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With Christmas just three and a half weeks away, it’s time to start thinking about the big dinner. Once again, Forage is offering Winter’s Turkeys. Starting today, we’ll be taking preorders for their free range, naturally raised fresh turkeys. Darrell is expecting them to big a little on the bigger size by Christmas so we’ll have turkeys that are around 8 kilos (17 lbs.) and around 9 kilos (20 lbs.) for $3.75/lb. If you would like a bird bigger than that, just let us know and we’ll get it for you. Preorders require a $20 deposit and will be available for pick up on Tuesday, December 22^nd and Wednesday, December 23^rd during regular Forage hours.

Slow Food Calgary, along with hundreds of other convivia around the world are celebrating the 20^th anniversary of Slow Food with Terra Madre Day on Thursday, December 10^th. In Calgary, people are being asked to host a dinner party that celebrates our local foods. Terra Madre attendees have offered to join the dinners as guests to talk about their Terra Madre experiences. If you are interested in hosting a dinner go to the Slow Food Calgary website for more information. Here at Forage we celebrate our local foods every day and we’re planning something special for next week.

Here’s the menu for the week of November 30^th:

Monday - Chicken Pot Pie

Sunworks Farm organic chicken, potatoes, peas, and carrots in a light herb sauce with a biscuit top $10

Tuesday - Iranian Beef Stew

A delicious traditional stew that a friend’s Iranian mother-in-law taught her and then she taught us. It’s made with Hoven Farms organic beef simmered with yellow peas, dried lime, turmeric, and cinnamon. Served with rice. $13

Wednesday - Vegetable Minestrone

This classic Italian dish is a meal in its own right. We’re making it more like a stew than soup by packing it full of beans, vegetables, and pasta and serving it with parmesan herb croutons $10

Thursday - Chicken Chorizo

Sunworks Farm organic chicken chorizo with tomatoes, peppers, and kale served over roasted potatoes $13

Friday - Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with smashed potatoes and our famous gravy $40 whole $26 half $15 quarter

This Week’s Stew – Bison Chili $8

This Week’s Soup – Thai Chicken Soup $8

Something Sweet – Tomato Soup Spice Cake $4

Forage Hours Monday to Friday 2PM to 7PM – 3508 19^th Street SW – PH(403)269-6551

Here’s the menu for the week of November 30^th:

Monday - Chicken Pot Pie

Sunworks Farm organic chicken, potatoes, peas, and carrots in a light herb sauce with a biscuit top $10

Tuesday - Iranian Beef Stew

A delicious traditional stew that a friend’s Iranian mother-in-law taught her and then she taught us. It’s made with Hoven Farms organic beef simmered with yellow peas, dried lime, turmeric, and cinnamon. Served with rice. $13

Wednesday - Vegetable Minestrone

This classic Italian dish is a meal in its own right. We’re making it more like a stew than soup by packing it full of beans, vegetables, and pasta and serving it with parmesan herb croutons $10

Thursday - Chicken Chorizo

Sunworks Farm organic chicken chorizo with tomatoes, peppers, and kale served over roasted potatoes $13

Friday - Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with smashed potatoes and our famous gravy $40 whole $26 half $15 quarter

This Week’s Stew – Bison Chili $8

This Week’s Soup – Thai Chicken Soup $8

Something Sweet – Tomato Soup Spice Cake $4

Mark your calendars! LOCAL 101 is confirmed for Saturday, March 13^th, 2010. We’ll let you know when tickets will go on sale, but it will be some time in January. We are going to stick with a similar format as last year’s event and we are also planning an additional LOCAL 201 session for the morning that will dig a little deeper into the issues. We’ll update our website as details are confirmed.

Here’s the menu for the week of November 23^rd:

Monday - Annatto Seed Beef

Grilled Hoven Farms organic beef with an annatto seed marinade served with roast potatoes, peppers, and onions and green chimichurri $14

Tuesday - Chicken Paprikash

Sunworks Farm organic chicken with peppers, tomato, and sour cream sauce served with egg noodles $13

Wednesday - Squash Rigatoni

Vegetable rigatoni with penne, squash, spinach, caramelized onion bechamel, and mozzarella served with green salad $12

Thursday - Bison Burrito

Buffalo Horn Ranch bison burrito with tomatoes, rice, peppers, and cheddar served with salsa green salad $13

Friday - Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with smashed potatoes and our famous gravy $40 whole $26 half $15 quarter

This Week’s Stew – Bison Chili $8

This Week’s Soup – Sausage And White Bean Soup $7

Something Sweet – Mom’s Chocolate Cake $4

Forage Hours Monday to Friday 2PM to 7PM – 3508 19^th Street SW – PH(403)269-6551

