
This award-winning recipe delivers a beguiling flavor as Aztec meets Vermont
Peri-Peri Shrimp
This quintessential, spicy, Mozambique-Portuguese specialty, will delight your guests
Satay
Chicken, Pork, Beef - lively Thai spiced skewered meats served with sweet and sour cucumber dipping sauce
Mini Samosas
Aromatic beef-filled pastries served with home made mango chutney dipping sauce
Mini Empanadas
Mexican-spiced beef, chicken or pork-filled pastries served with pico de gallo dipping sauce
Bhajias (Chili Bites)
Indian-spiced potato fritters served with cucumber yogurt dipping sauce
Bakwan
Fragrant Indonesian celery fritters served with oriental dipping sauce
Guacamole
Chunky, the way it’s supposed to be, served with tortilla chips or fresh hot bread
Salsa Roja
A massively flavorful tomato based salsa fresca - we can adjust the spice level to your wishes
Salsa Verde
A blend of tomatillos and herbs, this green salsa is packed with flavor
Salsa Pineapple Habañero
This hot, sweet salsa is excellent with pork dishes
Littleneck Clam Plinkathon with Lemon Butter and French Bread
This delicacy can't really be described in text - ask me to explain this crowd pleaser
Smoked Salmon Plate
Delicate smoked salmon served with melba toast, scallions, crème fraiche, crumbled egg, capers and lemon wedges
Jeff Miesemer’s Crab Cakes
Crab, crab and more crab…not the weak-kneed things you get in many restaurants, thanks to my friend Jeff in Hershey, PA
Steen's Caviar Eggs
Caviar-filled egg halves draped with a sour cream and mustard sauce, courtesy of our good friend Steen in Aarhus, Denmark
Salt Potatoes in Butter
An upstate New York specialty that always impresses people with its huge flavor
Soups, Salads, and Breads
Double Thick Baby Clam Chowder
It's chow-dah! Brimming with baby clams, stuffed with bacon bits, and thickened with plenty of heavy cream
Corn Chowder
Vegetarian take on the clam chowder with fresh sweet corn
Italian Tomato Soup
Hearty, rich, and full of fresh veggies
Chilled Parsley Soup
An homage to that great cook, author and friend of Barry's, the late Virginia Bentley
Butternut Squash and Corn
Creamy and crunchy, just a bit sweet
Pozole
A full-bodied and spicy Mexican specialty
Gumbo
From the Bayou of Louisiana to your bowl (or cup), choice of chicken or shrimp
Caesar Salad
Made properly and mixed fresh you can taste all the ingredients
Maple Mesclun Salad
With maple syrup apple cider dressing, our most popular salad
Tropical Fruit Salad
This doesn't have to be a dessert anymore, you're an adult - eat it anytime
Cole Slaw
Tangy, crunchy, and succulent
Homemade Sourdough
Handmade, dinner rolls or baguettes
Rye Bread
Rolls or loaves
Whole Wheat Bread
Rolls or loaves
Comfort Food
Hearty options to soothe your soul
Personal Meat Pies
The "fast food" of choice in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. For a meal it is traditionally served with mashed potatoes, peas and gravy. Your choice of: Chicken, Beef, Lamb, Chicken Curry, Beef Curry, Lamb Curry, African Groundnut (Vegetarian)
Curry (Chicken, Beef, Lamb)
Barry mastered these intensely aromatic curry recipes growing up in Durban, South Africa, and has passed the tradition onto Ashleigh, who still captures the true complexity of flavors.
Stew
Nothing beats a hearty stew in the colder months - our renowned recipes are rich and succulent
Choice of: Chicken (New England or Swiss Italian, Beef, Beef Bourguignon, Irish Lamb , African Groundnut (Vegetarian)
Bobotie
True South African comfort food and always pleasing to the American palate – a Cape Malay spiced combination meatloaf/custard
Potjie Kos
Absolutely, purely South African – a layered stew with your choice of protein cooked in a three-legged cast iron pot over a fire. This is an event unto itself.
