No need to overwork this holiday season; get out your wallet and take a load off. 1: Reserve your prepared Thanksgiving dinner in a box. 2: Eat to satisfaction. 3: Find a helpful friend or relative to wash the dishes, then open another bottle of wine.
Bread Garden Market
225 S Linn St, Iowa City
(319) 354-4246
Dinner (hot) for 6: $139.00 (pickup Nov. 23 only)
- herb-roasted turkey breast
- Hinterland Farms sausage dressing
- turkey gravy
- mashed potatoes
- sauteed green beans with caramelized onions
- scalloped corn
- cranberry orange relish
- harvest wild rice salad
- kale market salad
- bakery fresh rolls
- fresh seasonal pie (choice of oatmeal, apple, pumpkin)
- Bread Garden Market ice cream
- bottle of house wine
Dinner (cold) for 6: $119 (pickup Nov. 22 only)
- herb-roasted turkey breast
- Hinterland Farms sausage dressing
- turkey gravy
- mashed potatoes
- sauteed green beans with caramelized onions
- scalloped corn
- cranberry orange relish
- harvest wild rice salad
- kale market salad
- bakery fresh rolls
- fresh seasonal pie (choice of oatmeal, apple, pumpkin)
- Bread Garden Market ice cream
- bottle of house wine
Side dishes a la carte by half pan $20.00 each. Order dinners before 5 p.m., Nov. 19. Open Thanksgiving Day, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Leaf Kitchen
301 1/2 Kirkwood Ave, Iowa City
(319) 338-1909
Dinner for 8–10: $235-$275
- white wine-brined, turkey (ready to bake) about 15 lbs, choice of Butterball or local Mennonite turkey
gravy - wild rice pilaf with cranberries and almonds or sausage apple bread stuffing
- mashed potatoes or sweet potato casserole with brown sugar and pecan topping
- roasted green beans, walnuts and blue cheese or Brussels sprouts with bacon dressing
- 10 buttermilk biscuits
- fresh cranberry sauce
- orange pecan pie or an almond pear sour cream cake
Order by Nov. 15; pick up Tuesday, Nov. 21.
Lucky’s Market
1668 Sycamore St, Iowa City
(319) 359-1902
Dinner for 4-6: $69.99
- all natural roasted turkey
- mashed potatoes
- turkey gravy
- cranberry relish
- green beans almondine
- 12 potato rolls
- herbed stuffing
Meal is picked up cold but fully cooked. Open Thanksgiving Day 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Order with 24 hours notice in store, by phone or online.
New Pioneer Food Co-op
22 S Van Buren St., Iowa City
(319) 338-9441
1101 2nd St., Coralville
(319) 358-5513
3338 Center Point Rd NE, Cedar Rapids
(319) 365-2632
Dinner for 10: $150
- whole-smoked Ferndale turkey
- traditional New Pi Stuffing
- Yukon Gold mashed potatoes
- New Pi turkey gravy
- green bean casserole with fried shallots
- maple pecan organic sweet potatoes
- Chef B’s Organic cranberry sauce
- cottage or whole wheat rolls
- local apple pie
- pumpkin pie
Also available a la carte and by the plate. Order by Wednesday, Nov. 15; pick up Nov. 20-22.
This article was originally published in Little Village issue 231.
