08/23/2022
Happy Tuesday, my loves! Thank you so much for ordering this week. I spent my day in the kitchen yesterday all alone, but it was so meditative. I really enjoy what I do and am so grateful to each of you for giving me a reason to do it. I hope you can taste the love this week!
This week's "food for thought":
My favorite meal this week is probably the soup. I let it simmer for a looong time and used tomatoes from a variety of local vendors including Sang Lee and the Lil' Farm Stand. The difference in local, seasonally-fresh veggies is wildly different. I encourage you to do a little comparison.
Eat a rainbow and make it crunchy. You eat with your eyes first and this week's salad had you literally tasting the rainbow before you can even sink your teeth into it. I hope you enjoy the experience! Plus that carrot ginger dressing was sooooo delish!
As I try to eat more plants and less meat, legumes are my go-to source of protein plus they are PACKED with nutrients. Little powerhouses of health, if I may. The chili over the sweet potato is not only delicious, but super filling! All the boxes will be checked with this weal.
Weekly Fun Food Fact
MILF - Man, I really love Fennel! I have been digging into a lot of fennel recipes this summer and I encourage you to try it out too! It's great in a variety of recipes from chopping it raw and tossing it on a salad to roasting it to throwing it in a soup or even a salad dressing!
Fennel is a vegetable and an herb with foliage (that I threw into the mix this week!) resembling Dill, but with a mild licorice-like flavor.
Fennel is highly nutritious and is packed with fiber, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, and Potassium - just to name a few!
The essential oils from Fennel are highly medicinal!
Fennel is beneficial for women who are breastfeeding! Not only is it supportive for a healthy, thriving mama but it helps to increase milk supply!
Try this:
Throw your "Quinoa Get a what-what" over some spinach or kale to up your leafy greens intake for this meal. Also that's another way to stretch it out and share with a friend!
Pick up some fennel this week and try making a carrot, fennel, apple slaw! So delicious and so easy!
Thanks again for ordering! See you next week!
xxx