1/25/2022
What a fabulous day in the kitchen yesterday. Thank you all for ordering! Your support and your appetite mean everything to me, so I hope you keep on coming...back for more ;-)
Here are my my thoughts on this week's food:
Butter My Nuts Soup: This is one of my favorite recipes to make during all times of the year. Super easy to whip up, but my favorite part is there is so much room for creativity. In this batch, I added fresh ginger root, turmeric, and apples to bring in some sweet and some savory. I usually use cinnamon and coconut milk, but decided to change things up and use almond milk and left out the cinnamon. I don't know about you, but I LOVED this creamy warmth sliding down my throat. As always, I recommend it as a warm, and easy breakfast. Just warm it up, throw it in your travel coffee mug and voila! Breakfast-to-go! But another trick I do with this soup is to use it as a pasta sauce. Throw it over some pasta as is or add some ricotta (plant based options are great here! - check out my five minute ricotta in today's menu) and it is the perfect meal for the whole fam. One meal made into more, just like that.
Just Arugula Wild Night: This salad is a hearty one. Perfect way to keep the salads going in the winter months. YOu can eat this cold or even warm it up a little if you wish, but don't forget to add that fresh ginger vinaigrette before eating this one. Ginger is a great way to support both your respiratory and digestive system and what a clever way to sneak it in your lunch, right? A little bit of rice, some roasted veg, and this one will be sure to fill you (and possibly one or two more) right up.
Rollin' With My foodies: Let's all just take a moment and give Pearl (aka, Carla) a moment of appreciation here as she agreed to bring these babies back to the menu this week. Talk about labor intensive! But she made each one with so much love, and it shows. These are the perfect way to eat a rainbow. And they certainly taste like a ray of sunshine, so what a lovely way to enjoy some refreshing foods during this cold time of year. Get creative and use your extra dipping sauce for other foods this week - condiment on a sandwich or dressing for a salad perhaps? I toyed with the idea of giving each of you another spring roll, but as I struggle with mindful eating myself I thought this meal could be the perfect practice.
Before you eat this one, try this: Turn your phone off and put it away, along with any other devices. Clear your meal area of everything but what you actually need to eat. Close your eyes and pick up the roll. Not the textures. Take a slow bite. Put the roll down. Can you identify the textures, smells, and different flavors in each bite? Chew each bite completely before picking up the roll and going again. Continue like this until you feel satisfied. Turns out, this may be the perfect portion size if we give our stomachs a chance to catch up with our minds and mouths.
Arti-choke Me Chicken: Casseroles are where it's at for me in terms of winter and comfort food. Not to mention the ease of one-pot-meals. Artichokes are another one of those forgotten favorites for me. Every time I eat them I think "Why don't I do this all of the time?". Kinda like some other things, ya know? Could've put this over pasta or rice, but figured it was heavy enough so I threw in a little cauliflower rice for added fun, but feel like it may have gotten literally lost in the mix. Curious what you all thought about this combo?
Roasted Roots: Seasonally appropriate and so flippin' delicious, this may be actually my favorite menu item this week. Potatoes are a staple in many homes, but parsnips and turnips? Not usually. Curious to know what you think?
Your Hole Is So Pumpkin Delicious: I really just wanted to type that one out just one more time. You know hole foods are my favorite. Hope you enjoy this one as much as I did (the actual food, not the pun).
Hope you all the rest of your meals and week. Look forward to you sliding in my box later. It always feels so good to have you in there.
xxx