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STORE OPEN 5 DAYS YEAR ROUND!

SUMMER HOURS:
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY:
11 to  6 pm
SATURDAYS:
11 - 4pm


Outer Aisle FOODS & GOODS
1192 Highway 4
Douglas Flat, CA
outeraislefoods.com
Christine & Eric Taylor
209.728.9112
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News From Outer Aisle
Early July newsletter 2012
   
OPEN 5 DAYS :  
Tuesday - Friday 11 - 6pm  
Saturday 11 - 4pm 
 
PASTURED BEEF COMES TO OUTER AISLE 
"Big beefy flavor"! That's the taste conclusion to Outer Aisle's latest menu addition. It might come as a small surprise to know that we have branched out and added ranching to our repertoire of talents! Last year our neighbors offered us a piece of land to maintain and irrigate; we took them up on the offer and put 3 steers out on pasture. They are 100 percent grass fed and finished. During the winter months they ate organic alfalfa as well as all the extra squashes, cuc's and melons from the farm. According to author Jo Johnson "Why Grassfed is Best", animals fed a grass diet (as opposed to a grain diet) are leaner (fewer calories) and contain more (2 to 6 times) of Omega 3. Not only is the flavor out of this world, the health benefits are outstanding too! We are really excited about offering this product, it's been years in the making - come by and try for yourself!

GARDEN TOURS ARE COMING: The garden is looking gorgeous - all of our hard work these past three months is now showing. And we
Garden Tour
want to show it off to you! We'll have garden tours on Saturday July 14 (Cancelled due to heat) and July 28th at 10am. Meet at Outer Aisle, we'll walk through downtown Douglas Flat to the farm (5 minutes from the store). Tours are 1 hour in length. Bring water, hat and shoes for walking. 

Brandywine & Berkshire
FARM TO TABLE  
Saturday, August 18th
$75 pp 
 
It's filling up - 15 more seats to go! We are now taking reservations for our Farm to Table Dinner at Milfiori on August 18th!! We are excited to be teaming up with Chef's Shira and Frank from Murphys Catering.
Multiple courses featuring our home-raised Berkshire pork and all the wonderful veggies from the garden at peak of harvest time, including our fabulous Brandywine tomatoes.  

Space is limited! Reserve your spot today by emailing or calling.

 
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Vegetable & Fruit Highlights  

 

The Harvest!

 

FRUITS:  Flavorcrest Peaches: the first freestone's of the year and they are mighty delicious! Tyson Hill Farms is really pumping it out - apricots, plums, nectarines and berries: lots of varieties and all packed with tree-ripened flavor.

 

 

PLENTIFUL OFFERINGS FROM OUR GARDEN: Are you ready for the list of goodies! Tomatoes make the headline this week: our early varieties are flushing: Oregon Spring and Stupice with the very first Brandywines and Cherokee Purples trickling in. Five varieties of eggplants, lemon and green cucumbers, four varieties of summer squash, four varieties of potatoes, basil (6 varieties), onions, garlic (4 varieties), salad greens, parsley and cherry tomatoes!

 

GARLIC: Our most beloved and most involved crop! The harvest was moderate this year - not as good as some but better than average! It's all harvested and hanging in the barn drying down. This week we just released three new varieties: Creole Red, Italian Easy Peel and Siberian. You'll enjoy the flavor of Creole - juicy and spicy with little aftertaste makes this variety excellent for salad dressings. Siberian makes a great baked garlic and Italian easy peel is a cook's best friend! 

 

 

 

 

RECIPES

Have a great recipe that you'd like to share - we'd love to publish it in the newsletter!

 ERIC'S SKILLET EGGPLANT PARMESAN
Takes 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook. Ideal warm or cold in a sandwich. 
1 Globe Eggplant  
1 Tomato 
2 cloves garlic 
½ bunch of lemon/lime basil 
cheese - Mozzarella, Swiss, parmesan 
Slice eggplant lengthwise, ½ inch thickness. Cook in skillet with olive oil until browned. Flip eggplant over and place a slice of tomato, squeeze of garlic, slice of cheese and leaves of basil. Place a lid on the skillet. Cook 10 minutes until underside is browned.  
 
ASIAN EGGPLANT AND CHERRY TOMATO PASTA DISH 
4-5 Asian eggplants 
1 basket of cherry tomatoes 
1 bunch basil 
4 cloves garlic 
Pasta of your choice 
Parmesan cheese 
Slice eggplants diagonally and saute on stove top until browned on both sides. Slice cherry tomatoes in half and marinate with olive oil, garlic and chopped basil. Combine eggplants and cherry tomato into pasta, with Parmesan. 


 
Outer Aisle FOODS & GOODS "Essentials for the 21st Century". Our mission is to facilitate a speedy transition to a sustainable economy by offering the essential tools, ingredients and knowledge to prepare us for the 21st century. 

Behind the scenes of Outer Aisle is Taylor Mountain Gardens. Located just around the corner on Main Street in Douglas Flat, our nearly two acre "beyond organic" farm produces a large variety of seasonal vegetables including these seasonal highlights: summer heirloom tomatoes, fall cauliflower, winter carrots and spring potatoes to name just a few! 

OuterAisle FOODS operates a year round CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. We distribute the highest quality, local, seasonal and regional produce and products to members all over Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. We only purchase product from farms and producers who are committed to ecologically sustainable practices and go beyond the National "Organic" standards.