Holiday Hours

December 11, 2016 at 10:37 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

Hello friends! 

I posted before that we would be open our regular hours through December 23rd, but since Karen, Russell, and Anna will be traveling the week of the 19th, that is changing…

*This week we are OPEN as usual.*

From dec 17-Jan 2, I will for sure be  taking and filling special orders. In terms of serving lunch, or even dinner…or even breakfast, I may open for adjusted hours, or maybe just by reservation, or maybe not at all. It depends on your interest! I’ll miss you if we close for 2 whole weeks, so if I get some requests I’ll be thrilled to open and to have some fun with the menu and some connection with the community! 

Keep yourself updated by checking our social media or asking me directly about those pre & mid holiday weeks, and by all means get your special orders in so I can start coordinating!

Enjoy the rest of this weekend; stay cozy!

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Monday Dinners! And a rotating menu!

September 17, 2015 at 1:45 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

Good morning, friends!

I hope you are enjoying these first crisp mornings of Fall. This is my favorite part of year; I love the feel of the air, the light, the changing of the leaves, and the most abundant time in the Colorado growing season!

A few transitions at Julia’s Kitchen, all good, that I’d like you to know about…

  1. We will be opening for dinner on Monday nights starting this Monday! Yes, just Mondays, from 4pm-8pm. We hope you will add this to your routine and that it will help you start your week off with a bit more support, grounding, and nourishment. The best way for me to keep balance and harmony in my life and my family life while upholding the integrity of the food and all that we do is to otherwise keep the hours to school-time hours. So, aside from Monday dinners, we are going to keep the hours for the rest of the week to Tuesday-Friday 11am-3pm. As always, feel free to stop in for grab and go or bakery items while are are setting up for the day or cleaning up; we are happy to serve you however we reasonably can! Stay tuned here, on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for possible pop up brunches on the weekends or maybe a dinner here and there on another night!
  2. We are going start rotating our menu, so we’ll have a core menu of items available everyday plus specials each day. It should be fun to have the opportunity to try new things, while also having access to the comfort of red lentil coconut curry, the lemon ginger veggie steam, veggie burgers, veggie pancakes, and our delicious hearty salad. I’ll do my best to post specials the night before and each morning; I hope you’ll enjoy the opportunity to try some new things! We will also have additional mainstays in the grab and go and we are working really hard to keep it stocked! Please be patient with us while we update our menus and menu board to keep things clear for you!
  3. All is great at Julia’s Kitchen! These changes are good changes for me and for the health of the business. I love being present during all (or close to all) of the hours we are open. I love doing the baking and the majority of the cooking rather than the administrative and managerial work that is required with a bigger staff and at which I do not excel:) I love that there are many hours where the space is at peace. I feel a much greater sense and balance and fulfillment with these changes. Thanks for continuing to come and support us and, as always, feel free to make requests, offer constructive feedback, and stop in to hang out with me, Trevor, and Sophia! It’s always a work in progress…

Have a wonderful day!

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Future Posts…and a recipe to start them off

December 8, 2012 at 8:19 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

Hello! Starting today, I am merging Adaba Foods with Julia’s Kitchen! All future posts will be made to http://juliaskitchenboulder.wordpress.com/. Please sign up for that blog to receive future email updates or just bookmark and check back! I just posted a recipe for Sprouted Buckwheat Pancakes, so get your buckwheat soaking and ready for a nice Sunday treat…yum!

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Vanilla Mint Smoothie

August 26, 2012 at 11:45 am · Filed under breakfast, recipes, Treats and Snacks ·Tagged , , , , , ,

I want to share my new favorite smoothie, because it’s so perfectly Summer I have to get it in before Labor Day! I usually save smoothies for snacks and this is perfect for a post-hike or after school snack, but with the heat this Summer, it also worked great for me for breakfast. There is a secret ingredient too, with kind of a fun twist…instead of using questionable methods to get the green color that you find in many mint products, spinach and fresh mint each serve the dual purpose of a great nutritional boost and a brilliant green color! If you don’t have fresh mint, which I do recommend, you can put a drop or two of peppermint or spearmint oil in the water before pouring it into the blender. I keep frozen bananas in the freezer at all times in case the need for a smoothie arises. Outside of smoothie season, they are good for banana bread too.

If you are worried about the ice watering the smoothie down, no need to fret. We are essentially making our nut or seed milk and smoothie in the same step, so the ice (plus the water) serves as the liquid for the seed milk and it keeps everything nice and cold which is a critical element to keeping the bananas from getting gummy. Plus, the higher the hydration to sweet ratio the better, in my opinion, especially in a cooling mint smoothie! If you do want it a little sweeter, you can add a pitted date with the hemp seeds for an extra potassium boost!

