Here's a business that Rhinebeck has needed for a long time! Quality meals prepared and delivered…read moreto your home. The local restaurants are great, no question - but Fiddleheads Home Fare is great when you want to stay in- or in my case- surprise friends with a prepared meal. I love that the emphasis is on quality local and organic ingredients.

Just in time for your home delivery needs come the good folks at the Hartbeat Kitchen. On a weekly…read morebasis they will deliver fresh and fully prepped meals right to your doorstep in the metropolitan Hartford area and the city of New Haven. Check their website to see if your town makes the cut. Orders must be submitted by Saturday night to receive Monday delivery. These are healthy low-calorie and low carb meals. We ordered four entrees, and nothing exceeded 425 calories. In fact, two were in the 300's and one was below 300. Combine the convenience factor, the variety of options, the reasonable cost, and the health factor, you get a lot of pretty good reasons to order some meals from Hartbeat. So how does it work? Well their menu changes weekly, but entrees run $10 or $12 and these are some typical choices: Chicken Tenders, Cauliflower Mash, Braised Spinach Chicken, Bacon, Sweet Potato Hash Deconstructed Fish Tacos Pesto Chicken Pasta Pesto Shrimp Paleo Shepherd's Pie Shrimp and Broccoli Simple Salmon Simple Steak Sweet Chili Glazed Salmon Turkey Burger and Sweet Potato Wedges over Greens They also sell "components" for $3-$5 you can either add to a meal or use as a base for a meal you prepare - think side orders of Garlic Green Beans, Herbed Chicken Breast, Roasted Broccoli, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Salmon, and Smashed Potatoes. This week I saw a soup on the menu (Red Curry Glass Noodle Soup) for $6 that must be a new addition because I didn't see it last week. For our inaugural order, we selected four entrees - Chicken Tenders with Cauliflower Mash & Braised Spinach, a Chicken, Bacon and Sweet Potato Hash, Deconstructed Fish Tacos, and Sweet Chili Glazed Salmon. I had the tacos and the salmon, and I thought they were excellent. I was a little skeptical about reheating fish in the microwave, but the instructions were spot on (I went on the low side of the time range) and they came out great. The sides and sauces were all very good too. My entrees came with a variety of string beans, riced cauliflower, black beans, and cole slaw. The sweet chili glaze for the salmon fillet was outstanding! You'll have to buy a nice insulated red bag for $10 with your first order. It comes with 2 freezer packs and will become your delivery point for future orders. Well done Hartbeat !! Welcome to our rotation.

Hartbeat Kitchen is an absolute life/marriage saver for working individuals, couples, and…read morefamilies--particularly those that have weird dietary needs. Owner Nancy Boone's food ranges from gluten-free to dairy-free to fully paleo, and each week the menu rotates enough to both access your favorites and keep things interesting. She sources from local farmers, so if you're in CT she provides a much more sustainable service than out-of-state food meal delivery services. Nancy continuously collects feedback about the meals and you can actually see the meals change slightly in response to that feedback--it's always getting a little better! Nancy designed the service to help working families--twice now I haven't gotten my order in on time, and she's accommodated me to the best of her ability so that I could still get a delivery. While I DON'T recommend forgetting to place your order on time (that makes her life a little harder), I've been so appreciative of her flexibility during these crazy and stressful times.

We hired Molly to cater a small reception following a memorial service. She made things VERY easy!…read moreGreat selections & suggestions. Delivery was prepared so we were able to keep things fresh until it was time to serve, then set dishes out easily. The food was healthy & presentations attractive. We also found the cost of her service to be competitive & fair. We would highly recommend Back To Basics Cooking & hire Molly again.

Molly Johnston and her team prepared an excellent luncheon for us in May 2023. She was on time,…read moredid everything she said she would do, and the food was delicious. Kind Regards, Richard Harding

I ordered Thanksgiving dinner here for the very first time. Was a little pricey, and the portions…read morewere small for what was being charged, but I loved the fact that it was delivered to my house. Service delivery was on time . The food was really quite tasty. I would definitely order from here again. The only downside is that they had my wrong phone number so I never knew about the delivery I had to reach out to them.

Their food is tasty and fresh, exactly as described on their website. It arrives very nicely…read morepackaged and you can opt for them to pick up and recycle your used containers to cut down on waste. Their customer service is also excellent; both times when I had a question I was able to quickly reach a real person and get the issue resolved quickly. It is a bit pricey but feels worth the peace of mind having healthy and fresh meals ready on particularly busy weeks.

I initially found Julian and Bountiful on NextDoor. This is such a lovely idea: local chefs…read moreutilizing local ingredients to create their own rotating menu delivery service during a pandemic. The food is also bomb!! The first meal I got from them was pulled pork with some veggie sides. It was sooo flavorful and delicious and still a decent temp considering the delivery aspect. The second meal I got from them was a classic meatloaf with mashed potatoes and garlicky kale. Bountiful makes such rich food and it was a delight having homemade comfort food delivered to my doorstep. I look forward to getting the Bountiful menu each week and highly recommend y'all check it out!

