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This week we have Fairwinds Farm feta in our Greek Chicken Salad. Fairwinds is about an hour and a half South of Calgary, just off Highway 2 and their operation has seen incredible growth over the last few years. They produce chevre, feta, yogurt, and goat’s milk and there is talk of expanding into aged goat cheese too. I’ve been there the last couple springs when the goats are kidding (is that the term?) and there is nothing cuter than these rambunctious babies prancing around.

Here is the menu for this week:

Monday - Apple Cider Berkshire Pork

Broek Pork Acres Berkshire pork simmered with mushrooms, leeks, and apple cider served on egg noodles with grilled asparagus $14

Tuesday - Chicken Rigatoni

Sunworks Farm chicken, tomato sauce, spinach, and pasta topped with bechamel and cheese $13

Wednesday - Ratatouille

Gull Valley Green House peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant simmered with wine and fresh thyme served on cous cous with a green salad $13

Thursday - Greek Chicken Salad

Sunworks Farm chicken, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, and Fairwinds Farm feta on butterleaf with a greek vinaigrette $14

Friday - BBQ Bison on a Bun

Buffalo Horn Ranch bison, slow roasted and slathered in BBQ sauce served on a roll with picnic potato salad $14

This Week’s Soup – Asparagus Cream $7

This Week’s Stew – Chicken Chorizo Stew $9

Something Sweet – Lemon Cake $4

Forage Hours Monday to Friday 2PM to 7PM

3508 – 19^th Street SW Phone (403)269-6551

It’s the dead of winter! There may not be a lot of snow on the ground, but it is the dead of winter when it comes to eating locally. We are a couple weeks away from the green houses coming on line and we are as far as we can get from the last cucumber they had back in December. With the longer daylight and the warmer temperatures I find myself craving fresh, crispy and light flavoured things. In reality, the ground is still frozen and we are 3 months away from the May long weekend planting frenzy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining, it’s just tough coming to grips with the reality of our Calgary seasons. In a couple weeks Gull Valley will be back with butterleaf lettuce, cucumbers, and green peppers. Then they’ll add the colored peppers, eggplant and their tomatoes! Oh, the tomatoes. Have you had a decent one since December? Then we’ll see the asparagus from Edgar Farms, then the cherries, early lettuces, and then our incredibly short summer season. So it’s not all bad right now. We just have a couple more weeks to get through and then it’s all looking up from there!

Here’s the menu for this week:

Monday - Chicken Tamale Pie

sunworks farm chicken, beans, tomato sauce, and peppers topped with cornmeal biscuit crust $12

Tuesday - Roast Berkshire Pork

broek pork acres berkshire pork leg rubbed with garlic and rosemary served with mashed potatoes $13

Wednesday - Roasted Vegetable Lasagne

root vegetables and squash layered with our fresh pasta, fairwinds farm goat’s ricotta and cheese $13

Thursday - Chicken Paprikash

sunworks farm chicken in a hungarian paprika and sour cream sauce with egg noodles $13

Friday - BBQ Bison

slow roasted buffalo horn ranch bison in a saskatoon berry bbq sauce served with a soft roll and coleslaw $13

This Week’s Soup – Mulligatawny $7

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

Something Sweet – Fudge Brownie $4

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