Minestrone soup is easily one of my most favorite soups. I love the variants of flavor and texture that come from all the different vegetables. I also love that it can easily be adapted to the season….
We are hitting that time of year when produce becomes so abundant that we can hardly keep up. When I feel overwhelmed there are a few standard recipes that I rely on to help get me through without wasting anything.
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If you’re following me on instagram then you know I’ve been collecting a ton of ideas for using up greens, which this time of year are everywhere at the farmer’s markets and CSA’s. It was getting to be a lot so I decided to create a single page to help keep track of all these ideas….
I love the idea of CSA’s. I think they are a great way to support local farms, and get people to eat healthier. I would encourage anyone and everyone to sign up for them if you don’t already have great access to fresh vegetables all the time like we do (or maybe even if you do). Often times when I talk to friends about managing their CSA boxes I hear a lot of the same concerns. How do I use it all? What do I do with a kohlrabi? How do I prepare whole beets? What even is this thing?
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Anyone who has hung around here a while knows that I have a thing for menus. However, I don’t love meal planning as much as I love coming up with dinner party menus. For some reason, they just don’t seem as fun. Go figure. That doesn’t however, mean I skip them altogether.
I think meal planning is important for a number of reasons. First off, it saves money by providing a plan while shopping that stops me from buying extras that will go to waste. Similarly, it stops me from needing to make extra trips to the store, which saves even more. I have a clear picture of what I need to do when I get home, so it’s not 10 pm and I’m just realizing I haven’t eaten anything. So really taking 10 minutes to meal plan also saves me daily stress at meal times. Also, it gives me a reminder of whats happening during the week. Am I getting home late one night (that means I need a crockpot meal), or are we eating with someone else? See more stress relief. Finally, it helps us stay healthy, by thinking ahead about what we are eating we tend to choose healthier meals that we would in the moment….
