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Heating Instructions...

...for the week of Monday May 2

Honey Glazed Salmon

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid
3. Bake 15 mins, or until it flakes apart easily

Herb Roasted Chicken

1. Heat a pot of simmering water
2. Place baggy of chicken in the water and simmer about 5 mins (10 if it's frozen)

OR

1. Preheat oven to 375
   
2. Remove chicken from baggy and place on a baking sheet
   
3. Bake chicken 10-15 mins, until hot in center

Turkey Chili Stuffed Peppers

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Remove lid, bake peppers 15 mins (for small)-30 mins (for large)

Vegetable Curry

1. Empty curry and rice into a fry pan
2. Stir fry about 5 mins, or until hot

Vegan Broccoli Soup

1. Heat in a pot until bubbly and hot

Veggie Frittata

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake 15-20 mins, until hot in center

Sesame Broccoli

1. Toss in a hot fry pan for 3-5 mins, until hot

OR

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Bake about 5 mins, until hot
   

Sauteed Spinach

1. Toss in a hot fry pan for 3-5 mins, until hot

OR

1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Bake about 5 mins, until hot

Heating Instructions...

...for the week of April 25

Chicken with Spinach and Feta
1. Preheat oven to 350, remove lid
2. Bake chicken 10-15 mins, until hot in center

Salmon in Papillote:
1. Preheat oven to 325
2. Remove lid, but keep salmon wrapped in parchment
3. Steam-bake salmon 15 mins, until it flakes apart

Steak with Red Pepper Sauce
1. Set sauce aside
-stove-
2. add steak to a fry pan, add a spoonful of olive oil
3. heat about 5 mins over medium heat, until desired done-ness is reached
4. add sauce
-or in baggy-
2. heat a pot of simmering water
3. add baggy of steak and simmer 5 mins, until hot (longer time if frozen)

Mac n' Cheese
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake 15-30 mins (depending on size ordered), until hot in center

Pork Tacos
1. Heat pork in a fry pan on the stove until hot
2. Assemble tacos in tortillas

Soup
1. Heat on stove until hot and bubbly

Quiche
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake about 20 mins, until hot in center

Broccoli
Oven
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake 5-10 mins, until hot
Stove
1. Toss in a fry pan and heat about 5 mins, until hot

Sauteed Spinach
STOVE
1. Empty into a fry pan and heat 5 mins, until hot
OVEN
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Place on baking sheet, bake 5 mins, until hot

Spring Vegetable Soup

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Heating Instructions...

...for the week of Monday, April 18

Panko Crusted Cod
1. Set sauce aside
2. Preheat oven to 350
3. Bake fish 10-15 mins, until hot throughout
4. Serve with pesto dipping sauce

Pork with Mango Salsa
-Stove Directions-
1. Fill a pot with simmering water
2. Place baggy of pork in pot
3. Simmer 5-10 mins (depending if frozen)
4. Serve with salsa
OR
1. Remove chicken from baggy
2. Heat in a fry pan with a spoonful of oil 5 mins, or until hot
3. Serve with salsa

Chicken with Goat Cheese & Almonds
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake chicken 10-15 mins, until hot in center

Quinoa with Veggie Curry
1. Place quinoa and curry into a fry pan
2. heat over medium for 5-10 mins, until hot, stirring occasionally

Meatballs
OVEN
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake 10-15 mins, until hot in center
STOVE
1. Empty into a saucepan
2. heat over medium 5-10 mins, until hot in center

Soup
1. Heat in saucepan until hot and bubbly

Pizza
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Place pizza directly on oven rack
3. Bake until desired crisp-ness, about 5-10 mins

Broccoli
Oven
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid, bake 5 mins, until hot
STOVE
1. Empty into a fry pan and heat 5 mins, until hot

Spinach
STOVE
1. Empty into a fry pan and heat 5 mins, until hot
OVEN
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Place on baking sheet, bake 5 mins, until hot

Recipes for this week's menu

Here are some of the featured items on this week's menu with video and/or recipes to go with them:

• Italian Meatballs: here is a paleo recipe version of them
• Goat Cheese Chicken: here is a video of how we make this dish
• Curry: here is my chicken curry recipe(this week we're doing veggie curry)
• Mexican Chicken Soup: see our recipe here
• Sauteed Spinach: see our video recipe here

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Heating Instructions...

