Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter-02-08-2023
Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter
Welcome to your first ReFresh newsletter of the season! We hope you are having a wonderful start
to 2023!
In this newsletter, you will find:
– Learn more about Bolita beans and their health benefits in the “Featured Bag Item” section.
– Tips for preparing a spring garden 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 Healthy Foods Express Mobile Market, Rail Yard Valentine Market, New Mexico Shrine Circus, and Family Movie at South Broadway Library 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.
Next ReFresh distribution: 2/22/23 and 2/23/23
Text your questions, photos, and comments to: (505) 226-3707.
Featured Bag Item
What are Bolita beans and what are their health benefits?
The featured bag item will be Bolita Beans, and they are quite similar to pinto beans, high in protein however Bolita Beans are a little bit sweeter. There are locally grown Bolita beans in New Mexico, however, it is believed they originated in Peru. A good way to store the beans is to put them in an airtight storage container in a cool, dark, and dry place.
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.
Ask a Farmer
Recipes We Love!
This oven-baked fries recipe is fun and easy. It doesn’t require as much oil when you deep-fry. You can eat this as a side with a salad.
This Sprouts recipe is just what you need for a healthy detox. Get the perfect balance of sweetness and savor with this dish.
Feeling exotic. Try this salad recipe from the Island of Madagascar which is a curried vegetable salad that goes great with a rice dish.
TSK: Food Group is a project by Three Sisters Kitchen. Using local and organic ingredients, our granola celebrates the bounty of New Mexico. TSK: Granolas creates new ways to enjoy the comforting flavors of home and are a delicious way to nourish each other from the ground up.
* 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: Crossroads for Women, Kids’ Cook, SWOP, Supportive Housing Coalition of New Mexico, Together for Brothers, Mandy’s Farm, New Mexico Asian Family Center, 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
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The featured bag item will be Bolita Beans, and they are quite similar to pinto beans, high in protein however Bolita Beans are a little bit sweeter. There are locally grown Bolita beans in New Mexico, however, it is believed they originated in Peru. A good way to store the beans is to put them in an airtight storage container in a cool, dark, and dry place.
easy. It doesn’t require as much oil when you deep-fry. You can eat this as a side with a salad.
for a healthy detox. Get the perfect balance of sweetness and savor with this dish.
the Island of Madagascar which is a curried vegetable salad that goes great with a rice dish.