Biryani
The king of Indian rice dishes, choice of chicken or vegetarian
Paella
The king of Spanish rice dishes, served with assorted fish and shellfish
Chili con Carne
An intensely spiced Mexican stew, rounded out with beer
Burritos
Filled with your choice of carnitas, carne asada, grilled chicken, or grilled vegetables, with pico de gallo, rice, black beans, and sour cream
Meatloaf
Just like grandma used to make - delicious hot with mashed potatoes or cold on a sandwich
Ossobuco
Veal shanks braised in vegetables, herbs, and red wine
Shepherd's Pie
Savory ground lamb topped with buttery mashed potatoes and parmesan cheese
Oxtail Stew
Extraordinarily rich and fatty – not for the faint of heart
Milk-braised Pork Loin
Deliciously tender, juicy, and full of flavor
From the Grill
Unforgettable flame-grilled options from around the globe
Baby Back Ribs
Barry's famous "Wicked Good" BBQ sauce glazed onto slow-cooked ribs with a hardwood smoke finish
Chicken Quarters
Choose:
1) Righetti Ranch Mop - A white wine, herbal tisane that is mopped onto the chicken as it is slowly cooked on an open fire
2) Glazed with Barry’s Wicked Good BBQ Sauce
3) Brushed with spicy Peri-Peri sauce
4) Marinated in a tantalizing teriyaki sauce
Whole Tenderloin
Righetti Ranch Mop - A red wine, herbal tisane that is mopped onto the meat as it is cooked on an open fire
Peri-Peri Prawns
Basted with the fiery Mozambique-Portuguese peri-peri sauce
Sosaties
Afrikaner style lamb kebabs marinated for more than 24 hours in spices and apricot jam
Jerk Pork Kebabs
A specialty of the Caribbean, these roar with heat and flavor
Lamb Chops
Simply and perfectly chargrilled with salt and pepper
NY Strip Steaks
Sea salt and Tellicherry pepper let the meat speak for itself
From the Oven
Baked and roasted delicacies to delight your guests
Planked Salmon
Dill-topped salmon fillets quickly roasted on cedar planks
Roast Chicken or Cornish Game Hens
Choose:
1) Mediterranean herbs - rosemary, sage, marjoram
2) Tandoori - a heady blend of Indian spices
3) Mexican - a blend from South of the border
4) Maple glazed - a Vermont specialty
Roast Turkey
Rubbed with herbs and nutmeg, can be deboned and stuffed if desired
Roast Duck
Crisp-roasted and served with a savory-sweet orange sauce
Chicken Breasts
Choose:
1) Italian – coated with Italian mixed herbs and chopped shallots
2) Teriyaki – marinated in teriyaki sauce.
Prime Rib
Rubbed with our house blend of sea salt, pepper, garlic, and nutmeg
Leg of Lamb
Herb crusted with rosemary and garlic
Fresh Ham n' Cracklin
Dry rubbed with an Aztec flair
Wok-Tossed
Choose chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, seafood combo, or tofu
Peri-Peri
The spicy Mozambique-Portuguese favorite
Sweet n' Savory Curry Cream
Accented with Durban curry, cream, and maple syrup
Sweet Basil
Onions, ginger and garlic with fresh basil leaves
Teriyaki
Tangy Japanese teriyaki sauce
Italian
Fresh garden herbs, garlic, extra virgin olive oil
Grains
Pastas and other grains
Handmade Egg Noodles
Simply delicious, with butter or extra virgin olive oil
Garlic Parsley Pasta
Cheesy Pasta
Fettuccini Alfredo
A Classic -rich and creamy
Risotto
Choose:
Spring onions OR garlic AND/OR mushrooms OR squash
Polenta
Basil & Tomato
Tossed with penne, chicken available
Spaghetti with Rubies
A spectacular plate of spaghetti tossed with garlic, extra virgin olive oil and roasted beet cubes
Lasagna
Choose:
Meat or Vegetarian
Spaghetti Bolognese
A classic beef and tomato sauce, enhanced with gremolata
Mac & Cheese
Made with (Vermont Cheddar and...) - everyone's favorite!
Sides
Delectable accompaniments to balance your menu
Asparagus
Roasted with butter and lemon juice
Petit Pois
Peas with butter and fresh mint
Zucchini strips
Roasted with salt, pepper, and olive oil
Haricots Verts
Cooked the traditional French way, in butter
A Midsummer Night's Beans
Cannellini beans with onions, garlic, fresh tomatoes, and parsley
Broccoli
Steamed (or roasted?)
Baked Potatoes
Popovers
Yorkshire Pudding
Homemade Biscuits
Buttery, soft, and flaky
Desserts
Something for every sweet tooth
Pies
Choose: strawberry rhubarb, blueberry, raspberry, apple
Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies
World renowned!
Jeanette's Melktert
Barry's sister's famous recipe - a mildly sweet custard pie from the Afrikaner oven
Pannekoek
Incredible crepes filled with cinnamon sugar and topped with cream and lemon juice
Dinny’s Chocolate Icebox Cake
It doesn’t get any chocolatier than this
Steam Pudding
A dense sponge dome cake with thick golden syrup summit steamed right into it
Lemon Sponge Souffle
Intense lemon curd with a baked sponge top
Buttermilk Panna Cotta
Vanilla flan surrounded by fresh strawberries
Brownies
Chewy chocolate brownies with a hint of mint
Koeksisters
Intensely sweet twisted doughnuts from the Afrikaner kitchen