MAY 1 - 5
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Herb Roasted Turkey Breast
Herb Roasted Portobellos
Mixed Green Salad
Early Spring Fruit Salad
FEATURED HOLIDAY
CINCO DE MAYO
May 5, or Cinco de Mayo, marks the
Roasted Curried Vegetables
Chicken Shawarma
Tomato Cucumber Salad
Pita Bread
Chocolate Chip Cookies
155th anniversary of Mexico’s victory
Beef Bourguignon
Cremini Bourguignon
Mashed Yukon Gold Potatoes
Sauteed Green Beans
Spiced Apple Tikvenik
salsa, and chopped onion. We’re
Pork Shoulder Cacciatore
White Bean Cacciatore
Creamy Polenta
Roasted Cauliflower
Greek Yogurt with Blueberry Compote
Beef Barbacoa Burritos
Black Bean Burritos
Mexican Rice
Carrot & Celery Sticks
Honeydew with Lime
over French forces in the 1862
Battle of Puebla. A traditional dish to
eat on Cinco de Mayo is the chalupa
—a thick, fried tortilla most often
topped with shredded beef or pork,
serving beef barbacoa burritos to
honor the day before heading into
the first May weekend. DID YOU KNOW?
Sour cream is easy to make at home! To make
sour cream, add 2–3 tablespoons of buttermilk
to about 1 cup of heavy cream. Stir the mixture
and allow it to sit still at room temperature
(covered) for 24–48 hours. The acid in the
buttermilk is enough to inhibit bacterial growth
during this time.
CONTACT
Ray Griffin
[email protected]
312-239-0381 ext. 113
MAY 8 - 12
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Cheese Quesadillas
Black Bean & Corn Salad
Fruit Salad
FEATURED MENU ITEM
SNICKERDOODLES
Stir Fried Beef & Snow Peas
Fun to say and even more fun to
Stir Fried Phoenix Bean Tofu
& Snow Peas
eat, snickerdoodle cookies are
Steamed White Rice
Sauteed Bok Choy
Snickerdoodle Cookies
snickerdoodles are very similar to
Baked Rigatoni with
Italian Sausage
Baked Rigatoni Marinara
Sauteed Kale
Banana Slices with
Chocolate Sauce
Turkey Sloppy Joes
Veggie Sloppy Joes
Sweet Potato Wedges
Roasted Cauliflower
Vanilla Pudding with Rye
Crumbles & Whipped Cream
BBQ Chicken Drummettes
BBQ Grilled Vegetables
Potato Salad
Coleslaw
Orange Wedges
hard to beat! At their foundation,
sugar cookies—their main
ingredients are flour, sugar, butter,
egg, and vanilla. But what sets
snickerdoodles apart is the
addition of one distinctive baking
spice: cinnamon. DID YOU KNOW?
Some people believe the name
snickerdoodle was made up by a
whimsical baker; yet others believe it
comes from the German word
schneckennudel, referring to a spiced
sweet bun similar to a cinnamon roll.
CONTACT
Ray Griffin
[email protected]
312-239-0381 ext. 113
MAY 15 - 19
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Chicken Tikka
Tofu Tikka
Roasted Curried Cauliflower
Steamed White Rice
Cucumber Raita
Early Spring Fruit Salad
FEATURED MENU ITEM
CURRY
Dishes knows as “curries” do not have a
singular definition. The common feature
shared by most curries is the complex use
Meatloaf
Mushroom Patties
Roasted Potato Wedges
Green Beans
Hungarian Shortbread
Cookies with Blueberry Jam
of spices, herbs, and chillies in either a dry
Mac 'n Cheese
Broccoli
Roasted Local Apples with
Spiced Streusel
include ginger, garlic, fennel seed,
Turkey Coq au Vin
Cremini Mushroom au Vin
Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Zucchini
Lemon Curd Squares
DID YOU KNOW?
Meatball Subs
Italian Seitan Meatball Subs
Mixed Green Salad
Green & Red Grapes
rub or sauce, but the exact recipe is
determined based on national, regional, or
familial cultural tradition. The curry powder
sold in supermarkets usually includes a
blend of coriander, turmeric, cumin,
fenugreek, and chili peppers. Some also
caraway, cinnamon, clove, mustard seed,
cardamom, nutmeg, and black pepper.
At HandCut Foods, we makes our own spice
blends, including a curry mix, so that we have
total control over the final product. Our mix is
designed to be delicately spicy and includes
cumin, coriander, sweet paprika, turmeric,
cardamom, cloves, fenugreek, cayenne, salt,
and pepper.
CONTACT
Ray Griffin
[email protected]
312-239-0381 ext. 113
MAY 22 - 26
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Turkey Taco Salad
Roasted Veggie Taco Salad
Refried Pinto Beans
Fresh Cut Fruit Salad
Ground Beef Shepherd's Pie
Seitan Shepherd's Pie
Glazed Carrots
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Grilled Cheese
Dairy Free Hummus Sandwich
MightyVine Tomato Soup
Carrot & Celery Sticks
with Ranch
Mango & Passion Fruit Gelee
Chinese BBQ Beef Brisket
Chinese BBQ Tofu
Steamed Brown Rice
Thai Cucumber Salad
Chocolate Banana Cake
Braised Turkey Thighs
with Turkey Gravy
FEATURED MENU ITEM
BRISKET
Brisket is a tough cut of meat
because it is part of a muscle group
responsible for supporting 60% of
the cow’s body weight. To
tenderize brisket, a chef must cook
it slowly and over low heat. Our
favorite ways to prepare brisket
include braising it in the oven and
cooking it with indirect heat from
charcoal or wood—commonly
known as smoking.
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that May 28 is National
Brisket Day? Because it falls on a
weekend this year, HandCut is celebrating
with our schools a few days early. We
couldn’t let it pass by unnoticed!
Herb Roasted Portobellos
with Mushroom Gravy
Herb Stuffing
Garlic Green Beans
Mexican Papaya Slices with
Tajin Spice
CONTACT
Ray Griffin
[email protected]
312-239-0381 ext. 113
MAY 29 - JUNE 2
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TU
No School - Memorial Day
Beef Barbacoa Tacos
Portobella & Poblano
Pepper Rojas
Corn Salad
Mexican Beans & Rice
Fresh Cut Fruit Salad
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TH
F
Chicken Shawarma
Roasted Middle Eastern
Spiced Vegetables
Pita Bread
Village Salad
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate
Chip Cookies
Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti & Marinara
Garlic Bread
Caesar Salad
Rhubarb Cake with
Cinnamon Glaze
Vienna Beef Hot Dogs
Tofu Pups
Sweet Potato Wedges
Cole Slaw
Kiwi Moons
FEATURED INGREDIENT
RHUBARB
Rhubarb is one of the first plants
harvested each spring in the
Midwest. Though it tastes more like
a fruit, Rhubarb is a long, stalked
vegetable that grows in the ground.
It is very tart, which is why it is
often paired with sweet berries or
pastry, like in this week’s cinnamon
glazed rhubarb cake. DID YOU KNOW?
When left to grow in the wild, rhubarb can
reach heights close to 10 feet tall!
CONTACT
Ray Griffin
[email protected]
312-239-0381 ext. 113