Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter
Welcome to your ReFresh newsletter. We hope you had a great start to March!
In this newsletter, you will:
– Find ReFresh online cooking class information.
– Learn more about watercress and its health benefits in “Ask a Registered Dietitian” with Lisa.
– Learn tips about seedlings in “Ask a Farmer” with Tiana.
– Find a few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
– Find a community resource section for the weekly drive-through food distribution offered by Roadrunner Food Bank.
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: 3/24/21
Text your questions, photos, and comments to: (505) 226-3707.
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Ask a Registered Dietitian
With Lisa Chen
What is watercress and what are its health benefits?
Watercress is a type of dark leafy green vegetables with a peppery taste. It grows naturally in cool, shallow streams. Watercress is high in vitamin k, which is important for bone health and crucial for blood coagulation (a process that helps control bleeding).
Check out our featured recipes for this month’s online cooking class (don’t forget to register via the link in the previous section!):
Serves 2
Do you have a question about food and nutrition for us to answer in future newsletters and Q&A videos?
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
With Farmer Tiana Baca
Recipes We Love!
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This roasted potatoes recipe makes a good side dish. You can roast both potatoes and sweet potatoes, and substitute the parsnips with radishes. It is also delicious as a topping for the watercress salad.
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This stuffed avocado recipe is high in fiber and protein. Use the avocado, beans, yogurt, and cheese in your ReFresh bag to make this delicious side dish.
Photos by The Diabetes Food Hub
Community Resources
With Blythe Maunders
Roadrunner Food Bank (RRFB) is hosting drive-thru food distributions at various locations in Bernalillo County, some of which only last through the end of March. These distributions are subject to change, so please call RRFB for more information before visiting. The link below also contains a “Food Finder” map that highlights various food distributions around the state. Add your zip code to the box next to the food finder map to find all the distributions near you. Click here to learn more.
This week your Refresh bag will include many of the following delicious fresh and staple items:
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Purple or white daikon radishes from Vida Verde Farm*
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Watercress from Silver Leaf Farms*
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Pinto beans from Ness Farms*
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Flour tortillas from Sabroso Foods*
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Yogurt from DeSmet Dairy Farm*
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Cheese from Tucumcari Mountain Cheese*
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Tempeh chorizo from Tempeh Underground*- Graduate of the Three Sisters Kitchen Food Business Program
Tempeh chorizo is a fermented food that can be made with many beans, grains, and even pasta and is a great substitute for animal-based protein. Add oil to a skillet or a pan to cook the chorizo. Then, add the cooked tempeh chorizo to your favorite dish! Keep it refrigerated. It has a 2-week refrigerated shelf life from the date of production. -
Avocados, tangelos, and sweet potatoes from Quality Fruit & Veg
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Potatoes from White Mountain Farm
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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 help recruit ReFresh families: Kids Cook!, YES Housing, Together for Brothers, SWOP, Centro Savila, Encuentro, and Mandy’s Farm; 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