Short and sweet this week. Here is the menu for the week of November 16^th:

Monday - Beef Shepherd’s Pie

Hoven Farms organic beef, carrots, peas, and corn in a herb gravy topped with whipped potatoes $11

Tuesday - Chicken Cacciatore

Sunworks Farm organic chicken braised with tomatoes, herbs, mushrooms, and red wine served with roast garlic potatoes $14

Wednesday - Autumn Wrap

Lund’s Organic kale, roast squash, rice and a touch of Sylvan Star gouda wrapped inside a Tres Marias tortilla served with green lentils $13

Thursday - Asian Meatloaf

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork meatloaf with ginger and hoisin glaze served with a stir fry of cabbage, carrots, and bok choy $13

Friday - Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with smashed potatoes and our famous gravy $40 whole $26 half $15 quarter

This Week’s Stew – Vegetable Curry $8

This Week’s Soup – Bison and Wheatberry Soup $8

Something Sweet – Mom’s Chocolate Cake $4

Forage Hours Monday to Friday 2PM to7PM – 3508 19^th Street SW - PH(403)269-6551

What’s up this week… Well, let’s see. Around here it’s all about the party season going into Christmas and ramping up production. As we get closer to December, we’ll have a better idea of what kinds of special things we’ll have to offer at Forage. We will have Winter’s Turkeys for preorder, probably tourtieres again, and possibly some other items to celebrate the holidays with. Keep looking to the emails and website for updates.

On the note of turkeys, I’m thinking of offering a Turkey Workshop the week of December 14^th. If you think you might be interested in attending a class that will take you through the preparation, cooking, and finishing of a turkey, let me know at info@foragefoods.com and I’ll put together the class if there is enough interest.

Slow Food Calgary is hosting a free movie night
Monday November 16^th, 2009. They will be showing the documentary Food Inc. and doors open at 6:30 PM movie starts at 7:00 PM. This event is happening at Calgary Public Library Central Location’s John Dutton Theatre downtown.

Here’s the menu for the week of November 9th:

Monday - Chicken Normandy

Sunworks Farm organic chicken with apple cider, leeks, and mushrooms served with green lentils $13

Tuesday - Sausage and Beans

Broek Pork Acres smoked sausage and white beans simmered with herbs served with a wedge of roast squash $13

Wednesday - Stuffed Bell Pepper

Broxburn Garden bell pepper stuffed with tomato rice topped with mozzarella served with black currant balsamic salad $12

Thursday - Beef Rigatoni

Hoven Farms organic beef with tomato sauce, spinach, penne pasta, bechamel and cheese $11

Friday - Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with smashed potatoes and our famous gravy $40 whole $26 half $15 quarter

This Week’s Stew – Hunter’s Stew $8

This Week’s Soup – Split Pea Soup $7

Something Sweet – Carrot Cake $4

Forage Hours Monday to Friday 2PM to 7PM – 3508 19^th Street SW – PH(403)269-6551

Surprise, it’s November already and I’m guessing by now you’ve already heard your first ad for Christmas. Where did fall go? If anyone has seen it, please tell it we miss it!

On Tuesday, we’ll have a fresh batch of Holmquist Orchard Dry Roast Hazelnuts available. If you haven’t tried these hazelnuts from just across the border from Abbotsford, you haven’t had hazelnuts!

Butter tarts! Traditionally made with organic eggs, butter pastry and raisins. Butter tarts originated in Canada and were a staple of any farm kitchen. Don’t miss getting some from Forage.

People were crazy for the Macaroni and Cheese that we made with our chicken fried steak a couple weeks ago so we’re doing it for Wednesday’s special. Five kinds of cheese, a secret ingredient, and macaroni make it comfort food at its best.

Monday - Roast Berkshire Pork

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork roasted and served with roasted potatoes, a wedge of roast squash and pan gravy $14

Tuesday - Chicken Pot Pie

Sunworks Farm organic chicken, potatoes, peas, carrots, and root vegetables in a herb cream sauce with biscuit top $10

Wednesday - Macaroni and Cheese

We’re packing 5 kinds of cheese including Sylvan Star gouda into our take on the classic comfort food $9 Add a green salad $4

Thursday - Bison Stroganoff

Buffalo Horn Ranch bison with mushrooms, onions, and sour cream served the traditional way with white rice $13

Friday - Roast Organic Chicken

Sunworks Farm roast organic chicken served with smashed potatoes and our famous gravy $40 whole $26 half $15 quarter

This Week’s Stew – Turkey and White Bean Chili $8

This Week’s Soup – Split Pea Soup $7

Something Sweet – Butter Tart $2

Forage Hours Monday to Friday 2PM to 7PM – 3508 19^th Street SW – PH(403)269-6551