Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter- 05-25-22

What are shallot scapes and what are their health benefits?

Shallot scapes are the flower stalks of the shallot plants. They will bloom into beautiful flowers if not harvested and separated from the shallot bulbs. Shallot scapes are packed with fiber, which is important for your gut health. You can add shallot scapes to soup, saute them with other vegetables, or make it into pesto, to add a mellow onion flavor. Check out the recipe featured.

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by Tiana Baca

Recipes We Love!

• This beet salad with homemade vinaigrette is great for a hot day. It is refreshing and nutritious! This recipe is packed with dietary nitrate, which is beneficial for your cardiovascular health (heart and blood vessels).
  

• This peach tempura is a great topping option for sorbet and ice cream. Adding your favorite seed and nuts with the peach tempura is another great option!

  

Recipes by 1) TSK, 2) Katharine, 3) Diabetes Food Hub,

Community Resources

ABQ-Bernco Seed Library

The South Broadway Library is now carrying the ABQ-Bernco Seed Library, which provides FREE flower, herb, and vegetable seeds to library card holders. They also provide FREE gardening-related workshops and materials to support you in building a home garden!

Location: 1025 Broadway S.E

Phone number: (505) 764-1742

Click HERE to get more information!

Rio Grande Swimming Pool

Outdoor swimming pools will open soon for the summer season. There is a small fee to use city pools, so please see the website for more information: https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/recreation/swimming/outdoor-pools/rio-grande-pool

Dates: Saturday, May 28, 2022, to August 7, 2022, and will be open on Memorial Day

Hours: weekdays-12:00-5 PM and 5:30-7:30 PM; weekends- 1-5 PM

Location: 1410 Iron Ave. S.W., Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone number: (505) 768-4928

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

• Shallot scapes from Vida Verde Farm*

• Hakurei turnips from Casa Fresco Farm*

• Cabbage or lettuce from Solarpunk Farm*

• Beefsteak tomatoes from Growing Opportunities*

• Red beets from Carrasco Family Farm*

• Whole wheat flour tortillas from Sabroso Foods*

• Sunflower sprouts from Tesuque Pueblo Farm*

• Cheese from Tucumcari Mt. Cheese Factory*

• Tomato starts from Silver Leaf Farm*

• Red potatoes from White Mountain Farm

• Peaches from Quality Fruit & 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.

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

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