Get ready for Thanksgiving and all your holiday gatherings with delicious and nutritious delicacies from Whole Foods Market. Whether you plan to build your Thanksgiving feast from scratch or “borrow” the culinary talents of our specialty chefs, Whole Foods Market has everything you need for the first event of the holiday season! From now through October 12 the experts at Whole Foods Market at Park Royal, Kitsilano, Robson and Cambie will be on–hand at the holiday table from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily to help you order our delicious holiday meals and festive treats, and answer any of your holiday meal planning questions.
Let us do the work!
If slaving away in the kitchen is not on your holiday agenda, Whole Foods Market has a great alternative that will impress guests and leave extra time for family and friends. Simply choose your entrée and sides, let us know your desired pick-up time and Whole Foods Market will take care of the rest. All meals are ready to roast, just follow the simple instructions and relax as the seasonal aromas fill the dining room.
- Ready–to–roast entrées including a Traditional JD Farms Turkey Dinner – $129.99, Organic Maple Hills Turkey Dinner – $149.99 or Spiral Cut Honey Glazed Ham Dinner – $129.99. Vegan option is also available.
- Choose from a variety of gourmet side dishes and vegetables: Country Mashed Potatoes, Yukon Gold Potato Gratin, Baked Winter Squash, Field Greens with Dried Cranberries, Saffron Poached Pears, Fruit and Herb Stuffing and many more!
Each meal serves approximately eight guests and comes with gravy, dinner rolls, cranberries, traditional pumpkin pie and two side–dishes of your choice. Don’t need the turkey? Whole Foods Market also offers holiday side dish packages which includes six side dishes and pumpkin pie – available in servings for eight ($69.99) or four ($49.99).
Traditional home-cooked turkey?
Preparing your own tender, juicy turkey doesn’t have to be a daunting a task. These simple tips from Whole Foods Market will have you roasting to perfection in no time!
Plan Ahead; Buy Local:
Make sure to order at least one pound of turkey per guest, plus more for leftovers. Whole Foods Market carries Traditional JD Farms Specialty Turkey $3.99 per pound and Organic Maple Hill Farms Turkey $4.99 per pound from family farms located in B.C.’s Fraser Valley. Turkeys are either free range or raised in spacious, well-ventilated barns and are fed a natural diet of grain, vitamins and minerals without medications or animal by-products. All Whole Foods Market turkeys are brined and ready-to-roast, so all you need to do is season and stuff!
Turkey Cooking Tips:
- wash the turkey and dry thoroughly with paper towel
- brush the turkey generously with melted butter before roasting for the best colour and flavour
- stuff the turkey just before roasting – never in advance
- cooking times vary widely, but a good benchmark is three to four hours for a 12- to 16-pound turkey at 350°F
- roast the turkey on a rack with white wine or liquid in the bottom of the pan, basting the turkey often with drippings from the pan
- begin roasting the turkey with the breast side down for the first hour
- after the first hour, turn the turkey right-side-up and continue cooking until the legs and thighs reach an internal temperature of 180°F and the breast 170°F
- always use an instant-read thermometer to measure internal temperatures – remember that the internal temperature will increase by 10°F after you remove the turkey from the oven
- let the turkey rest for approximately 20 minutes before carving to keep the meat moist
- make sure to save the drippings for gravy!
Delicious Seasoning Rubs:
Create your own tasty turkey rub by mixing together complementary dry herbs and spices from Whole Foods Market. Make sure to rub all-over the turkey before roasting.
- Cajun – fennel seeds, thyme, sage, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper
- Latin – cumin, oregano, cayenne, salt and pepper
- Caribbean – cumin, coriander, ginger, allspice, cayenne, salt and pepper
- Mediterranean – thyme, oregano, sage, salt and pepper
- Indian – cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, salt and pepper
Houseware Essentials:
Don’t be caught without all the right tools to put the finishing touches on your Thanksgiving masterpiece. Whole Foods Market has all the essentials including basters, roasters, racks, thermometers, gravy separators and carving boards. Make a checklist before you head to the store and get ready to stock up!
Venturing out to visit family and friends?
Whole Foods Market has a great selection of quick and easy gifts that any Thanksgiving host would appreciate!
- Pacifica Soap – exclusive soy wax formula with natural and essential oils $15.99 to $17.99 6-pack
- Simplicity Candles – 100% biodegradable soybean and natural vegetable wax candles $2.69 each
- Triple Jims Apple Cider – Beginning in a friend’s small organic orchard and now producing Western Canada’s largest variety of natural juices, their main ingredient is still fresh-pressed juice from firm ripe fruit $9.99 3.78L $7.99 1.89L
- Gerber Daisy ($14.99) and Sunflower ($19.99) bouquets – Fresh from the hot-house, the perfect gift to give or receive.
