Menu, Week of 7/13

I’m super excited because we are DEEP in summer veg--for weeks I was writing menus with eggplants, cucumbers, and of course tomatoes, and then my farm availability would show up and...back to turnips it was. No longer. 

I’m stocking up on old favorites, with lots of beef this week. We’re filling up on Beef & Grits and the Beef Curry Soup, both favorites, both hearty. The soup will be a little extra summery by way of plenty of basil, and the casserole is getting a hefty dose of heirloom tomato seconds (the ones that get a little bumped and bruised in the field--bad for Instagram tomato salad, PERFECT for sauces.

TheWhite Bean Gratin is back too, with yellow squash, arugula pesto, goat cheese, and you guessed it, more tomatoes. It’s gonna be so pretty. Still creamy and amazing, PERFECT with a salad and crusty bread.

And the Veg Stew with Wonderbroth (TM) is back! Tomatoes, great local celery (super-firm, aromatic, not watery or boring at all), black chickpeas, with a veg-based broth that’s got ginger, lemon and tahini to wake you up. Wonderbroth (TM) on its own will also be available--may I suggest consuming it hot or cold, as a late-afternoon restorative. You could also do like the Koreans and make a brothy chilled noodle dish with lots of herbs and edamame or maybe some wild salmon if that’s your thing.

Finally our salad, which is green on green on green: Soba noodles, cucumbers, mixed-herb sauce (not quite a pesto, but there’s plenty of basil), green beans. Black and white sesame seeds, and marinated tofu. Which probably will not be green, unless I can make it so.

This month we’ll be transitioning to a full, always-available menu, with a few weekly specials, so that you can log in and order your favorites without waiting for them to come back around every few weeks. Do me a favor and let me know what you can’t live without. Tuesday afternoon, I’ll pick one lucky respondent to receive a little extra treat. You don’t HAVE to order to enter, but of course I hope you will. 

We ALSO now have Gift Cards! They’re easy to get and use, so show someone you love them, or get your future self something nice. 

And if you need something without beef, or you missed out on last week’s baked tofu (surprise! Contains shrimp paste!), or you just need more meatballs in your life, head over to the short order heroes and get what you need. You can pick up before Thursday if things are dire.