This Weeks Menu

THE CHEESE COMPANY DELI CAFE

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DELI AND SO MUCH MORE…

5575 E. 3RD AVE @ Corner of 3rd & Holly

303-394-9911

Hilltop, Crestmoor, Lowry, Park Hill, Cherry Creek, Montclair

www.thecheesecompanydeli.com

Monday January 20th and Tuesday January 21st 

Baked Three Cheese Chicken Breast (Gluten Free)

Fresh organic chicken breast baked and topped with provolone, fontina & mozzarella… Fontina originatedin the Aosta Valley of Northern Italy in the 1200s. Fontina Cheese made in the Aosta valley is filled with minerals and botanical flavorings from the local Alpine terrain.

Green Onion & Basil Spicy Shrimp and Garlic Basmati Rice (Gluten Free) 

Basmati rice hails from the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Pakistan. There are some varieties grown in the U.S., but they aren't quite as good as the imported varieties. This is a long grain variety of rice commonly used in Indian, Middle Eastern and Persian cooking.

Marinated Carrot, Celery & Broccoli Salad (Gluten Free) 

If you are looking for a tasty yet nutritious meal, then perhaps a mixed salad of marinated vegetables might be just the thing.  This one has a sweet orange dressing…

Vegetable Pasta Soup 

The first soup was madeof hippopotamus. It is TRUE. The earliest archeological evidence for the consumption of soup dates back to 6000 BC, and it was hippopotamus soup.

Wednesday January 22nd and Thursday January 23rd  

Spinach & Chicken Empanadas

Empanada is made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing. The stuffing can consist of a variety of meats, vegetables, or even fruits. Empanadas have their originsin Galicia (Spain) and Portugal. They first appeared in Medieval Iberia during the time of the Moorish invasions.

Roasted Salmon with Fettuccine & Lemon Cream Sauce

Di Lelio invented "fettuccineal triplo burro" (later named "fettuccine all'Alfredo" or "fettuccine Alfredo") in 1907 or 1908 in an effort to entice his wife, Ines, to eat after giving birth to their first child Armando. Alfredo added extra butter or "triplo burro” to the fettuccine when mixing it together for her.

Tossed Green Salad (Gluten Free) 

According to the Oxford Dictionary of Food and Drink in America, mankind's finest vegetable creation waspopularized way back in the Roman Empire. It first appeared in the form of raw leafy vegetables covered in salty, oily dressing. (Indeed, the word salad comes from sal, the Latin word for salt.)

Friday January 24th and Saturday January 25th   

Market Street Meat Loaf

Dear SOS: I need help. I have not been able to make a tasty meat loaf. Please find one for me.

--FAITHFUL READER

Dear Faithful: The best meat loaf I know of comes from 72 Market Street, a restaurant in Venice, Calif. We happen to have the recipe for this exquisite meat loaf, which, says chef Leonard Schwartz, was a result of years of experience, not just experiment. The loaf is served with mashed potatoes.

Roasted Chicken with Rosemary & Onion (Gluten Free)

Originally Roastedd Chicken appeared in France during the Medieval period. Grilled chicken was a favorite for King Richard the Lionheart during the 12th century. At this time it was made as a stew.

Herb Mashed Potatoes (Gluten Free) 

Some sources say the actual recipe for mashed potatoes originated in 1771 when a French man named Antoine Parmentier (an army pharmacist) held a competition on ways to make potatoes. Other sources say that it was the English who came up with mashed potatoesand gravy, somewhere in the 1600s.

Potato & Corn Chowder (Gluten Free)  

Always on the menu:

Chicken Salad: Shredded chicken, mayonnaise, finely chopped celery and onion (Gluten Free)

Egg Salad: Freshly boiled eggs, mayonnaise, pickle relish, chopped onion (Gluten Free)

Tuna Salad: All white albacore tuna, mayonnaise, chopped onion (Gluten Free)

Orzo Salad: Orzo pasta, spinach, banana peppers, Kalamata olives, green olives, feta cheese, red pepper.

Potato Salad: Roasted potatoes, pickle relish, onions, mustard, mayonnaise (Gluten Free)

Macaroni Salad: Small elbow macaroni tossed with pickles, onion and mayonnaise.

Artichoke Salad: Artichoke hearts, sweet red and yellow peppers, banana peppers, green olives, Italian olives tossed in lemon olive oil dressing (Gluten Free)

Pickled Beets: Red Beets pickled in house (Gluten Free)

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Soup

Entrees

Bakery Offerings!!
Cinnamon Coffee Cake (the original small round are back!)

Blueberry Tea Bread

Lemon Poppy seed Tea Bread

Pumpkin Tea Bread

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Tea Bread

Mini brownie bites, cinnamon roll bites, lemon cake bites.

Croissants

Muffins

Danish Pastries

Gluten Free Bakery Offerings!!

Tea Bread, Brownies, Cookies, Pie Slices…special orders can be placed ahead of time…

Try our freshly made dips! Southwest, Spinach Artichoke, Crab Artichoke, Dill, Hummus, Smoked Gouda Pimento!!