  • 3/4 cup cold water, plus a little more depending on the consistency you want
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup hemp seeds (I sometimes use raw soaked almonds instead)
  • 4-5 ice cubes
  • 1 cup spinach, or more if you like
  • 1/2-1 cup fresh mint (depending on your level of mintophelia)
  • 1 large frozen banana, cut into smaller chunks
  • teeny pinch of salt

Pour the vanilla in the water and set aside; if you are using mint oil instead of fresh mint, add it to the water too. Put the hemp seeds, ice cubes, spinach, mint, and salt in the blender, then pour the water over it. Putting the hemp seeds in first keeps them from flying around before they are blended and sticking to the side of the blender. Blend on low to get it going, then turn to high and blend until smooth, adding small amounts of cold water if needed to allow your smoothie to process. Blend it just as long as necessary, as you want to avoid heating up the smoothie in order to keep a perfect smooth, thick consistency. I like it thick enough to eat with a spoon, but it’s good anywhere between there and milkshake consistency. Sit down, take a deep breath, be grateful, and enjoy!

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Ethiopian-Inspired Collard Greens

August 17, 2012 at 8:08 pm · Filed under recipes, Salads and Sides ·Tagged , , ,

I feel like I’ve just had my first real day at home in a long time. Of course, that’s not really true, but it is pretty much my first day at home alone in quite a while and I feel blessed to have the clarity that comes for me when I’m home on my own, listening to my own music, hearing my own silence, cooking a leisurely meal for myself. A perfect time to use up CSA veggies* that were gifted to me by my neighbor last night. What I love about CSA shares is that, at least for the first few years, you always get something you normally don’t buy yourself, which almost always serves as the perfect reminder about diversity! Normally, I am a kale-eater. It’s my favorite all year long. But, last night I got collards which I like, but, I think deep down, associate with fatback and often overlook at the store. Today I decided that I should create a new association with collard greens, an Ethiopian dish called Ye’abesha Gomen. Since the cafe has, over time, inherited much of the contents of my home kitchen in various pinches for ingredients, I was a little light on some of the ingredients I might have used, but it turned out to be perfectly delicious!

This recipe is for one portion, but absolutely multiply it and share the wealth that collard greens offer! It takes about 20 minutes or so total, but only about 5 minutes of your time. To make a whole meal of it, add some cooked lentils and serve over a grain or plan ahead and go all out with homemade injera.

  • olive oil for cooking
  • 1 small onion, cut into thin rings (it will cook down a lot)
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger, or more if you love ginger
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • minced chile pepper, to taste (sorry to be vague, but this really does vary – I’m a wimp and I used a few pinches of a dried New Mexico chile
  • 1/2 bunch collard greens, destemmed and washed and cut into thin ribbons.
  • 1 medium tomato, diced (can use 1 tablespoon tomato paste and 1/4 or so cup water when tomatoes aren’t in season)

Heat a medium-sized skillet to medium heat. Add the sliced onion, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Turn the heat to medium-low and cook for 7 minutes or so, or until it softens and starts to brown. Make a little space, add a bit more oil and the minced garlic and grated ginger and cook for about a minute, or until the garlic is fragrant but not brown. Add the collards and tomato, sprinkle with a bit more salt, turn the heat back up to medium or a little higher, and cook until the collards are still green but tender. Keep an eye on it to be sure there is some liquid at the bottom; when the liquid is dry, they will probably be ready. If you’d like them to be a bit softer, turn the heat back down to medium. Enjoy!

*In case you don’t know what CSA veggies are, they are vegetables from a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share. Find a local farm and ask about whether they offer shares of their produce , picked fresh and available weekly – you pay a fee in advance and get a box of amazing produce picked at the perfect stage of yumminess and nutritional availability every week through the season. In exchange the farm gets guaranteed sales, a wonderful community to feed, and the support they need to keep their farm running when they actually need it – at planting time.

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Kaniwa and avocado salad with orange balsamic vinaigrette

March 11, 2012 at 4:10 am · Filed under Grains, Salads and Sides, Soaked/Sprouted

I don’t have the proper keyboard to spell this ingredient correctly (missing the squiggle over the n), but it’s a new one on the supergrain scene here in America. Like most “superfoods”, it’s actually been keeping people in other parts of the world healthy for quite a long time. It’s a lot like quinoa; they are apparently cousins. It’s smaller, though very similar to red quinoa in appearance. Nutritionally, it packs the same punch as quinoa in terms of protein content and vitamins and minerals. I also read today that it’s a good source of quercetin, which might explain why I finally decided to try his new food that’s been in my pantry for quite a while. I do happen to have a little sniffle and quercetin is a natural antihistamine. So, this just might come in handy as we move I to allergy season.