...for the week of Monday, April 11

Herb Crusted Salmon
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid,
3. Bake salmon 15 mins, or until hot in the center

Garlic Rosemary Steak
Stove-top instructions
1. Heat a pot of simmering water
2. Add baggy of steak to water, and simmer 5 mins, or until heated through
3. Top with rosemary garlic oil
OR
1. Slice steak into 5-6 pieces
2. Place in a hot fry pan w/ the oil
3. Heat 3-4 mins, or until it has reached your desired temp
4. Top with rosemary garlic oil
(if frozen, increase heating times)

-OR- oven heating instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake steak about 10 mins, until desired temp is reached

Mojo Chicken
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. If tomato sauce is on the side, add the sauce to pan of chicken
3. Remove lid, Bake chicken about 10 mins, until hot in center

Whole Wheat Lasagna
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Bake 20-30 mins (depending on size of lasagna)
(if frozen, increase cooking times)

Cuban Chicken Fajitas
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Set tortillas aside
3. Place pan in oven 15-20 mins, until heated through
4. Make your own fajitas with tortillas (you can place tortillas in microwave for 30 secs to warm)

Gumbo
1. Heat in a saucepan about 5 mins, until bubbly and hot
(this soup will thicken in the fridge, so if it's too thick, add a couple spoonfuls of water to thin it out)

Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake 5-10 mins, until hot

Sauteed Spinach
1. Saute in a fry pan 5 mins, until hot
-OR-
1. Heat in oven at 350 5 mins, until hot

Group Discounts

Do you want a discount on your order every week? We can set up a group discount for you and your peers. This is great for:

• work: a 5% off promo code for everyone in your office, free delivery to work
  
• schools: a promo code for the whole school. We'll give you 5% off plus donate 5% to the school for the first month
  
• day cares: a 5% off promo code for the whole day care, with free delivery to the day care
  
• neighbors: get your neighbors together. You can have all of the food delivered to one house to cut down on delivery fees. With 4 neighbors or more we'll give you 5% off!
  

And if you have another type of group in mind, we're open to hearing your ideas and setting that up for you!

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Heating Instructions...

...for the week of Monday, April 4

Stuffed Tilapia
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake tilapia 10-15 mins, until hot in the center

Herb Roasted Chicken Breast
1. Heat a pot of simmering water
2. Add baggy of chicken to pot and cook 5-10 mins (depending if it's been frozen)
-OR-
1. Put chicken on a baking sheet and bake about 10 mins @375 until hot in the middle

Stuffed Red Peppers
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Bake 10-20 mins (depending on size), until hot in center

Quinoa w/ Asian Chicken Stir Fry
1. Heat a fry pan with a spoonful of olive oil
2. Add quinoa, and heat about 5 mins, stirring frequently

Soup
1. Heat on stove about 5 mins until hot and bubbly

Frittata
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake about 15 mins, until hot in center

Spicy Baked Ratatouille
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake 10 mins, or until hot
-OR-
1. Heat in a fry pan until hot, about 5 mins

Sauteed Spinach
1. Heat in a fry pan until hot, about 3 mins
-OR-
2. Heat in a pot of simmering water until hot, about 5 mins (make sure baggy is sealed, sometimes the moisture in the spinach will cause it to come undone)


Cleanse Heating Instructions
Monday Dinner-Stuffed Tilapia
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake tilapia 10-15 mins, until hot in the center

Tuesday Breakfast- Frittata
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake about 15 mins, until hot in center

