Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter 10-14-20

With Lisa Chen

Daikon radish originated in east Asia. In the wintertime, it grows slowly and very large. It is high in the plant compound, quercetin, which is important for immunity and cancer prevention!

Daikon radish is versatile. You can roast it, saute it, make it into pickles, and add it into soups! Check out the recipe below for making homemade pickles.

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• This corn tortilla chip recipe is a good afternoon snack option. Cut 3-6 corn tortillas into wedges and toss with a teaspoon of oil in a large bowl. Arrange tortilla pieces on a baking sheet, lined with tinfoil. In the same bowl, toss sliced veggies with salt and pepper (add more oil if needed). Arrange veggies on top of the chips. Bake at 350’ F until tortillas are crisp and veggies are cooked through. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and herbs, and cook until cheese is melted. Enjoy with your favorite salsa and skim milk or plant-based milk.

• This roasted daikon radish and sweet potato is simple and delicious! Preheat your oven to 400’ F. Slice daikon radish and sweet potato into 1/4-inch wide strips and toss with olive oil. Roast for 15-20 minutes or until they are tender. Top with your favorite fresh or dried herbs. Enjoy as a side dish or eat with a salad.

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Community Resources
With Blythe Maunders

Good news! The City of Albuquerque website has compiled a list of COVID specific resources that community members can access, ranging from rental assistance to mental health support to COVID testing information. This page also contains information about the most up-to-date public health orders. Click here to access this comprehensive resource. Stay healthy and safe!

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This week your ReFresh bag will include many of the following delicious fresh and staple items:

• Daikon radishes from Vida Verde Farm*
• Fingerling potatoes from Rodriguez Senior & Junior Farms*
• Gala apples from Montoya Orchard*
• Sweet potatoes from North Valley Organics*
• Living lettuce from Silver Leaf Farms*
• Pinto beans from Ness Farms*
• Blue corn atole mix from The Cooking Post- Tamaya*
• Cheese from Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory*
• Corn tortillas from Sabroso Foods*
• A mix of herbal sparkling waters from Bluefly farms*
• Jalapenos, mushrooms, and avocados from Quality Fruits & Veg

* NM grown / NM made. We raise money to purchase these foods from local farmers and food producers as a concrete way to invest in our local food system and get delicious, fresh, local food to our ReFresh families. Keep an eye out for these local farms and food businesses when you do your food shopping. ReFresh boxes will always include local food items.

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Thank You!

Special thanks to all of the farmers and food producers working so hard to feed our communities; to the staff, volunteers, donors, and ReFresh families who make the program work, and to our partners at MoGro Mobile Grocery, who pack these beautiful ReFresh bags each week for us, and who do so much important work connecting communities to healthy food throughout New Mexico. There would be no ReFresh program without all of you – we love our partners!– All of us at Three Sisters Kitchen

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*** Pictured: TSK Staff Meeting on Zoom