Outer Aisle Foods
In This Issue
HOURS
MENU
Summer Box Delivery
Produce Subscription
Upcoming Events
PRODUCE
Recipe of the Week
Quick Links


CAFE HOURS:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturdays 11 to 3:00pm

SUMMER STORE HOURS: 
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY:
11 to  6 pm

SATURDAYS:
11 - 4pm


CLOSED SUNDAY AND MONDAY

Outer Aisle FOODS
1192 Highway 4
Douglas Flat, CA 95229
www.outeraislefoods.com
Christine & 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.



2013 BOX DELIVERIES   
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.
 CLICK HERE TO VIEW/BEGIN 
 
    
 

Greetings friends!   
 
2013: Celebrating 20 years of growing food
for our community!!

 

OUTRAGEOUSLY BEAUTIFUL PEPPERS

We are picking like crazy and offering them up at $2.50/lb or
$2/lb for 5lbs or more!

 
 
Cafe Outer Aisle
Nourishing Cuisine
Fresh from our Farm 
 
CAFE HOURS:
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday

11 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 available for take-out.
Email your order to: cafeouteraisle@gmail.com or call 209.728-9112 or
order first before you shop the store!

     
THIS WEEK'S 
SCRUMPTIOUS MENU:

 
Just in case you were wondering we are committed to using the finest ingredients all of which are organically grown even the olive oil!

Come for lunch, check out the menu and ask us about catering too!
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, with almost all of it
 coming from our farm. 
 

SOUPS & SALADS  

Roasted Eggplant and
Red Bell Pepper Soup    
(served with Aria's french bread)

 
Sockeye Salmon Salad
wild caught Bristol Bay, Alaskan salmon, Heirloom Tomatoes, fresh Mozzarella, Red Onion, Basil, Point Reyes Blue Cheese crumbles, toasted sunflower seeds and bacon bits with
sweet Nectarine Vinaigrette. 
 

 Chicken Salad:
A bed of tender garden greens topped with Mountain Ranch Organic Chicken, Fantasy Grapes, Celery, roasted Red Peppers, Sweet Corn, and toasted Almonds. Lightly drizzled with a creamy citrus dressing
.

SANDWICHES
 of the Week:


Chicken Brie Panini 
Mountain Ranch Organic Chicken, Brie cheese, fresh figs, and red crisp Lettuce with sweet and tangy mustard sauce.
Served with cup of soup and fresh fruit.

Tomato Bacon Sandwich:
Heirloom Tomatoes, Crunchy Niman Ranch bacon, slow roasted 
Vogliotti red onion and basil pesto spread  
on toasted sourdough bread.  
Served with cup of soup and fresh fruit.
 
 
DESSERT: 
Fresh Fruit Cobbler with Maple Cream  
      

DELI: 
Hummus
Pesto
Roasted Red Pepper Dip

   
**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
           
   
  

  

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 

 
Check it out by clicking on the signup now button on our website: www.outeraislefoods.com. 
 
(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.) 

 Click here to view and/or sign up anytime: 
SIGN UP TO RECEIVE A DELIVERY   
   

 

 

 
 
There's a few spaces left for the
Farm to Table Dinner
 
at Milfiori

Just a note: even though we like to serve a meat option at our dinners we also like to serve an amazing vegetarian dish too! 

MENU for 9/7
Appetizers:
Fried Shishito Pepper sprinkled with Celtic Sea Salt
Ali Baba Watermelon and Cherry Tomato
Skewers
Crostini Romanesco with Roasted Red Fantasy Grapes
Swedish Meatballs with
Habanero Peach Sauce

Watermelon Lime Sorbet

Spicy Corn Chowder with homemade
corn muffins

Heirloom Tomato Platter

Bacon-wrapped Taylor Beef Tenderloin stuffed with fresh herbs

Homemade Vegetable Lasagna with late summer greens, potatoes, eggplant, rich tomato sauce.

Roasted Vegetable Platter Garden Salad with fresh figs, heirloom red onion, and Point Reyes Blue Cheese lightly drizzled with citrus vinaigrette

Peach Cobbler with Maple Whipped Cream 
 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th
Starting at 6 pm we'll lead you on a GardenTour with Appetizers

followed by beverages
in what was once an old Wells Fargo stagestop

The Dinner begins:


accompanied by a parade of garden veggies including an Heirloom Tomato Salad

 and followed by a scrumptious dessert 
 

$100 per person

vegetarian option available
and non-alcoholic drinks too!
Buy Now 
 

 

 

 



THIS WEEK'S PRODUCE
& OFFERINGS:


     
  Sockeye Salmon is here!
An Outer Aisle favorite - the salmon comes from Bristol Bay, one of Alaska's sustainable fisheries.  Denny Thompson from Sonora is our supplier. For years he had a fishing boat out of Knack Knack and only recently at the age of 86 gave up fishing. The catch still draws him to Alaska every year and opens up his house to the younger fishermen.

SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS are in!
STILL ON SPECIAL!
 Beautiful reds, Sweet Marconi, Padron, Shishito, large Jalapenos, Purple bells and more!

CHILES
Habanero, New Mex, Anaheim and  
Padron and Shishito and now Pablano

CAMALAY:
A MURPHYS' HEIRLOOM TOMATO
   
There's only a few of us that have the seed for a unique variety of tomato that has it's roots right here in Calaveras County. In fact, the family that intentionally bred this fine red tomato was our neighbors and the three of them (Ernie, Josephine and Sharkie) all lived to be in their 90's and
Ernie until 104!

Our personal (unproven) theory goes: that by living off the land, feeding themselves, growing a large garden and feeding others they remained free of stress and enjoyed their health right up to the end.

Every year, for the past 25 years, we've grown these beauties and when we reach the point of harvest we heartily thank the Vogliotti family. If you've ever dappled in seed saving you will know that there is a science to saving seed that demands attention,
patience and dedication.

Imprinted on my memory is a time when we visited Josephine (the last one left of the three). She was often alone and we would go down to pay her a visit every now and again and hear the old stories of how and what they did making a living on the land. I remember distinctly the first time we brought her down a beautifully ripe Camalay. She took the tomato into her arthritic hands and brought it up to her nose for a long inhalation, just as any tomato connoisseur would, declaring that it was "one of ours".
The best reward ever!

    
  
VEGGIES FROM OUR FARM:
   
Italian Parsley
Garlic

Vogliotti Red onions  
Basils
Rainbow Chard
Potatoes - Yukon Gold & Desiree
Lemon cucumbers
Cherry Tomatoes - reds, pinks, yellows, and greens.
Hot Peppers - Padron,
Shishito, Jalapeno, Anaheim, Habanero
Bell Peppers - Red, Purple, Yellow, Chocolate & Marconi
Camalay Murphys Heirloom
Heirloom Tomatoes
Eggplant - Asian, Globe
Salad greens
Head lettuce
Melons - cantaloupe & watermelon  
   
 
From Other Farms: A complementary array of seasonal veggies from farms within a 150 mile radius of us.

Carrots
Spinach
Green Beans
Corn
Okra
Beets
- red, chioggia

Red & Green Cabbage  
Cilantro
Kale
Hass avocados
Shittake Mushrooms


   
  FRUIT:  A great selection of tree ripened fruits from Tyson Hill, Waterford, Ram Das Orchards (oranges), Terra Firma (melons & grapefruit) 

Hass Avocado  
 
Valencia oranges
Yellow Freestone Peach - O'Henry
White Peaches
White Nectarines
Yellow Nectarines
Late Santa Rosa Plum
Elephant Heart plums
Pluots
  
Gold Bosc Pears
Honey crisp Apples
Grapes: Fantasy, Marquis, Thompson
Figs


 


  
RECIPE of the week

CHILE RELLANO'S ERIC STYLE
Roasted Anaheim Chiles (blister over gas flame)
1 egg for every two chiles, separated
3 TBSP flour
Beer   
 
Roast Anaheim chiles and put in a paper bag to steam. In the meantime, prepare the filling of your choice: feta, cheddar or your favorite cheese, shaved corn, diced onion, cooked ground meat, prawns, sausage.  
 
Next beat the whites to a stiff peak with either Cream of Tartar or salt. Make a batter with yolk, flour, beer (enough to make a pancake consistency). Fold into the stiff whites.  
 
Peel the chiles under cold running water, cut off the tops and take out the seeds. It's easier to slice down the length of the chile and stuff with filling. Heat oil in a cast iron pan to medium hot. Dip the chiles into the mix and amply coat. Fry until golden brown. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and fresh salsa.

FRUIT SALSA
This is what we've been eating along with Shrimp stuffed Chile Relleno's!!
 
Cube any fruit (2 pounds) nectarines, pluots, peaches, melon
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped or minced
1 jalapeno, diced
1 ear of corn, shaved
2 splashes of fruit white balsamic  
Olive Oil
 
Combine all the ingredients, taste and adjust accordingly.

Peach, Shallot and Habanero Glaze

3x Peaches - peeled
1x Shallot finely diced
Hot pepper - Habenero if you have one or jalapeno - diced finely
1 TBS Maple Sryup
2 cloves garlic

Place the shallots in butter and saute until well down. Add the peaches onto the shallots allowing the peach juices to escape and begin cooking themselves. You may need to add a little water to prevent sticking or burning. Add the chopped garlic, hot pepper and continue cooking until the peaches resemble a juicy sauce mashing them down as they continue to cook. Adjust the spiciness and sweetness by adding more pepper and maple syrup. Great with pork or chicken and just about anything that you want to impart warmth and flavor.
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.