We’ve waited patiently for a year to be able to sing our favorite song….All together now!
“This is the dawning of the age of A-SPARA-GUS, the age of A-SPARA-GUUUU-UUUS….ASPAAARAGUUUUUUSS…..ASPARRRRRAGUUUUUUS!”
As always, our sweet mother nature has delivered again. We should have a couple nice weeks now of asparagus, which truly is the dawning of the new year of fresh food. It stores best standing up in a glass of water in your fridge. (as if you had the patience to keep it longer than 1 day before eating)
We had a run last year where we had like 14 straight weeks with some form of berry in every box...strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, red raspberry, the elusive black raspberry, and maybe even mulberry. That time is approaching quickly so stay tuned for updates and more importantly, get your recipes ready...I know this because the first pint of strawberries came through our doors today.
Let me give you a few *PRO TIPS for your weekly boxes
-Whatever you decide to cook or prepare...i.e. Saute greens, prep a salad, chop and clean carrots etc….Just do them ALL. You will be much more likely to use the rest in the future if they are already prepped and ready to go. You are also much more likely to eat them the next day on something if they are already cooked.
EX. I might cook at the kale, spinach, or collard greens all at once and eat a little of them at the time. The next day, we might make anything...even something like spaghetti, and if the greens are already cooked, I will just throw some in...YES, literally into spaghetti.
-The more salad you eat, the more you WANT to eat salad. I have noticed that if I eat a giant salad for dinner that has about 15 different ingredients in it, I finish feeling satisfied but not “heavy”. Because of that, I notice the opposite...when I eat a big heavy meal I finish feeling like I overate and I’m no good to anyone for about 3 hours. After doing this enough, I have started wanting that big salad more and more because of how yummy it is, but also because of how good I feel after.
-Make it a habit to give something away each week to a neighbor, friend, or family member. It encourages this habit in other areas of your life as well as gives you something to talk about the next time you see them besides quarantine and the weather.
We love you all so much and continue to be amazed at the ways you have responded during this once in a lifetime event.
Yellowbird Team Signing Off,
Benji, John, Erik, Chris, Erin, Lindsy, Mel, Luke, Michael, Clayton, Jason, Olivia, Josephine, Jack, Haley, Brandon, and about 4 new people I haven’t even met yet
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