Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter-10-05-22

Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter

Welcome to your seventh ReFresh newsletter of the season! We hope you are enjoying the cooler weather.
In this newsletter, you will find:
– Learn more about honey from Altura Honey in the “Featured Bag Item” section.
– Learn about planting Fall crops 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 ABQ Resilience Box, Harvesting Your Veggies and Fall Garden Cleanup workshop, Explora Farm Camp, and Tiny Home Village 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.

Featured ReFresh Bag Item

Honey from Altura Honey, a graduate of Three Sisters Kitchen’s Food Business Training Program
Altura Honey is owned by John Thomson and Luke Murphy. They are a small bee-keeping operation in Albuquerque. They not only produce hyper-local honey, but also do live-bee rescue for honey-bee swarms and honey-bee naturalized hives. Their honey-bee removal is a free service to all members of the Albuquerque community.
Please enjoy this gift from their local honey bees. One tip from Altura Honey- the beneficial properties of honey are preserved the best when less heating is involved. So go easy on the heat and enjoy! Check out the delicious recipe below shared by them.
Breakfast Bars
Ingredients:
● 1 cup of dried cranberries or raisins.
● 1/4 cup honey, maple syrup, or agave nectar
● 1/4 cup creamy salted natural peanut butter or almond butter
● 1 cup roasted unsalted almonds, loosely chopped
● 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
● A dash of cinnamon and nutmeg for a Fall twist!
● Optional toppings- chocolate chips, dried fruit, nuts, banana chips, vanilla.
Instructions:
1. Optional step: Toast your oats (and almonds if raw) in a 350-degree F (176 C) oven for 10-15 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
2. Place oats, almonds, and cranberries in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
3. Warm honey and peanut butter in a small saucepan over very low heat. Stir, pour over oat mixture, and mix using a spatula or a wooden spoon
4. Once thoroughly mixed, transfer to an 8×8-inch baking dish or other small pan lined with plastic wrap or parchment paper so they lift out easily. (A loaf pan might work, but will yield thicker bars.
5. Press down firmly using a drinking glass, until uniformly flattened. This helps the bars stick together better.
6. Cover with parchment or plastic wrap, and let firm up in the fridge or freezer for 15-20 minutes.
7. Remove bars from pan and slice into 10 even bars
8. Store in an airtight container for up to a few days or in the freezer to keep them extra fresh longer.
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 Sauteed Swiss chard with raisins & pine nuts is easy to make and very delicious. You can substitute pine nuts with any seeds and nuts you like such as cashews, peanuts, or sunflower seeds.
  • For all of you who love potatoes, this delicious recipe is designed for you. This honey garlic roasted potato recipe gives a whole new flavor to the potatoes. It brings together spice with a taste of sweetness from the honey, which makes it unique! The red pepper flakes can be substituted with paprika, or chile powder, or not used at all.
  • These stuffed bell peppers are quick and easy to make and eat as a snack or as a side dish. If you are a vegetarian or vegan, you can substitute ground beef with tofu or lentils.
Recipes by 1) Caroline’s Cooking, 2) Butter Your Biscuit, 3) Insanely good recipes

Community Resources

ABQ Resilience Box
Harvesting Your Veggies and Fall Garden Cleanup
This is a free special event being offered to the community. In this presentation, you will learn about the proper way to care for your garden and the best practices in harvesting vegetables, yard waste disposal, and cover cropping.
When: Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 10:30am – 12:00pm
Where: South Broadway Library (1025 Broadway SE Albuquerque, NM 87102)
Website: https://libevents.abqlibrary.org/event/9525415?hs=a
Explora Farm Camp 
This Farm Camp offered by Explora is a fun and great way for your children to learn while gaining hands-on experience!
Tiny Home Village


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

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, Encuentro, SWOP, Supportive Housing Coalition, 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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