It's here! Alive kitchen has loads of awesome food for you to enjoy for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Read through this week's offerings and place your order by Tuesday noon so that we can order the freshest possible local, organic, and sustainable ingredients from our farmers--and alchemically transform those ingredients into everything you were hoping to eat and more!
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Tortilla Española; 4-6 servings: $20 vegetarian, $24 with chorizo
Ane’s specialty! Enjoy this traditional Spanish style frittata made with thinly sliced potatoes and truly pastured eggs from chickens that live a happy, healthy, chicken-y lifestyle. These gorgeous, high-quality eggs have the best “fatty acid profile” giving them a 1:1 ratio of Omega 3s and 6s providing great benefit to the nervous system.
Oh, and did we mention that it’s amazingly delicious? Perfect warm, room temp or straight out of the fridge. A great snack any time of day—or a part of a hearty meal when paired with cooked greens or a salad. Travels really well.
This is one of those items that we will never be able to remove from the menu. It’s just that good… thanks Ane.
French onion soup with beef stock: $14/qt
Our luscious and rich beef stock is simmered with sloooooowwwwly caramelized organic onions bringing a multi-dimensional party to your palate.
Don’t forget that our beef stock is oh-so-good-for-you… thanks to the grass-fed beef bones that bring ultra-nutrition and gut-friendly gelatins to your bowl.
This soup is perfect on its own… but extra special when you upgrade with a slice of toasted baguette and some grated cheese. Add a glass of red wine and you may immediately teleport to a Parisian bistro…
Winter greens and potato soup with cannellini beans; $14/quart
We should call this soup, “A Happy Winter Afternoon.” Hearty, warming, nourishing… simmered in our mineral-packed veggie stock. Tastes even nicer with a little Parmesan cheese grated on top.
Mini turkey meatloaf; $18/ 4 ea. 4oz loaves
Juicy heritage breed turkey is blended with a savory base of onion, carrot and celery with milk-soaked fresh breadcrumbs to give it a luscious texture. A special tomato topping packs added zing, and a little lycopene.
How Denise likes her meatloaf: 2 pieces of hearty whole wheat sourdough bread, one slice buttered, the other with homemade ketchup… put a slice of meatloaf and some crispy lettuce in the middle. It’s the lunch that you pack in the morning—and eat at 11:00 because you just can not wait.
Winter greens and purples; $18/qt
Why we love January: because winter greens such as kale and collards are more flavorful after a frost.
For this simply amazing dish we chiffonade the greens into tender ribbons and sauté them with a little purple cabbage, some garlic and a splash of tamari.
Braised short ribs; $18/serves 4
Grass fed goodness is slow cooked with seasonal vegetables and aromatics for a winter meal that is sure to warm the heart and the belly while making the day just a little happier. Best enjoyed during a snowstorm.
You may be wondering how it is that a “healthy food menu” with its roots in sustainability and ethical food production has so many meat dishes… well, super high quality animal fats and proteins are actually incredibly healthful and much gentler on the planet. Stay tuned to Alive kitchen for more information about healthy ways to live deliciously.
Tamari braised heirloom squash; $14/pt
Every once in a while there’s a dish you can’t stop making… and eating. This would be that dish. Hubbard squash (the big grey-blue ones) and “neck pumpkins” (the heirloom ancestors of the butternut) are cubed and sautéed with a little ginger (great for digestion) and scallions, then braised in an Asian-inspired, veggie stock fueled, tamari flavored glaze. The result: the ultimate umami experience. Umami is the Japanese term for the fifth flavor (sweet, sour, salty, bitter and... “umami”) it means “good taste” or “delciousness” and it really is a savory delight.
Serve this dish along side your braised shortribs, over brown rice or udon noodles, or by itself... perfect, just like that.
Sauce Bolognese; $18/qt
It’s not just meat sauce (although it's meaty). And it’s not just for pasta (but it makes a fine pasta sauce). Bolognese is a slow simmered, complex flavored bomb of grass-fed, lycopene infused, belly satisfying sauce that is a great accompaniment to any form of grain dish, as a lasagna filling, or for gilding the lily as a topping for a nice slab of grass-fed-beef.
Consider freezing small portions of this for when you need a special perk to a meal.
Sourdough pancakes; $8/doz
A dozen pancakes made from a lovingly-tended sourdough starter… soured and fermented foods are a critical component in maintaining gut flora and these pancakes are a pretty nice way to get it. Have a stack with maple syrup or roll up some honey and a schmear of almond butter. These cakes freeze perfectly and are quickly defrosted in a toaster, toaster oven or on a baking sheet in a 325 oven.
Beef Stock; $12/qt
Slow roasted meaty and marrow-bones, (from the most humanely raised, grass grazing cows) are simmered with organic veggies to create a stock that is not just yummy, but is a bowl of absolute necessity. The collagen and natural gelatin in beef stock is essential in gut health and can be sipped through the day for its restorative properties, or added to soups, stews and grain dishes for flavor and nutritional power. GAPS diet approved.
Chicken Stock; $12/qt
Made from the bones and feet of happy, pastured chickens, along with organic vegetables and filtered water. This nutrient dense broth is magic for maintaining strength and gut health.
Vegetable stock; $10/qt
Not your everyday vegetable stock… this is liquid gold… rich in potassium and trace minerals often depleted during cancer therapy or as a side effect of many medications—not to mention day-to-day stressors.
Sip a warm cup throughout the day to keep up your strength and replenish your reserves. Also good for making rice and grains to add flavor and boost the nutritional profile.
Oatmeal; $9/qt
Steel cut oats are soaked and cooked to perfection with a dash of cardamom and cinnamon. Warm on the stove or in the toaster oven, add a pat of cultured butter, a splash of cream and the Alive kitchen special pecan topping for a special way to start your day. There’s a lot of breakfast in this jar.
Alive kitchen Mixed Nut Topping; $6/ ½ pt
A touch of sweet, a zing of protein, and a sprinkling of antioxidants… organic nuts are toasted, chopped and then combined with aromatic spices and a little brown sugar. Sure to make any dish a treat. Especially delicious atop a bowl of our fermented oats.
Maple Almond Granola; $10/qt
Cultured, organic oats are mixed with a special blend of almonds, seeds and dried fruit for a digestible and nutrient dense meal.
Cup o’ Magic; $8/qt
A healing elixir made with ginger and spices that soothes the tummy and nervous system. It’s like a massage in a delicious cup. Add honey and warm raw milk to fortify any part of the day.
This tea was specially formulated to ease the discomforts of cancer treatments… we highly recommend it for anyone who is under stress, caring for an ailing body, or just looking for a little love.
Enticing and Inspirational!! Congratulations!
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