As the weather cools even more, we’re continuing with warming spices and hearty meals. Ginger in the seiten, caraway with the black beans…. We’re continuing to use squash which presumably has helped through Iowa late Fall and into winter for many generations now. Root vegetables and roasted foods are equally important now. As winter progresses, dried fruits like raisins are a great way to enhance the energies that are waning now.
Happy Thanksgiving. We continue, and will through the winter with hearty stew and soups. Lentils are a gentle way to intake good protein, especially when including a grain within a day or too, so the body has complete amino acid profile. Keeping a variety of beans and grains through the winter will easily take care of your protein needs. Continuing with sweet potato, collards and squash for local late summer offerings and a hark back to summer with tomatoes, eggplant and sweetcorn that were frozen.
Continuing into Fall, we bring in heating spices, curry, ancho peppers (in Patates Braves). Roasted roots are a hearty and energy rich food for these cooling times. Squash is our local vegetable star with all the great benefits of the orange foods. Rich stews and soups help make it easy for our bodies to extract nutrients.
We are delighted to announce that our classic veggieburger, made famous at The Red Avocado is now back on the shelves at both New Pioneer locations, in Iowa City and Coralville. Look for BFF-Burgers in the frozen section with the other veggieburgers.
Ingredients are all organic and no animal products are used. Gluten free ingredients are used, although they are processed in a facility that also processes wheat.
As always, bulk quantities are available via the contact form on this website, or by emailing burtfamilyfoodservices@gmail.com.
Gift certificates are also available for any of our products and services.
This week’s meals move us firmly into fall, with squash, beets and sweet potato as well as a general move towards more filling beans and grains. Thanks to the freezer, we still have a hint of summer with sweetcorn taken from the cob and preserved
Here’s a review of last month’s meal plans
Meal Plan October 29 2012
Meal Plan October 22 2012
Meal Plan October 15 2012
October 8 2012
October 1 2012
A review of the meal plans featured last month
September 3 2012
September 10 2012
September 17 2012
September 24 2012
A review of the meal plans featured last month
July 30 2012
White beans and cousa squash in shallot-tarragon sauce; tomato, cucumber and rye salad with basil
Tofu and green beans in spiced tomato sauce; brown basmati rice and kale pilaf with brown mustard seed
Tempeh, eggplant and kale in blood orange sauce; kamut, carrot and zucchini pilaf with lime basil
Black bean salad with beet and sweet corn; potato and turnip in thai basil sauce
August 20 2012
Tempeh, collard green and tomato salad seasoned with brown mustard seed; Mixed vegetables in basil-tahini sauce
Green lentil, cucumber salad and buckwheat salad seasoned with lemon basil; mild patates bravas, indian style
Eggplant, summer squash, tomatoes and red russian kale in thai basil sauce with millet, green bean and carrot pilaf
Spiced red lentils with green kale; brown basmati rice with green pepper and beets
August 27 2012
Rice noodles and broccoli in portabello-smoked paprika broth; mixed potatoes and beets with spiced tomato
Spiced black bean with cabbage and broccoli greens; heirloom tomato-cucumber salad with kamut and rye berries
Eggplant and green pepper in caper-basil sauce with spiced green beans and zephyr squash
Patty pan squash, pinto bean and collards in thai basil sauce; spiced brown rice with zuchinni, romanesco and cousa squash
Four Square Meals 