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		<title>Meal Plan Update</title>
		<link>http://theredavocado.com/blog/2012/03/meal-plan-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p data-ft="{&#34;type&#34;:1}">People asking about Meal Plan update. Wednesday (3/7) pick up this week. Email david@theredavocado.com to place an order.</p> <p>For the future: There will be pick ups for the next 3 weeks. So March 7, 14 and 21. If you know you would like plans those weeks go ahead and let me know. I am <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://theredavocado.com/blog/2012/03/meal-plan-update/">Meal Plan Update</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:1}">People asking about Meal Plan update. Wednesday (3/7) pick up this week. Email david@theredavocado.com to place an order.</p>
<p>For the future: There will be pick ups for the next 3 weeks. So March 7, 14 and 21. If you know you would like plans those weeks go ahead and let me know. I am working on the week of the 28th.</p>
<p>Meal Plans will pick up again week beginning April 23, so no meal plans for the first 3 weeks of April. At that time I&#8217;ll establish a schedule so that folks who are on for 4 or 8 weeks can get the price break.</p>
<p>If anyone would like to purchase veggieburgers individually, I can include them in your meal plans. They are $2 each or 12 for $18. They are frozen and keep for a year or so. Will begin shipping these around the country too after April, so keep your out of town friends in the loop.</p>
<p>Thanks again for all your support.</p>
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		<title>Dinner Feature</title>
		<link>http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/12/rainy-saturday-night-comfort-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>BBQ Tempeh with mashed sweet potatoes, fresh local spinach, and caramelized onion.  $17</p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://theredavocado.com/blog/wp-content//12-7.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3409" title="12-7" src="http://theredavocado.com/blog/wp-content//12-7-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>BBQ Tempeh with mashed sweet potatoes, fresh local spinach, and caramelized onion.  $17</p>
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		<title>Dinner feature 12/1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Tempeh &#38; fresh spinach with buerre rouge, cashew-roasted leek pilaf, and rosemary mushroom pate. $15.</p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tempeh &amp; fresh spinach with buerre rouge, cashew-roasted leek pilaf, and rosemary mushroom pate. $15.<a href="http://theredavocado.com/blog/wp-content//din-12-1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3377" title="din 12 1" src="http://theredavocado.com/blog/wp-content//din-12-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
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		<title>Seasonal Menu 11/22</title>
		<link>http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/11/seasonal-menu-1122/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Green onion polenta topped with chili butter; served with cumin-glazed tempeh, roasted sweet potato, and fresh greens. $18 Pizza with housemade tofu cheese, herbed tomato sauce, grilled shiitake mushrooms, caramelized onion, and fresh spinach. 8-inch $10  12-inch $18 Bruschetta of roasted butternut spread, sweet pepper relish, and balsamic reduction. $9</p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Green onion polenta topped with chili butter; served with cumin-glazed tempeh, roasted sweet potato, and fresh greens. $18<br />
Pizza with housemade tofu cheese, herbed tomato sauce, grilled shiitake mushrooms, caramelized onion, and fresh spinach. 8-inch $10  12-inch $18<br />
Bruschetta of roasted butternut spread, sweet pepper relish, and balsamic reduction. $9</p>
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		<title>Texturized Vegetable Protein hardly a health food</title>
		<link>http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/09/texturized-vegetable-protein-hardly-a-health-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>We cut this from our inventory a year or two ago after hearing some rumors. Seems to be news worth spreading:</p> <p>http://www.naturalnews.com/033728_TVP_textured_vegetable_protein.html</p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We cut this from our inventory a year or two ago after hearing some rumors. Seems to be news worth spreading:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/033728_TVP_textured_vegetable_protein.html" target="_blank">http://www.naturalnews.com/033728_TVP_textured_vegetable_protein.html</a></p>
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		<title>Harvest Beer Dinner Menu</title>
		<link>http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/09/harvest-beer-dinner-menu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>We have finalized the dessert course for the Harvest beer dinner:</p> Madhouse Coffee stout with butternut squash cake &#38; ginger-coconut frosting <p>Yum.</p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have finalized the dessert course for the Harvest beer dinner:</p>
<h2 data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:1}"><a href="http://www.madhousebeer.com/coffee-stout.php" target="_blank">Madhouse Coffee stout</a> with butternut squash cake &amp; ginger-coconut frosting</h2>
<p>Yum.</p>
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		<title>Wine Tasting</title>
		<link>http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/07/wine-tasting-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>We had a great time sitting in the courtyard last night, sipping wines from Adelsheim and L&#8217;Ecole No. 41, both from the Pacific Northwest. Tom Lally of Okoboji wines talked us through the geology of the land and the contrasts between the Northwest and California philosophies of wine. Perfect weather helped too. Thanks to all <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/07/wine-tasting-2/">Wine Tasting</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had a great time sitting in the courtyard last night, sipping wines from Adelsheim and L&#8217;Ecole No. 41, both from the Pacific Northwest. Tom Lally of Okoboji wines talked us through the geology of the land and the contrasts between the Northwest and California philosophies of wine. Perfect weather helped too. Thanks to all who attended.</p>
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		<title>UN says no to factory farming</title>
		<link>http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/07/un-says-no-to-factory-farming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Is the tide going to finally turn&#8230;.</p> <p>http://tinyurl.com/3ecc39l</p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is the tide going to finally turn&#8230;.</p>
<p><strong>http://tinyurl.com/3ecc39l</strong></p>
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		<title>Happy Spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The front patio is already bumping and the back patio will be open by the end of the month.</p> <p>March and April were a flurry of activity. Thanks to all who attended our Welcome to Spring Party. We had a full house here to listen to Ben Schmidt and friends. Not quite warm enough for <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/04/happy-spring/">Happy Spring</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The front patio is already bumping and the back patio will be open by the end of the month.</p>
<p>March  and April were a flurry of activity. Thanks to all who attended our  Welcome to Spring Party. We had a full house here to listen to Ben  Schmidt and friends. Not quite warm enough for the patio then.</p>
<p>Wednesday  March 23rd, we hosted a beer dinner. Dustin Busch was here playing  guitar and we had a great evening of beer and food pairings. Little  Village had a reporter here, link to their review <a href="http://littlevillagemag.com/content/2011/03/28/dining-review-beer-dinner-at-the-red-avocado/">here</a>. Next beer dinner is on Wednesday June 22 at 6:15pm.</p>
<p>Two of our guests at the December Beer Dinner were Steve and Cody from <a href="http://30thcentury.wordpress.com/">30th Century Bicycles</a> (a great local bike shop). Steve prepared this <a href="http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/01/1712/ ">short review</a> for those who couldn&#8217;t make it.</p>
<p>We have a wine tasting scheduled for Saturday April 30th from 3:30pm-5:00pm. There will be a post. <a href="http://theredavocado.com/blog/feed/">Click here</a> to sign up for our blog.</p>
<p>Spring  schedule is here, so we are open for lunch/brunch Tuesday thru Sunday  and continue our regular dinners Tuesday-Saturday through  the year.</p>
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		<title>Source Restaurant Contest</title>
		<link>http://theredavocado.com/blog/2011/02/source-restaurant-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Please help us win this long-standing Iowa restaurant contest. Takes less than 2 minutes (especially when you already know who you&#8217;re voting for!)</p> <p>http://www.iowasource.com/survey/</p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please help us win this long-standing Iowa restaurant contest. Takes less than 2 minutes (especially when you already know who you&#8217;re voting for!)</p>
<p>http://www.iowasource.com/survey/</p>
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