Tuesday Dinner- Mushroom Polenta Lasagana
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake 5-10 mins, until hot in center

Wednesday Dinner- Asian Chicken Stir Fry
1. Heat a fry pan with a spoonful of olive oil
2. Add stir fry, and heat about 5 mins, stirring frequently

Thursday Breakfast- Frittata
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake about 15 mins, until hot in center

Thursday Dinner- Spicy Baked Ratatouille
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake 10 mins, or until hot
-OR-
1. Heat in a fry pan until hot, about 5 mins


Friday Lunch- Vegan Broccoli Soup
Soup
1. Heat on stove about 5 mins until hot and bubbly

Friday Dinner- Herb Roasted Chicken Breast
1. Heat a pot of simmering water
2. Add baggy of chicken to pot and cook 5-10 mins (depending if it's been frozen)
-OR-
1. Put chicken on a baking sheet and bake about 10 mins @375 until hot in the middle

Video Recipe: Sauteed Greens

Cleanse Menu, April 4

We now offer the Cleanse once a month on the first Monday of the month! Don't miss out!

Monday 4/4

* dinner: tilapia stuffed with spinach and sundried tomatoes

Tuesday 4/5

* breakfast: chicken apple sausage fritatta
* snack: side of berries
* lunch: (health nut salad)mixed greens salad with grilled chicken, kale, red peppers, avocado, sliced almonds, lemon vinaigrette
* dinner: mushroom polenta lasagna

Wednesday 4/6

* breakfast: hard-boiled egg with guacamole, slice of turkey and tomato
* snack: almonds
* lunch: chinese chicken salad
* dinner: chicken stir fry

Thursday 4/7

* breakfast: veggie frittata
* snack: orange
* lunch: apple basil tuna salad with a side of mixed greens
* dinner: spicy baked ratatouille

Friday 4/8

* breakfast: apple with almond butter
* snack: trail mix
* lunch: vegetable soup
* dinner: garlic chicken with seasonal veggies

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Heating Instructions...

...for the week of Monday March 28

Tuscan Lemon Chicken
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Add extra lemon butter
3. Remove lid, Bake chicken about 15 mins, until hot in the center

Molasses Glazed Pork
1. Place baggy of pork in simmering water until heated through, about 10 mins
2. Add molasses glaze
-OR-
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Add extra glaze
3. Remove lid, Heat in oven about 10 mins

Halibut Puttanesca
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid, add sauce to pan with the fish
3. Place fish in oven for 10-15 mins, until it flakes apart easily

Chicken Tetrazini
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid, Bake 15-20 mins, until hot in center

Beefy Enchilada Casserole
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid, Bake 15-20 mins, until hot in center

Soup
1. Heat on stove until bubbly and hot

Pizza
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Remove from packaging, Bake 10 mins, until crisp

Spinach Gruyere Quiche
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake 15-20 mins, until hot in center

Broccoli:
1. bake at 350 5 mins
OR
1. Toss in a fry pan and saute about 5 mins, until hot

Roasted Potatoes
1. bake at 350 5 mins
OR
1. Toss in a fry pan and saute about 5 mins, until hot

The Marinara Comparison

Here at Evolution we pride ourselves on making our ingredients from scratch. Even our marinara sauce! And with the number of lasagnas we do in our kitchen, that's no easy task! But we feel like feeding your body with the most natural ingredients is worth it.

Here is a comparison of a family favorite brand marinara sauce compared to ours'. Decide whose product you'd like to put in front of your family.

Chef Boyardee Ingredient List

Water,
Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste),
Modified Corn Starch,
High Fructose Corn Syrup,
CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF:
Soybean Oil,
Salt,
Onions (dried)
Cultured Dairy Solids (Whey, Maltodextrin and Yeast Extract),
Smoked Torula Yeast,
Oregano and Natural Flavorings.
Milk




Evolution Catering Ingredient List
Tomatoes
Extra Virgin Olive oil
Minced garlic
Onions
Carrots
Celery
Spices & Herbs
Honey

Whose would you rather eat?