Surprisingly really tasty! Chicken was PERFECTLY mouthwateringly cooked. This is such a welcome…read morechange from ordering the same old Chinese food. The food is first-class - and I'm a foodie. Love the connection to the local farms.

Overall, it is nice having October Kitchen as an option for prepped meals. I docked them one star…read morebecause, even though all of the meals are edible, not all live up to the picture of the dish or the ingredients. As an example, the Chicken Piccata. It was Angel hair pasta, chicken and spinach. The sauce was beige in color but definitely not the tang of lemon and it didn't contain capers. If you have ever had this dish in a restaurant, you would not recognize this dish as the same.

"There was a girl in Portland Before the winter chill…read moreWe used to go a-courtin' Along October hill" (Johnny Cash) We stopped in a few days ago and were very impressed by October Kitchen's variety, price, value, service, and most importantly, the quality of their foods, When you walk in you'll see a big menu board with today's listings, a freezer case and a refrigerated case loaded up with the foods. This made it pretty easy for us to review the menu and zero in on what we wanted, which was four items. Our server Anca was very pleasant and professional, and enhanced our entire consumer experience. We went with a small container of freshly made egg salad, a small container of grilled shrimp ($5), Meatballs with rice and vegetables ($13), and a frozen eggplant lasagna ($9). The egg salad was very good. Just egg and Light Hellman's Mayo and nothing else. It was a pretty much perfect batch, and a good convenient value at $5. The shelled "tail-on" grilled shrimp were five large nicely seasoned pieces that were delicious. We split the Asian Meatballs dish for dinner tonight. It was a big 19-ounce container with three Asian meatballs, rice, broccoli florets, and julienned carrots, squash, zucchini and scallions. A half portion was plentiful, the meatballs were excellent, and the sweet chili sauce added a zippy finishing touch. If the eggplant lasagna is half as good as the meatball dish, I'd be very happy. Some of the other intriguing listings we saw on their menu were Balsamic Shredded Beef, Turkey Cutlets with Fontina, Garlic Parmesan Flounder, Spanish Rice with Chicken & Shrimp, soups, salads, and desserts. Definitely worth your while to stop in and check out their grab and go goods.

My first time at Atkins Farms and it was so beautiful! Loved that almost everything was organic,…read morelocally grown/owned, budget friendly, and organized. Many food options to choose from and healthy plants to add to your home.

Very nice Farm store. Had no idea where I was because it was so dark…read more Loved all the different selections of specialty items such as jelly, honey, fresh produce and candy. The bakery had great selections which we chose quite a few. Coming back in the day time lol

This is the second year we have ordered Christmas dinners to bring over to my house-bound mother in…read morelaw and yet again, the food was AMAZING. Thank you, Kelly and Scott, for providing such yummy food, in such convenient way. It took a huge burden off an already full day. You guys rock!

If you are looking for top-notch, homemade clean meals delivered to your home, look no further than…read moreYES! Foods in Woodstock, NY! These folks know their way around a kitchen! Give them a try - you will not be sorry!!!

We've been with the Picadilly CSA for three years, and it's been fabulous! I compared prices for…read moreCSAs in the area, and I believe per box Picadilly is the best deal. You get ~23 weeks of goodness, from June to October/November. Each week the boxes are filled to the brim with seasonal goodies. There is even a swap box at the pickup location so you can switch an item out if you absolute hate something like.. beets. There are many locations in Cambridge/Watertown/Arlington/Belmont, and I think the people there are genuinely sweet and accommodating to your needs. One of my favorite things about this CSA - when they have an overabundant harvest of certain things, they share it with you! This year we got an extra 10 lbs of eggplant, extra 10 lbs of MONSTER carrots, and my absolute favorite - extra 20 lbs of tomatoes (see picture). They charge a little if you want the extra tomatoes because they have to pay additional labor for harvest and delivery, but it's well worth it. I love, love Picadilly Farm and high recommend their CSA to anyone interested. Well... unless you don't like vegetables. Then you shouldn't do it. =P

The shares have been generous, the fruits and vegetables varied and delicious, and the…read morepick-your-own herb and flower gardens add terrific value and fun.

I've been a customer of ECK for several years now. Although everything she prepares is gluten-free…read more(and I eat gluten), I don't think of her food as gluten-free. The assortment, the variety, the imaginative flavor combinations all stand up non-GF foods perfectly. Particular favorites are the risotto cakes, the "healthy muffins", and the quiches... ohhhh, those quiches are a thing of beauty. The egg filling has a light, silky, custard that is unlike the dense fillings often found. The crust is flaky, and the vegetable/cheese combos are always inspired. Now I want her quiche!

We ordered the chocolate cake with buttercream frosting. It was delicious! Picking up the cake was…read moreeasy and Ellen was easy to reach and very communicative. Again, the cake is amazing and this is after 15 years of gluten free eating.