The Organic Dish provides easy and delicious, healthy, natural and organic "make-your-own" meals and dinner kits for vegetarians and omnivores in Boulder, Colorado.
We are proud of the food we make, and we could go on and on about it. However, we know hearing from our customers is often more relevant, so here they are in their own words:
"Overall I thought this one was OUTSTANDING for a basic pasta marinara sauce option. The spices were lovely. The sauce tasted like home made. The pasta was delicate and decadent. You must be partially Italian or something."
"Once a month we have childcare outside the house on Sat dinner time. Dan and I hadn’t seen enough of each other and wanted a more intimate setting for our dinner date, but we didn’t want to cook. We picked up a nice bottle of wine, then came home and enjoyed Organic Dish. The food was delicious and easy. It was one of the nicest dates we have had in a long time."
"We had the Ginger Tofu that night and it was wonderful! I was a little worried that it wasn’t going to be enough food for the 3 of us (2 adults and a 2 1/2 yo) but it was perfect! I will definitely be ordering more again."
"We loved the food after trying it for the first time this week!"
"I thought the food tasted GREAT, much better than other places I have tried. The Mediterranean chicken was easy to make and tasted yummy, and I don’t even like olives. The portion size was good too. The ginger beef stirfry also tasted great, and my husband thought it smelled great as soon as he walked in the door."
"I prepared the tempeh marsala dish last night. It was great and so convenient and fast. It is very nice to have a healthy, organic meal so easy to prepare. I paired it with a Pinot Noir – they complimented each other well."
"I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks for having your business. Now that my husband and I are on our 2nd month of food I can confidently say that your food is delicious and very worth the money. I am even more grateful now though, as I just finished Barbara Kingsolver’s "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" (which I think I remember one of you mentioned you were reading on your blog). This book was life changing for me, and as a result, one of my New Year’s/Life resolutions is to start eating locally as much as I can. And that’s why I am so grateful that you are here - it’s a godsend for busy people like my husband and I that we can get healthy, organic, fast, and locally-sourced meals in the format you offer. And it’s a plus that you share the same values as us when it comes to food and the environment. So thanks and keep up the great work!"
"Thus far we have had the black beans and rice with corn salsa, the red lentils with coconut and the tofu steaks with peach and tomato stuffs. We REALLY liked [them] a lot (so much so, would you happen to have extras from last month?) …"
"I just wanted to let you know how much I really love the product/service you provide. My significant other never wants to eat at home being I’m very much not a cook. But he loved the chili meal I made of yours and he wants to eat at home now. :) I look forward to my next visit."
"I LOVE how easy they are to make, I really couldn’t believe how quick dinner was ready, and you were right on with how much they served, my husband and I both ate and my little guys had some as well! I really really loved how easy it was to have a good healthy meal! I will definitely be back!"
"just wanted to tell you how those meals I bought from The Organic Dish a few weeks ago came to our rescue! We had the Honey Lime Chicken, and the Artichoke Tomato Pasta. we both agreed they were among our favorites! I especially loved the Honey Lime Chicken, very very tasty."
"I just picked up your Honey Ginger Chicken at the Farmer’s Market this evening. First of all, it was great! Everything was very fresh and packed well. The preparation instructions were very clear, easy to follow and much appreciated by this pregnant mom who is also chasing after a toddler. Sometimes I feel like I need someone to think for me so the clear instructions, again, were very helpful. I’m looking forward to keeping you all front of mind after the newest addition to our family arrives (my due date is in July) and the inevitable challenge of getting a healthy dinner on the table is sure to get a little bit harder at times."
"Just wanted to say the lamb boti kababs were sooo good!!!!! Wow!"
"Thank you so much for the delicious meals! My kids and I LOVED the pasta and tofu with peas. And I brought the green chile quiche to a potluck dinner where it was a big hit and everyone wished for more. Thank you so much, we really appreciate it."
"My friend had tried the salmon and said it was wonderful! The portion size was great because her and her husband had it for dinner and she had enough for lunch for herself the next day."
"Kaj and I had the Balsamic Chicken w/ kale tonight… yummy!!"
"I made the tofu stir fry w/ sesame seeds, and it is awesome. Even Leon liked it (he was saying he will not eat tofu, haha)."
"After coming home from a long day it is an absolute luxury to open the fridge and be met by a defrosted nutritious entrée. It reduces the dinner stress by 95%. All I have to think about is pairing a vegetable side dish. A time savings in planning meals for the week, grocery shopping, and chopping everything up after being at work all day. Thank you Organic Dish! You put the fun back into the kitchen and cooking."
"We just had the chicken with blueberry ginger chutney. It was amazing! Everyone LOVED it including our 18mo old son who is somehow a picky eater. My daughter said I should definitly make this again which is what she says when she really likes something I "make". We’ve been using The Organic Dish since shortly after Beckie and Toby started this wonderful buisness. We have never had a dish we didn’t like. Keep up the good work and we look forward to more delicious receipes."