Anyway, we are doing a hot kaniwa cereal at the cafe this weekend, enjoying the unique texture which I’m told is similar to grits. On the savory side, mixed with creamy avocado and the crunch of shredded carrots and cabbage, plus a little bite of red onion and topped with an orange vinaigrette, it’s really a lovely and nutritious spring salad.

I like to soak all of my grains, so I had to strain my kaniwa with a very fine mesh strainer. This recipe is written for soaked grains. However, if you choose to cook without soaking, the benefit of this over quinoa is that it does not contain the bitter saponins and therefore does not elrequire rinsing from a taste perspective.

1 cup kaniwa, soaked overnight, drained, and rinsed
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt

1 avocado, diced
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
1 small red onion, finely minced (another good source of quercetin, btw)

1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup orange juice
1-2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon coconut sugar, optional
Pinch salt

Boil the water and add salt. Add the kaniwa, cover, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for about 7 minutes, stir, then remove from heat and leave covered for another 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, prepare the Avocado, vegetables, and dressing. Add cabbage, carrots, avocado, and red onion and stir to combine. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir well to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings. Enjoy!

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Cabbage Rolls

January 28, 2012 at 4:50 am · Filed under Beans, Entrees, Grains, recipes

Yum. What a comfortable, deliciously grounding and seasonal dish! I just bought local cabbage from Lucky’s and, along with some Colorado mushrooms and potatoes, this is pretty good local eating for January! There are a million ways to fill cabbage rolls, so feel free to switch up the grains, beans, or anything else about this recipe. Leftovers make great stuffing too, and serving them this way will make it feel like a whole new meal!

  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 head of kale, cleaned and shredded
  • a few handfuls of mushrooms, coarsely chopped, any variety
  • 3 cups cooked brown rice
  • 2 cups cooked garbanzo beans
  • 1/2 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 large cabbage leaves, kept intact
  • 1 1/2 cups tomatoey vegetable broth*

*if you don’t have vegetable broth, just thin some strained tomatoes or tomato sauce with water until it’s brothy, add salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder until it tastes good, and you are good to go!

Saute the onions in olive oil over medium heat until soft. Add the shallots and cook a couple more minutes, then add the garlic and cook just until fragrant. Add the shredded kale and cook until it’s just wilted. Put the rice and beans in a large bowl and pour the cooked vegetables into the rice/bean mixture. Keep the pan over medium heat, add the mushrooms, and sprinkle with salt. Cook for a few minutes without disturbing, then deglaze the pan with a bit of the broth and pour that into the rice/bean/vegetable mixture. Add the paprika, salt, and pepper and give it a taste. Adjust seasonings as necessary. Pour a little more broth into the pan and bring it to a boil. Place the cabbage leaves over the boiling broth, cover the pan, and let them steam for a few minutes until they are flexible enough to roll around your filling. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Now, place one cabbage leaf in a shallow pan, spoon about 1/8 of the filling into the middle, wrap the edges of the leaf around the filling, then flip it seam-side down. Repeat with the rest of the leaves and the remaining filling. Pour the broth over the cabbage rolls and bake for about 45 minutes, or until heated through. Enjoy!

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Veggie-ful Beans

January 25, 2012 at 4:59 am · Filed under Beans, Entrees, recipes

My kids are really good eaters, but as they get older, they are out on their own more and they sometimes forget to eat vegetables! So now when they are home, whatever meal we’re eating, I try to pack it as full of as many veggies as I can. Here is a meal we had a few weeks ago after a sleepover-playdate combination involved pizza, pancakes, and very little sleep…I literally went through my fridge and put every vegetable I could find in this meal and it was super yummy!

  • 1 medium sweet potato or 3 large carrots, diced
  • 1 small onion, cut into half moons
  • 1/2 head cauliflower, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1/2 small head cabbage, shredded
  • 1 bunch greens, chopped
  • 2 cups cooked pinto beans
  • millet, quinoa, or rice, optional
  • 1 avocado, diced

We love roasted vegetables, so I roasted the sweet potatoes and added them later. You could do the same with carrots, but you could also stick them in the saute after the onions are caramelized, which is how I’ll write the recipe for simplicity…I also sauteed some millet cubes separately to crisp them up, but again, you always have the option to keep it even more simple!

