Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter
Welcome to your ReFresh newsletter! Join us for the online ReFresh cooking class on 10/1. Sign up below to get together with other cooks and make sauteed tatsoi and sweet potatoes!
In this newsletter, we feature:
– Tatsoi: What is it, and what are some of its health benefits? Lisa explains in “Ask a Health Educator.”
– Tiana shares ways to store and preserve your tomatoes.
– A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
– Where can you get a flu shot? Check out the community resource section.
We hope you enjoy this newsletter. Thank you for your participation as we work together to create a healthy local food system.
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With Lisa Chen
Tatsoi is a type of dark green leafy vegetables that is high in beta carotene. Beta carotene is important for skin, eye, and lung health. Tatsoi is also called spoon mustard because of its spoon-shaped leaves and a mild mustard taste. It can be sauteed and added into salad or smoothies.
Check out our featured recipe for this month’s online cooking class (don’t forget to register via the link in the previous section!):
Ingredients (makes 4 servings)
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1 cup tatsoi
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1 sweet potato
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1/2 yellow onion
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2 sprigs thyme and/or sage, minced
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2 tbsp olive oil or oil of your choice
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A sprinkle of TSK spice shake
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Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Rinse tatsoi and sweet potato to make sure there is no dirt on them.
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Slice the sweet potato (with skin) into 1/2-inch cubes, and the onions into strips.
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Heat the skillet over medium-high heat and add oil.
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Add and saute sweet potatoes and onions in the skillet for 10- 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
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When the sweet potatoes and onions are being cooked, use a fork or fingers to de-stem the thyme or sage. Then, mince thyme and/or sage leaves using a knife.
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Turn down the heat to low heat. Add tatsoi and minced herbs and saute for 3-5 minutes or when the tatsoi is tender.
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Sprinkle some TSK spice shake on top and enjoy with beans, rice, tortilla, or on its own!
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 Lisa Chen
Ask a Farmer
With Farmer Tiana Baca
Want to know how to store and preserve your tomatoes through fall and winter? Tiana shares ways you can follow.
Recipes We Love!
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This grilled pork and cheese quesadillas recipe is a good
option for snacks or as a light lunch. You can use the cheese from Tucumcari Mt. Cheese Factory and tortilla from Sabroso Foods! For protein, you can use tuna, beans (from Ness Farm), tofu, or any meat to substitute pork. -
This roasted corn on the cob had cheese
from Tucumcari Mt. Cheese Factory and is sprinkled with some delicious TSK spice shake. You can roast any vegetables such as carrots, summer squash, winter squash with vegetable oil or butter. Sprinkle some TSK spice shake on top to add more flavor!
Pictured: (1) grilled pork and cheese quesadillas by Diabetes Food Hub, (2) corn on the cob by Lisa Chen
With Blythe Maunders
It’s official, the flu shot is available now, and this year it’s especially important to get your shot. Receiving the vaccine is a great way to help slow the spread of the flu in the community to help protect you, your family, and others. Click here to learn about the many options you have for vaccinations this season. Other good habits to help stop the spread of the flu this year include social distancing, frequent hand washing, and staying home when you are sick. Remember to wear a mask and wash your hands before and after getting your shot. Together we can help Albuquerque stay safe and healthy!
Photo from CDC Flu and You
- Yellow onions from Rodriguez Senior & Junior Farms*
- Fuji apples from Montoya Orchard*
- Tatsoi from Vida Verde Farm*
- Thyme / Sage Mix from Vida Verde Farm*
- Sweet potatoes from Solar Punk Farm*
- Pinto beans from Ness Farm*
- Organic green chile from Seco Spice Co.*
- Cheese from Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory*
- Corn tortillas from Sabroso Foods*
- Spice shake from Three Sisters Kitchen*
TSK: Spice Shake is made by TSK: Food Group, a new project of Three Sisters Kitchen. TSK: Food Group uses local ingredients in each of its products and believes that food should not only nourish our bodies but our communities as well. Add a couple of dashes to roasted vegetables, fried eggs, avocado toast, or whatever foods you want to take to that next delicious level. -
Guavas from Quality Fruit & Veg
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Whole wheat flour from Mountain Mama Natural Foods (Colorado Springs)
Thank You!
– All of us at Three Sisters Kitchen