"Of course Ryan and I both adore the red lentils and curry. It has simply become "red lentils" in our house and has its own special eating bowls that have been dubbed the red lentils bowls even we use them for other purposes…"
"The Organic Dish (Beckie and Toby Hemmerling) offer an invaluable service to busy people all over Boulder – delicious, easy-to-prepare meals that I really feel good about serving to my family. With two adults working full-time, and a family goal of a sit-down, home-cooked meal almost every night, Beckie and Toby really help me fill the gap between that goal and reality! My whole family loves their food (it really is as good or better than anything I make from scratch myself) and appreciates the creativity and hard work that goes into every dish we buy from the Organic Dish. Thanks!!"
"Overall is was a great experience and I will tell my friends about it! I made the tomato and spinach pizza and the southwestern tofu stirfry. Both things were so so easy to make and I was impressed with the quality of the ingredients and the organization at your kitchen. When I made the pizza I was thinking there might not be enough sauce but I followed the directions and it turns out it was just right."
"We really liked it! For our taste buds it was not too spicy. I really prefer tempeh steaks over tofu so this suited us well. The mango salsa was superb! Good flavor and added the perfect touch of moisture when spooned over."
"I just wanted to let you know how wonderful everything was for our dinner party last night. Your food was excellent and just the right amount and combination for the people we had here. I love that Citrus chicken!"
"Mo and I loved the Berebere Pork last night. I was so uninspired to cook and stopping by your little haven of creativity help me get motivated for our dinner. I placed a can of garbanzo’s in the rice cooker with the red quinoa. After it was cooked I added lots of fresh parsley. I sauteed the green beans in a bit of butter and added slivered almonds. I had a few diced sweet potatoes (about 1 cup) and added it to the pork loin just before putting it in the oven. All together the flavors and textures were so great! I know I could have easily enjoyed your meal as it was, but it was so much fun to add my own little touches!"
"It was fabulous. […] All the ingredients looked very fresh, it smelled heavenly and tasted like a gourmet chef cooked it."
"I loved the red wine sausage dish!"
"We have tried several dishes and all have been great so far."
"I tried the tofu stir fry last night and loved it. I’m going to have some for lunch today. And, the biggest compliment of all… my 2 1/2 year old ate some too – even the red peppers. I’m definitely going to get some more dishes. I’ll look at your website and sign up to make some dinners. Great dinners!"
"I just wanted to thank you again for having The Organic Dish. Now every day I can look forward to delicious, healthy food and I don’t have to worry about the hours that it would take for me to produce a dish near that level of quality. Also, to be honest, it’s nice having someone I can trust to look out for Ryan and my well being as far as organic produce and meat is concerned. I am just reading Pollan’s book An Omnivore’s Dilemma…. I looked up some of your sources just to double check and all of them, as expected, checked out! So thank you thank you!"
"We really enjoyed the Balsamic Grilled Chicken […]. The spices and flavoring were just right for our palates."
"I’m eating the shrimp curry dish right now. This dish gets an A++ from me. The shrimp to veggies ratio was pleasing and it was spiced just right for me"
"We tried the Tofu Cashew Stir Fry last night. It is excellent! The side of cashews you provided was a great touch."
"We’ve had more family sit-down dinners this week than we had in the past three months…"
"Needless to say, we thought the food was amazing! It really makes you look forward to coming home"
"Just wanted to let you know we were very pleased, and I have your flyers in the clinic and some people have been very interested! We still talk about the buffalo meatballs and that sauce – whoa!"
"Wow, what [a] great service!"
"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I stopped [by] yesterday (finally) to see what was what at The Organic Dish and walked out with 4 meals for 2-3 people – I got the salmon with corn salsa, peach-tomato pork chops, [Boulder] polenta with puttanesca [sauce] that I has last night which was delicious and a crock pot dinner that is citrus chicken plus two sides, sugar snap peas and asparagus! Can’t wait to have the other meals! There are 3 servings in each box, so I got 12 meals for $117 – I didn’t think that was too bad! Can’t beat the convenience!"
"Thanks so much for our lovely dinner Saturday night. As a chef myself I really enjoyed the meal kit. I used my Rival Rice cooker for the quinoa which was perfect. I added some garlic to our kale. I ended up searing the pork tenderloin in my cast iron skillet to give it some nice brown color then finished it in the oven. After it’s time in the oven I placed it in the warm plum coulis to let it "rest". These little liberties made me feel more a part of the process and the end results were brilliant!"
"Really great tofu curry – we added kale to ours and it was a great color and flavor addition. Our herb roasted chicken is in the crock pot today while we’re at work!"
"Sausage Ragout: Surprisingly delicious! Upon taking it out of the bags I didn’t think I would like it because of the simplicity of the ingredients and the abundance of kale, but both the flavor and texture were absolutely wonderful!"
"Just wanted to say thanks for the delicious meals. We haven’t eaten the quiche yet but the Ragout, meatballs/spaghetti, and the herbed chicken and potatoes were all excellent. And I mean really, really excellent. Agnes’ top pick was the chicken and I think the ragout was mine.
Also, since we both enjoy cooking together, I was a little suspicious about the ‘convenience’ factor. But there honestly are those nights when it is nice to have a meal in the freezer. More so when the meal is so tasty. Hopefully we can make it down for one of the sessions before too long and put another half dozen meals in the freezer.
I’d like to be able to offer a suggestion but nothing comes to mind…I’m thoroughly impressed."