Saturday, November 26, 2011

Wonderful menu of deliciousness! For delivery 11/29 and 12/2

Hello and happy Thanksgiving weekend! Can you believe it is almost December?

Here is a wonderful new menu for next week! Please order by emailing rathercraftymary@gmail.com

It helps me a lot if orders for Tuesday are in Sunday night, and orders for Friday are in Wednesday night. This helps me get right to work in the morning! Even so, if you happen to miss the deadline, just email me and I may well be able to hook you up. So don't be bashful!

And without further ado, here it is! This week's beautiful, vegan, gluten free, allergy friendly menu of awesomeness! Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Much love,
Chef Mary

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SOUP:

Mushroom Noodle Soup! Made with homemade shiitake mushroom broth, sauteed crimini mushrooms, and GF brown rice pasta, of course! $7

PLATES:

Butternut Squash Pasta! With colorful local and seasonal veggies all mixed in. $10

Hedgehog Potatoes with Romesco Sauce. No hedgehogs are harmed in the making of this adorable dish! $10

Spicy Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili, served with Brown Rice. It will warm you right up! $10

Autumn Bento with Sesame Glazed Veggies, and Spinach Sesame Onigiri. Yums! $11

BAKERY:

Moist Apple Cinnamon Cake with Maple Glaze $6

Pear Ginger Muffins $9 half dozen $16 dozen

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As always, everything is vegan, healthy, and made without peanuts, soy, or gluten ingredients. I do use tree nuts, seeds, non-gluten whole grains, and all sorts of fruits and veggies - local and/or organic when possible. If you are allergic or sensitive to anything at all, please just let me know!

Please return empty containers so we can re-use them. It helps us manage costs, and keeps our carbon footprint a little smaller. Thank you!

Love, your very own personal chef,
Mary

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Beautiful vegan food for delivery Tuesday, 11/15 and Friday, 11/18

Hello wonderful folks!

It's nearing the end of the week, and that means it's time to think
about next week's menu!

Believe it or not, it's almost Thanksgiving too! I'm including a
Thanksgiving sneak preview at the bottom of this menu, to get all our
imaginations working in that direction. For Thanksgiving week, I will
make just one delivery, on Tuesday, November 22. Friday I will be
recovering from Thanksgiving, and preparing for the weekend's work!

But this coming week we'll have our regular Tuesday/Friday delivery
schedule. Please place orders by midnight Sunday night for delivery on
Tuesday, and by midnight Wednesday night for delivery on Friday. Thank
you so much, and I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Much love,
Chef Mary

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SOUP:

Celery and Potato Soup $7

PLATES:

Vegan cassoulet! The classic French bean stew gets a vegan update.
With herbed breadcrumbs on top. $11

Tuscan White Bean Dip with roasted potatoes for dipping. $9

Burritos! Hand rolled gluten free flour tortillas, stuffed with sweet
potatoes, rice, and beans. Served with a side of Alex's Ugly Sauce.
(Note: the Ugly Sauce contains honey. Read all about it here!
alexsuglysauce.com) $11

Squash Pizza: With caramelized onions, herbs, white sauce, spinach,
and roasted local squash! $10

Quinoa with Lemon Caper Roasted Cauliflower. So good! $10

BAKERY

Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches. With chocolate
frosting, of course! $8 for a pair of cookie sandwiches, wrapped up
all prettily with a bow!

Pumpkin Muffins! $9 half dozen, $16 dozen

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I do not use peanuts, soy, wheat, or any gluten-containing grains in
my cooking or baking. I do not use dairy, eggs, or meat products. I DO
use nuts and seeds in some dishes. Please let me know if you have any
allergies or sensitivities at all!

Please remember to return clean containers when you're done with them.
It helps keep the Earth clean, and it helps keep costs reasonable!
Thank you!

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Finally, as promised, here are a few of the ideas I'm working on for
Thanksgiving week! It's all tentative so far, and subject to my whims
and what's available at the farmers' market, of course. With that
caveat, enjoy your sneak preview!

Butternut squash soup

Carnival squash with a stuffing of wild rice, cranberries, and pecans

Mashed potatoes and turnips, with mushroom gravy

Roasted Beet Salad with Pears and Walnuts

Raw Cranberry Sauce, with Apples and Dates

Sweet Potato Corn Muffins

Chocolate and Pumpkin Custard-Cakes

Yum!

Friday, November 4, 2011

Wonderfully autumnal new menu! For delivery 11/8 and 11/11/11!

Happy Friday!

It seems we have returned to normal autumn weather. Hooray!

Among the many things I love about fall in New England are all our local fruits and vegetables. It's prime season for hard squashes, many root vegetables, and some greens. It's still apple season, and we're coming into cranberry season too! If you can't tell, I'm pretty excited about all of this. I hope my excitement shines through in another glorious autumnal menu, full of local and heirloom variety yumminess!

Looking forward to seeing you (and feeding you) soon!

Much love,
Chef Mary

P.S. Feel free to share my info with your friends and colleagues. I'm happy to feed more good folks!

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SOUP:

Cauliflower and Potato $8

PLATES:

Black Bean Dip with crunchy veggies! $9

Sesame Seaweed Salad with Brown Rice $9

Local Squash Medley, featuring butternut squash wrapped in greens, carnival squash, delicata, and sunshine squash, over buckwheat. $11

Black Bean Veggie Patties with rice "buns" and roasted sweet potatoes. Yes, I will make the famous homemade ketchup again! $11

Quinoa and Creamy Cheesy Sauce (made of veggies and cashews, no funny business!) with greens du jour $10

BAKERY:

Apple Crisp $8

Cranberry Ginger Muffins with Ginger Crumb Topping! Fresh cranberries are finally back in season! Hooray! $10 half dozen, $18 dozen

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As always, most ingredients are organic and/or local. If you have a question about a dish or an ingredient, please ask!

I always appreciate it when you return washed containers for reuse. It helps lighten all our footprints, and it keeps costs reasonable!

All dishes are vegan, so they are naturally free of common allergens fish, shellfish, dairy, and egg. I do not use soy, peanuts, wheat, or other gluten containing grains. I DO use tree nuts and seeds, and naturally gluten free whole grains. If you have any kind of allergy or
sensitivity, please let me know!

Thank you all so much, and I look forward to seeing you soon!

Love,
Chef Mary