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CAFE HOURS:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturdays 11 to 3:00pm
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SPRING STORE HOURS: | TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY:
11 to 6 pm
SATURDAYS:
11 - 4pm
CLOSED SUNDAY AND MONDAY
Outer Aisle FOODS1192 Highway 4 Douglas Flat, CA 95229 www.outeraislefoods.comChristine & Eric Taylor 209.728.9112 Mailing Address: PO Box 2052, Murphys, CA 95247 |
CAFE OUTER AISLE
"The Cafe is our most recent place where we express our passion for food."
OUR MISSION
Our mission for the Cafe is to serve healthy wholesome dishes using the ever-changing seasonal fresh ingredients from farmers like us. Encourage a passion for cooking and
life long healthy eating.
OUR VISION
We'll feature a blackboard menu, highlighting the finest produce and ingredients our region can offer, encourage recipe sharing, host cooking classes and demos, and for those on the run, we'll have take-out items made in our certified kitchen. |
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Do you want to enjoy fresh seasonal produce and knowledge of where it comes from? Do you and your friends live outside our current distribution and would love to have Outer Aisle come closer to you? Contact Christine to see about starting deliveries in your area!
Weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to Tuolumne, Calaveras and Alpine Counties. We've been building boxes since 1993! Benefits of Becoming a Member:- Enjoy local and seasonal fruits and veggies all year round
- Fresh, high quality, home-grown flavor
- Bi-weekly fall, winter and spring deliveries to convenient drop off locations near you
- Your choice of the size bag for your needs: mini, basic and full sizes. Add on fruit, roots, and greens
- Access our on-line web store
- Vacation when you are out of town
- Supplement your own garden, you grow greens: we have roots and fruits!
- Lower your carbon footprint. Save gas, we deliver to you
- Support local growers, producers and makers.
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Greetings friends!
2013: Celebrating 20 years of growing food
for our community!!
Cafe Outer Aisle
Nourishing Cuisine
Fresh from our Farm
CAFE HOURS: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday11 am to 3:00 pm
STORE HOURS: Tuesday
through Saturday
11 to 6:00 pm (4 pm on Saturdays)
FOOD TO GO. All the menu items are now available for take-out. Email your order to: cafeouteraisle@gmail.com or call 209.728-9112 or order first before you shop the store!
New in the Deli this week:
Our own farm grown:
Basil Pesto
8 oz packs $5
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THIS WEEK'S
DELICIOUS MENU: Featuring "Primavera" pickings from our Farm
We can confidently say that the harvest season has finally begun! As of this week 80% of all the ingredients featured in the menu come from our 2 acre farm! Please consider going on one of our Farm Luncheon Tours scheduled for June and September. Check out the event section below to find out more!
We believe that good tasting food comes from great ingredients - and we've got some amazingly beautiful produce to share with you this week.
Navy Bean Soup with Garden Kale and Rosemary (Served with Aria's Sourdough Bread) $6 Spicy Fennel Berkshire Pork Sausage accompanied with Fava Beans and 2012 Sun-dried Tomatoes, over hand-made Angel hair pasta tossed in a fresh Basil Pesto $13 (all vegetables fresh from our farm)
Garden Swiss Chard Gratin with Val d' Aosta Fontina, Portobello Mushrooms and a sweet Balsamic reduction. Served with French Lentil & Feta Tabbouleh $10 Awesome Spring Mix Salad :
French Breakfast Radish, spring Red Onion, Sugar Snap Peas, Feta Cheese, and toasted spiced Pumpkin Seeds. Your choice of Creamy Black River Gorgonzola Dressing or Ginger Poppyseed Vinaigrette. (all veggies from our farm) $8 (Served with Aria's Sourdough bread upon request)
House Salad: Buttercrunch Lettuce with 18 year old Balsamic Vinaigrette, fresh ground Tellicherry black pepper, and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. $6 (Served with Aria's Sourdough bread upon request.)
DESSERT: Fuji Apple and honey roasted Pistachio Crisp served with Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream.
$6
**Menu subject to change due to seasonal availability**
SHOP OUR STORE:
Fresh seasonal produce from our farm and growers just like us!
HOURS: Tuesday through Friday
11 to 6pm
Saturdays 11 to 4pm
The newbies of the week: Fava Beans, Basil, Summer Squash and Terra Firma Strawberries
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SIGN UP FOR A WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY PRODUCE
DELIVERY
(aka CSA)
JOIN THE GROWING
EAT SEASONAL MOVEMENT
AND EAT FROM OUR FARM
RECEIVE A FRESH SEASONAL
PRODUCE DELIVERY TO A
LOCATION NEAR YOU!
(no membership fee)
Our flexible program gives you a variety of choices and conveniences such as vacations, online payments, custom orders and the ability to serve your needs.
Select either weekly or bi-weekly veggie/fruit boxes and other combinations. A weekly menu makes it easy for planning and we also encourage for substitutions.
Locations: From Groveland
to San Andreas, Bear Valley and the Highway 4 corridor to Copperopolis, Twain Harte and two locations in Sonora
(Browse the selection without committing until the final screen. By clicking on a drop off spot you'll get to the next screen where all the different sizes are described. Please know that you can sign up whenever you want and put yourself on vacation.)
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Upcoming Events:
Hands-on Fermentation Workshop in
Moke Hill on
May 11, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Contact: SarahSwitek @yahoo.com
209.286-1283
Join Nishanga Bliss, nutritionist, accupuncturist, chinese herbalist and author from Berkerley. Class cost $25 -40 (includes her book).
SLOW FOOD CALAVERAS
Peas Please! 
Runningal@aol.com
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THIS WEEK'S PRODUCE
We are proud to sell fruits and vegetables from other growers that practice sustainable agriculture using beyond organic methods. We go farm direct sourcing the very best of the best from farmers that are equally committed to bringing about greater health.
VEGGIES FROM OUR FARM:
Cilantro
Green Spring Garlic
Salad Greens
Lettuce - assorted kinds
Fava Beans
Snap Peas
Basil
Chard
Turnips
From Other Farms:
Fennel
Carrots - Orange & Rainbow
Asparagus Beets - gold and red
Celery Root
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Spinach
FRUIT:
Hass Avocado
Valencia Oranges
Lemons
Fuji apples
Strawberries
Ruby Red Grapefruit
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RECIPE of the week
SWISS CHARD WITH RAISINS AND ALMONDS
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 cup dry Sherry
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 4 bunches Swiss chard, center ribs and stems removed, leaves cut into 2-inch pieces (about 16 cups)
- 1 Fresno chile or red jalapeño, seeded, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
Preparation
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Bring Sherry and raisins to a simmer in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; let cool.
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Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add almonds and cook, stirring frequently, until just beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute more. Add chard by handfuls to pot, tossing to wilt between additions, and cook until tender, about 4 minutes.
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Add raisins with soaking liquid, chile, lemon zest, and 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired, and toss to combine.
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 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.
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