Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter
Welcome to the fourth ReFresh newsletter of the season!
In this newsletter, you will find:
– Learn more about cheese and its health benefits in “Ask a Registered Dietitian”.
– Learn how to take care of pollinators in the “Ask a Farmer” section.
– A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
– Check out the information for the seed share event and pollinator workshop in the “Community Resource” section.
We hope you enjoy this newsletter and thank you for your participation as we work together to build a healthy local food system.
Ask a Registered Dietitian
by Lisa Chen
What is cheese and what are its health benefits?
Cheese is a dairy product made from different combinations of milk, salt, an enzyme called rennet, and a “good bacteria”. You may have eaten cow’s milk cheese, goat’s milk cheese, or sheep’s milk cheese! Cheese comes in all sorts of flavors and textures. Parmesan is a hard cheese with a sharp flavor. Cottage cheese is a soft cheese with a mild flavor. Cheese is a good source of calcium and protein, which are important for bone and muscle health. Check out this Asparagus mushroom melt recipe. You can add a side salad to go with this delicious recipe!
Do you have a question about food and nutrition? Send your questions to [email protected].
Disclaimer: The information shared by Three Sisters Kitchen (TSK) is for general informational purposes only, and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by a doctor or other health care provider.
Photo by Food Hero
Ask a Farmer
by Tiana Baca
Recipes We Love!
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This roasted cauliflower steak recipe is
simple to make. You can replace the lemon juice with tangelo juice. This recipe is high in vitamin C, which is important for wound healing and immunity. -
This asparagus quiche is versatile. You can add
cauliflower and winter greens to the mixture before baking and serve with a side salad with avocados and tangelos! -
This egg salad wrap recipe is easy and nutritious. Using TSK: Spice Shake is a great way to add flavor, without adding a lot of extra sodium.
Recipes by 1) Food Hero, 2) Diabetes Food Hub, 3) Katharine
Community Resources
Pollinators workshop
South Broadway Library is hosting a FREE workshop- Pollinators- What are They? Why Should We Care? on Saturday, March 19th.
Location: South Broadway Library (1025 Broadway Blvd SE Albuquerque 87102)
Time: 10:30am to 12pm
Registration is required. Click HERE to sign up
Seed Share and CommUnity Event
Food is Free Albuquerque is hosting a FREE seed share and community event on Saturday, March 26th.
Location: The Wheels Museum (1100 2nd st. SW, Albuquerque 87102)
Time: 11am to 3pm
Check out their event page HERE to learn more.
Resources shared by Katharine
This week your ReFresh bag will include many of the following delicious fresh and staple items:
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Winter greens OR salad mix from Tres Arboles Garden, Silver Leaf Farms, or Tesuque Pueblo Farm*
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Sunflower sprouts from Tesuque Pueblo Farm*
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Cheese from Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory*
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Whole wheat tortillas from Sabroso Foods*
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Yellow potatoes from White Mountain Farm
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Avocados, tangelos, asparagus, and cauliflower from Quality Fruit & Veg
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Eggs from Organic Valley
* 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.
Thank You!
Special thanks to all of the farmers and food producers working so hard to feed our communities; our partner organizations who helped to recruit ReFresh families: Centro Savila, Crossroads for Women, SWOP, Supportive Housing Coalition, Street Food Institute, Together for Brothers, Mandy’s Farm, New Mexico Asian Family Center, Working Classroom, and YES Housing; 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