Dietary News
Dietary News
Chad Myers, Chef
Culinary Manager
Hello Everyone!!
I hope that we can get away from this cold and dreary weather and get some sunny bright and warm days. I’m looking forward to fresh Morels, Asparagus, and Watercress!! I have received the Spring and Summer menus! They will roll out towards the end of the month. I have really tried to make it a little more flexible in the wording so that we can create more variety. I have also used some of my personal recipes, mostly adaptations from my culinary hero, my mother. One of my goals is to find spots on the menu where I don’t have to make the same thing more than once throughout the many rotations of our 5-week cycle. Please don’t hesitate to tell me if you are in the mood for something. I would be more than happy to satisfy your cravings to the best of my abilities. That is what I am here for. I have guidelines, but the goal at the end of the day here is to just make tasty foods, put smiles on your faces, and fill your bellies.
I have some food activities planned for every Friday in April including root beer floats, ants on a log, soft pretzels with cheese, and milk shakes. So, don’t be surprised to see me and Joy at your door on Friday afternoons asking if you want some yum yums!!
I hope you all are well, I promise I will keep putting my best foot forward to make today better than yesterday.
I’m not sure why, but I love making sauces. I love to dip my food into dips or put the sauces on things. Here are a couple of sauces I love to use. The curry mayo is great on sweet potato fries and the cilantro lime sauce is awesome on tacos.
Curry Mayo
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 c mayo
- .5 c sour cream
- .5 T garlic herb seasoning
- .5 T cumin
- .5 T curry powder
- dash cayenne
- 6 shakes tabasco
- 2.5 T honey
- 2 T yellow mustard
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine ingredients.
Cilantro Lime Sauce
INGREDIENTS
- 4 oz cilantro
- 1 ea chipotles
- 2.5 tsp adobo sauce from chipotles
- 1 ea lime juice and zest
- 1 ea garlic clove
- Cumin to taste
- Chili powder to taste
- 1 quart mayo
- Salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- Puree dry ingredients with a little buttermilk until not chunky.
- Add mayo and blend.
- Add more buttermilk until right consistency achieved.