Heat a large saute pan to just below medium, add the onions and drizzle with olive oil and salt. Give them a stir, then let them cook while you prepare your other vegetables. After about 15 minutes, add the carrots and continue to cook until both the onions and the carrots are soft and starting to brown lightly, 5-10 minutes. Clear some space in the pan and add a little more olive oil and the cauliflower. Sprinkle with salt and allow to cook undisturbed for about 5 minutes. Add the cabbage and greens and cook until they start to wilt. Add the pinto beans and cook until heated through. Season to taste and serve over grains, if desired. Top with avocado cubes sprinkled with a little salt and lime if you have it. Enjoy!

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Za’atar Hummus Pizza

January 23, 2012 at 3:09 am · Filed under Breads, dips and spreads, Lunch Ideas, recipes ·Tagged , , , , , ,

I can’t stop thinking of new menu items for my cafe. I was having a conversation with my lovely baker about the possibility of doing kids’ lunches and we were brainstorming foods that might work particularly well for school lunches. You know, easy to eat, healthy, familiar enough for most kids…She mentioned that a restaurant she once worked in served a hummus pizza and I have been obsessing all of the hummus pizza possibilities since then. As you know, I’m also obsessed with Za’atar. On top of all of that, I have gotten over my longstanding aversion to olives. I think we just might have it on the menu at the cafe sometime soon…this may or may not be the version that goes into kids’ lunches, but it sure is yummy!

I make lots of varieties of focaccia, so I use leftovers for the pizza crust. You can use your favorite pizza crust, tortillas, or even pieces of bread for little personal hummus pizzas. And, of course, topping are your choice, but here’s a suggestion…

  • Pizza crust (unbaked or pre-baked will work), tortillas, or bread
  • Hummus, about 1/4 cup per serving
  • Lightly steamed broccoli
  • caramelized onions
  • pitted and halved olives (optional)
  • Sumac, fresh thyme, sesame seeds, and sea salt
  • Aleppo peppers, optional

If you are using a pre-baked crust, preheat your oven to 375 degrees. If your crust still needs to be cooked, bump it up to 400 degrees. Place your crust on a pan and spread with hummus. Arrange the broccoli, onions, and olives (if using) evenly over the hummus. Sprinkle with sumac, fresh thyme, sesame seeds, and sea salt. Add a pinch of aleppo pepper, if you wish. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until your crust is lightly browned and the hummus is heated through. Enjoy!

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Julia’s Kitchen – a Cafe and Bakery…

January 16, 2012 at 6:09 am · Filed under Adaba Foods Updates

Hello friends!

I plan to get back to the regular recipe routine in a few weeks, but for now, I want to invite you to a sneak preview of Julia’s Kitchen this week. We still have some work to do, but I have missed making soup! Plus, what better way to figure out how to run this thing than to invite you all to come in while it’s a work in progress??

For the next few days, we’ll have soup and more available from 11am to 1pm. If you are so inclined, please come in and check the place out for lunch! If you stop by later in the day, you’re likely to find someone there building our inventory and willing to give you a little tour and a bowl of soup, but definitely from 11-1 or so! Our credit card machine is on its way, so for the first few days, it will be cash only. By the end of the week, we hope to have our bakery packed full and we’ll keep on adding new menu items until we have it how we want it! We’ll officially open when we know what we are doing:)

The address is 4457 Broadway. The cafe is set back and a little tricky to see from the street when you are coming up North on Broadway. We are on the West side of Broadway just North of Violet, in a little strip of stores – if you are familiar with North Boulder Cafe, we’re in that same strip. There are two entrances to the parking lot, so it you miss the first, just take the next one! We don’t have a sign yet, but the cafe is painted white with brown trim.

If all that hasn’t all scared you off, I would love to see some friendly faces there before our grand opening!

Tomorrow we will have:

Hoppin’ John (in the spirit of a good year to come!)
Red Lentil Coconut Curry Soup
White Bean Chili
Adaba Bars (almond, cashew pecan, tahini raisin, and apricot almond)
Raw Fig Bars
Raw Onion Crackers
Raw Kale Chips
Raw Cashew Coconut Macaroons
Raw Lemon Ginger Drops
Power Cookies

We’ll have some of the following…
Veggie Pancakes
Millet Bread
Naan
Ginger Pear Muffins

As the week goes on, we’ll add scones, brownies, sautes, dips, and more!

I am so excited and I hope to see you there!

Have a great week!

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