May at Forage
May marks the beginning of the first ingredients coming out of dirt here in Alberta! Some time in the next couple weeks the asparagus season will start and then it’s one thing after another through the short but intense summer growing season. Wade’s stinging nettles are really late this year (they were coming up in January before things got really cold so that may have something to do with it) but one of the lovage plants has decided to get an early start. You’ll see Lovage Potato Salad next week! We will feature Alberta asparagus as soon as it shows up at the Farmers Markets through late June.
There are some special occasions in May starting with Cinco de Mayo this Wednesday. That means Tacos, tacos, tacos! We have our Mother’s Day Menu available for preorder and in the shop this Friday and Saturday with lots of brunch centric items. We also have the first long weekend of the summer season and we are offering a BBQ Rib Dinner on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of the Victoria Day long weekend. Hardwood smoked Broek Pork Acres Berkshire rib racks slow roasted until tender and ready to finish on the grill or in the oven. The meal package will be rounded out with the usual BBQ sides and there will be Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp for dessert.
With all that going on we will only have one Pop Up in May – our Forage Forno Pizza Pop Up on Thursday, May 13th. We’ll do the Margherita and Forage favorites and the Greek Lamb one we did once before. There will be Caesar Salad, Italian Green Salad, and Tiramisu for dessert. Look for online ordering going live this week.
Here are the daily specials for the week of May 3rd:
daily lunch special available noon to 2pm
spring chicken hand pie – sunworks farm organic chicken, leeks, peas, green beans, white wine, herbs, manuel latruwe pastry $9
daily dinner specials available at 2pm
monday – beef shepherd’s pie
sunworks farm organic beef, carrots, peas, corn, root vegetables, herb gravy, and whipped potato top $13 green salad with saskatoon berry vinaigrette $6
tuesday – peach pepper chicken
sunworks farm organic chicken with peach pepper relish, pecan roasted sweet potato wedges with smoky pecan mayonnaise, grainy mustard kale slaw, spinach salad $23
wednesday – chicken tacos – cinco de mayo!
not that we need an excuse to eat tacos though… three street tacos of braised sunworks farm organic chicken (vegetarian taco option available too) with tres marias corn tortillas, cilantro, onion, lime, house made salsa verde, served with grilled corn, poblano, tomato, and black bean salad $19 chipotle bbq chicken skewer (2oz.) $6
thursday – lamb meatballs
ewenique farms lamb meatballs in a lemon tahini sauce served with rice with chick peas and caramelized onions, cauliflower and green bean salad, and grilled vegetables with fresh dill $22
friday – roast organic chicken
sunworks farm organic chicken served with buttermilk mashed potatoes and our famous gravy $60 whole $34 half $19 quarter herb buttered vegetables add on $18 whole $12 half $6 quarter
saturday – cinnamon rolls, quiche, scones
warm sticky cinnamon roll $3.75 weekly quiche $6 weekly scone $3.50
this week’s salad – blue cheese & bacon potato salad $9
this week’s side – macaroni salad $7
this week’s soup – carrot ginger soup $8
this week’s stew – fogo island seafood chowder deluxe $12
something sweet – lemon cake $7