Also check out our Mac N' Cheese Comparison here


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Heating Instructions...

...for the week of Monday, March 21
(scroll down for complete Cleanse Instructions)

Honey Chile Glazed Salmon
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and add extra sauce to salmon
3. Bake 10-15 mins, until hot in center

Chicken Canellini
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and bake 10-15 mins, until hot in center

Baked Ziti
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and bake 10-15 mins, until hot in center
(different length heating time for different sized zitis)

Veggie Curry
1. Add curry (and rice) to a fry pan with a spoonful of olive oil
2. Heat over medium temp for about 5 mins, stirring constantly until hot

Soup
1. Empty into a saucepan and heat until hot and bubbly

Frittata
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and bake about 15 mins, until hot in center

Roasted Winter Veggies
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and bake 5-10 mins, until hot

Sauteed Spinach
Stove
1. Open baggy and place spinach in a fry pan
2. Heat over medium heat until hot throughout
-OR-
1. Heat a pan of simmering water
2. Place entire baggy of spinach in water and heat 5 mins
Oven
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Open baggy and place spinach on a baking sheet
3. Heat 5 mins, until hot


CLEANSE:
NOTE:For the freshest dinners, place Friday dinner in freezer when you receive it. And move it into the fridge Thursday night or Friday morning.

Monday Dinner
Honey Chile Glazed Salmon
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and add extra sauce to salmon
3. Bake 10-15 mins, until hot in center

Tuesday Breakfast
Frittata
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and bake about 10 mins, until hot in center

Tuesday Dinner
Salmon Burgers
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and bake 10 mins, or until hot

Wednesday Dinner
Chicken Canellini
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and bake 10-15 mins, until hot in center

Thursday Breakfast
Frittata
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove lid and bake about 10 mins, until hot in center

Thursday Dinner
Veggie Curry
1. Add curry to a fry pan with a spoonful of olive oil
2. Heat over medium temp for about 5 mins, stirring constantly until hot

Friday Lunch
Soup
1. Empty into a saucepan and heat until hot and bubbly

Friday Dinner
Garlic Chicken with Veggies
1. Heat a pot of simmering water
2. Place baggy of chicken and veggies into the water for about 10 mins, or until hot throughout

How to Heat Up Your Meals, Part 2

Cleanse Week!
4 Days of Amazing Meals that omit:

• dairy
• wheat
• grains
• sugar
• red meat

Monday 3/21

* dinner: honey chile glazed salmon with veggies

Tuesday 3/22

* breakfast: chicken apple sausage fritatta
* snack: side of berries
* lunch: (health nut salad)mixed greens salad with grilled chicken, kale, red peppers, avocado, sliced almonds, lemon vinaigrette
* dinner: salmon burgers with black beans and spinach

Wednesday 3/23

* breakfast: hard-boiled egg with guacamole, slice of turkey and tomato
* snack: almonds
* lunch: citrus salad (vegetarian)
* dinner: chicken cannelini

Thursday 3/24

* breakfast: veggie frittata
* snack: orange
* lunch: apple basil tuna salad with a side of mixed greens
* dinner: vegetable curry

Friday 3/25

* breakfast: apple with almond butter
* snack: trail mix
* lunch: vegetable soup
* dinner: garlic chicken with seasonal veggies

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Heating Instructions...

