A Bountiful Shore

A Thanksgiving feast on the Chesapeake Bay celebrates the foods of Virginia's earliest settlers.

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Family on the Eastern Shore of Virginia — From left: author Bernard L. Herman, his sister, Fredrika Jacobs, and her daughter, Jessica Roussanov, outside the author's home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

A path to Westerhouse Creek — The path from the author's home to Westerhouse Creek.

Herb-roasted turkey — Herb-roasted turkey. See the recipe for Herb-Roasted Turkey with Hominy, Oyster, and Sausage Dressing »

Thanksgiving meal — Thanksgiving dinner at the author's Eastern Shore home. Clockwise from top right: hominy, oyster, and sausage stuffing; cranberry-horseradish relish; roasted oysters; yeast rolls; Brussels sprouts and potatoes, creamed spinach with spiced bread crumbs; sweet potato casserole; pickled figs, gravy; fresh cranberry relish; roasted vegetable terrine; and okra pickles. See the recipe for Roasted Oysters with Green Tomato Pickle and Cranberry-Horseradish Relish »
See the recipe for Creamed Spinach with Spiced Bread Crumbs »
See the recipe for Sweet Potato Casserole »
See the recipe for Fresh Cranberry Relish »
See the recipe for Roasted Vegetable Terrine »
See the recipe for Okra Pickles »

Cooking in the kitchen — The author (left) and his brother-in-law, Paul Jacobs, in the kitchen of the author's home.

Pumpkin cheesecake — Pumpkin cheesecake. See the recipe for Pumpkin Cheesecake »

rum Bundt cake — The author's grandnephew, Peter Rusanov, samples desserts, including rum Bundt cake. See the recipe for Rum Bundt Cake »

oyster cages in Westerhouse Creek — The author heads for his oyster cages in Westerhouse Creek.

Roasted sugar-glazed pears — Roasted sugar-glazed pears. See the recipe for Roasted Sugar-Glazed Pears »

A Bountiful Shore

A Thanksgiving feast on the Chesapeake Bay celebrates the foods of Virginia's earliest settlers.

See the article A Bountiful Shore »

Family on the Eastern Shore of Virginia — From left: author Bernard L. Herman, his sister, Fredrika Jacobs, and her daughter, Jessica Roussanov, outside the author's home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

A path to Westerhouse Creek — The path from the author's home to Westerhouse Creek.

Herb-roasted turkey — Herb-roasted turkey. See the recipe for Herb-Roasted Turkey with Hominy, Oyster, and Sausage Dressing »

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Thanksgiving meal — Thanksgiving dinner at the author's Eastern Shore home. Clockwise from top right: hominy, oyster, and sausage stuffing; cranberry-horseradish relish; roasted oysters; yeast rolls; Brussels sprouts and potatoes, creamed spinach with spiced bread crumbs; sweet potato casserole; pickled figs, gravy; fresh cranberry relish; roasted vegetable terrine; and okra pickles. See the recipe for Roasted Oysters with Green Tomato Pickle and Cranberry-Horseradish Relish »
See the recipe for Creamed Spinach with Spiced Bread Crumbs »
See the recipe for Sweet Potato Casserole »
See the recipe for Fresh Cranberry Relish »
See the recipe for Roasted Vegetable Terrine »
See the recipe for Okra Pickles »

Cooking in the kitchen — The author (left) and his brother-in-law, Paul Jacobs, in the kitchen of the author's home.

Pumpkin cheesecake — Pumpkin cheesecake. See the recipe for Pumpkin Cheesecake »

rum Bundt cake — The author's grandnephew, Peter Rusanov, samples desserts, including rum Bundt cake. See the recipe for Rum Bundt Cake »

oyster cages in Westerhouse Creek — The author heads for his oyster cages in Westerhouse Creek.

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Roasted sugar-glazed pears — Roasted sugar-glazed pears. See the recipe for Roasted Sugar-Glazed Pears »

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