Organic Features today at Canyon Vista and Foodworx

It's Earth Week and Dining Services is featuring organic, local and cage-free/free-range options. Today's Earth Week features:

• At Canyon Vista (Warren College): Free Range Chicken Florentine, Oven Roasted Acorn Squash filled with seet and spicy organic lentil stew, Organic Twice-Baked Yukon Gold Potatoes, Steamed Organic Vegetables, Dessert: Organic Strawberry Shortcake

• At Foodworx: Quinoa Pilaf with Ratatouille Sauce and Caesar Salad

Enjoy and Happy Earth Week!

Happy Earth Week

It's Earth Week and to celebrate, join Dining Services for the following special meals:

• Monday, 4/18 at Pines: Free Range Coq au Vin with organically grown vegetables

• Tuesday, 4/19 at Canyon Vista: Free Range Chicken Florentine, Oven-roasted Acorn Squach filled with sweet and spicy organic lentil stew, Organic Twice-Baked Yukon Gold potatoes, steamed organic vegetables, Dessert: Organic Strawberry Cheesecake

• Tuesday, 4/19 at Foodworx: Quinoa Pilaf with Ratatouille Sauce and Caesar Salad

• Wednesday, 4/20 at Cafe Ventanas: Herb-roasted Free Range Chicken, Eggplant Parmesan, Garlic Sauteed Vegetables and Roasted Potatoes

• Thursday, 4/21 at Plaza Cafe: Organic Vegetarian Eggplant Parmesan and Free Range Chicken Parmesan, Organic Whole Wheat Pasta with marinara sauce, steamed organic vegetables

• Friday, 4/22 at Oceanview Terrace: Organic Tomato Basil Primavera with Organic Pasta, Pizza made with organic ingredients and wheat crust, Dessert: Organic Berry Compote with Organic Whipped Cream

Hope you had a good Earth Week!

Earth Week's official celebrations conclude today but Dining Services remains committed to sustainability in many ways throughout the year. Many of our programs incorporate sustainable practices, such as Farm2U (local farmer's produce), Meatless Mondays (veggie meals take less energy to produce than meat-containing meals), and organic produce on our salad bars everyday.


Check out today's featured organic dinner at OVT, which is Organic Tomato Basil Pasta Primavera with organic vegetables and and organic tomato basil sauce.

(oh yeah, that's my pic to the right and yes, those are mini-Earth earrings!)

Earth Day - freebies at Plaza Cafe

Happy Earth Day!


I will be at Plaza Cafe's dining room from 11a-1p today for a special Earth Day RD in da House.

Do you have nutrition questions? Come by to chat! Plus I'll be giving away free local food samples.

And Plaza Cafe will be serving an organic lunch in celebration of Earth Day:

• Organic Eggplant Parmesan (vegetarian)
• Free Range Chicken Parmesan
• Organic Whole Wheat Pasta with Marinara (vegan)
• Steamed Organic Vegetables (Vegan)
• Whole Wheat Crust Pizza topped with Organic Vegetables (vegetarian)

Earth Week: Organic Meals and more!

Being green means a lot to Housing, Dining & Hospitality. The picture to the right shows just 3 of the ways that HDH is "green": we recycle, we minimize waste by using tiny trash cans as a reminder to "use less, waste less" and we have compostable cups if you need to "carry out."

Celebrate Earth Week with Dining Services by joining us for our featured organic meals at these locations:

Monday 4/19-23: Places & Markets
Tuesday 4/20: Canyon Vista and Foodworx
Wednesday 4/21: Cafe Ventanas
Thursday 4/22: Plaza Cafe
Friday 4/23: OVT

Check out more Earth-friendly details on HDH's Major Planet blog: http://majorplanethdh.blogspot.com/