...for the week of Monday, March 14

Chicken Cordon Bleu
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake chicken about 10-15 mins, until heated through

Balsamic Butter Steak
OVEN
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Add balsamic butter to steak
3. Bake about 10 mins, until heated through to your liking
STOVE
1. Add balsamic butter to a fry pan and heat
2. Add steak (sliced) and saute about 5 mins, until heated to your liking

Panko Crusted Tilapia
1. Remove sauce and preheat oven to 350
2. Bake fish about 10 mins, until heated through
3. Enjoy with pesto dipping sauce

Meatloaf
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Bake 15-20 mins, until hot in center

Mac n' Cheese
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Bake 15-20 mins, until hot in center

Soup
Heat on stove in a saucepan until bubbly and hot

Pizza
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Remove from wrapping and bake about 10 mins, until crisp

Mashed Root Veggies
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake until hot, about 5-10 mins

Sauteed Spinach
if thawed...
1. Place baggy of spinach in simmering water until heated through, about 5 mins
-OR-
1. Remove from baggy
2. heat on stove with a spoonful of olive oil until heated through, about 3-5 mins
if frozen...
1. Place baggy of spinach in simmering water until heated through, about 10 mins

My Classic Meatloaf Recipe (available this week!)

Kat's Classic Meatloaf
Serves 4 generous portions

• 2 lbs. ground beef
  
• 1 small diced red peppers
  
• 1 small diced yellow onion
• diced garlic
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 cups breadcrumbs
• 1 .5 cups parmesan (shredded)
  
• 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
  
• 1/8 cup worcestershire
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. pepper

Recipe:
1. Dice the veggies (dime-sized) and saute them together until softened
2. Allow veggies to cool
3. Mix beef w/ everything, kneading everything together
3. Bake in a loaf pan, or on a baking sheet (just form into a big mound) about 45 mins @ 375 (maybe less for a smaller version, check after 30 mins)
4. Check to make sure it's cooked through with a meat thermometer or by peeking into the center

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Heating Instructions...

...for the week of March 7

Salmon in Papillote
1. Preheat oven to 325
2. Steam-bake salmon about 20 mins, until cooked through

Herb Roasted Chicken
1. Place baggy of chicken in simmering water until heated through, about 10 mins
-OR-
1. Heat in oven about 10 mins,

Frittatas
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake frittata 10-15 mins, until hot in center

Stuffed Peppers
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Bake 15-20 mins, until hot in center

Spicy Baked Ratatouille
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Bake about 10 mins, until hot throughout
-OR-
1. Heat a fry pan on the stove
2. Add ratatouille and heat, stirring often about 5 mins

Asian Chicken Stir Fry
1. Heat a fry pan on the stove
2. Add stir fry and heat, stirring often about 5 mins

Quinoa with Asian Chicken Stir Fry
1. Heat a fry pan on the stove
2. Add quinoa and stir fry and heat, stirring often about 5 mins

Soup
Heat on stove or microwave until bubbly and hot throughout

Herb Roasted Chicken with veggies (Friday dinner)
1. Place baggy of chicken and veggies in simmering water until heated through, about 10 mins

Evolution Gives: Delivering to Families in Need

I am so excited to present to you my new project, a foundation called

Evolution Gives!

My family was recently affected by colon cancer. It is easy to feel helpless, like there is nothing you can do to help a relative get through a struggle like this. So instead of sitting around feeling effortless, I decided to do something to help other families through tough times.

I started thinking, well what can I do about this? I can't cure cancer. I barely passed my college biology class! All I really know how to do is cook. Then it occurred to me that families suffering with illness probably have a tough time putting healthy homemade meals on the dinner table every night. With distractions like doctors appointments, and tending to the ill person in the family. They could probably use a nice hot meal from time to time.

So it evolved, I created Evolution Gives, a foundation that will donate free meals to families struggling with illness.

To start out, each month I will donate a $50 gift certificate to a deserving family. Hopefully with some donations we can increase this gift certificate amount and help out more and more families over time!

We have been collaborating with UCSF Helen Diller Family Cancer Center to help reach out to familes. If you know someone who would benefit for this, feel free to pass it on to them! Also on the webpage you will see a "Donate" button. If you have been through a similar situation and want to offer a few dollars, we would love to put them to good use.

Thanks for reading. This project is very near and dear to my heart, and I am so looking forward to seeing what kind of a difference we can make!

Here is the Link: Evolution Gives

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