Delivered Dish of the Week Club

Members of my “Delivered Dish of the Week Club” receive regular delivery of tasty vegetarian dishes like the many chopped salads I feature on this blog. For a monthly fee, you get flavorful, healthful dishes full of fresh vegetables, whole grain and/or legumes, delivered directly to your home or office!

Colorful Kamut salad (photo by Brad Dahlgaard)

You receive 2 qts at time, enough to last a family 2 meals or a single person all week. Salads are marinated in my home-made vinaigrettes, so they keep in the refrigerator for 1-2 wks and do not easily spoil (no meat, no dairy).  Stews, cassoulets & casseroles will keep and also can be frozen.

Members select from two dishes offered each week. Most are dairy-free and often gluten-free as well. Examples:

• Kamut Salad with diced kohlrabi, daikon, red cabbage, napa cabbage, carrot, and scallions in a bright lime cilantro vinaigrette (photo).
• White Bean Veggie Salad in tarragon dijon vinaigrette.
• Jamaican Jerk Stew with Sweet Potatoes & Collards.
• Ratatouille with Beans & Pesto, a typical Provencal stew of zucchini, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant that’s good cold or hot.
  See Dish of the Week Menu Archive for all dishes of 2011 so far! 

Fresh from the Farmers' Mkt! Ready for making Ratatouille

I use primarily vegetables in season from local markets and farms, supplemented by an organic wholesale source, the co-op or grocery store. I use organic and non-organic produce and mainly organic legumes & grains from the co-op.  [If you request all- organic, your membership fee would be higher.]

PRICES
Base price is $10/quart. Delivery fee is $3.50 for inner metro, $4 certain suburbs. Therefore, a typical order of 2 quarts would cost $23.50.  If you prepay for 4 deliveries, the price is $92-94.00 (depends on location).

You can prepay for weekly or bi-weekly deliveries. You can also order ad hoc on a weekly basis.  Minimum order is 2 quarts for any single destination. Choose 1 quart of each dish or, 2 quarts of one dish, as you wish.

The advantage of prepaying is that you pay only monthly instead of having to remember to leave me a check each time. I track your balance as it rolls forward and notify you when it’s time to renew. For me, prepaid regular “subscriptions” help immensely with estimating quantities to prepare. 25 vs 50 lbs of carrots? You get the picture. And, good estimates will be important as I develop relationships with local farmers.

Best Idea Ever: share a membership with office mates!  Save time, gas & money and eat better by skipping the noon stampede to the strip mall or drive-thru. Your office counts as a single destination, therefore, a group of you can not only split the delivery fee, but also you receive the flexibility to order smaller amounts, such as one pint instead of 2 quarts. [The total order for entire office must be 2 quarts.]

DELIVERY DETAILS
Delivery days are Tue, Wed & Thu, unless by special arrangement. Your location will determine which day and which route. Many clients will leave a cooler on the stoop, or, directions to the office refrigerator in case they’re not around. Note, some suburbs are out of my delivery area. 

AND MORE

• Offerings in the autumn and winter include roasted vegetable salads, hearty soups and stews.
• You can special order larger quantities, too, say  if you have a potluck to go to or houseguests coming.
• You can sign up for Coaching, and learn how to make these easy, healthful dishes yourself!

SIGN UP

Join the club and place your order by contacting me at tracyksyue@yahoo.com. We’ll arrange delivery time and payment method (check, cash or Paypal). You’ll get weekly email alerts of upcoming dishes, and then you place your order. That’s it.