Welcome to a brand new sequence on Candy Potato Soul: Past the Kitchen with me, Jenné. Each couple of weeks I’ll take you behind the scenes and into my world past the kitchen. There are such a lot of new and thrilling issues coming to Candy Potato Soul, like my new cookbook, however I’d like to make use of this month-to-month chronicle to share extra of who I’m, past the kitchen. Within the following paragraphs you’ll find updates on my private life, hyperlinks to merchandise I’m loving, useful suggestions for residing your finest life, podcast suggestions, and the recipes I can’t get sufficient of. I’d find it irresistible if you happen to’d depart a remark so we are able to make this a dialog. I’d love to listen to what’s making you content lately too! Thanks for being right here 🙂
What’s New
As we start the roll out of my new cookbook, Vegan Vibes (February 2025), I’ve been balancing out my busy days by spending time with my daughter, affectionately referred to as Child J, taking part in tennis, and working towards yoga.
I simply began taking part in tennis in February 2024, and now I play girls doubles on a newbie staff. That is my first time significantly taking part in a sport, and I occur to be crushing it. We’ve received our final two matches!!
Recipes I’m loving
At 37 years outdated, spiritually, mentally, and bodily I’m feeling nice. I can’t assist however contribute my general well being with my wholesome vegan food plan, each day health, prayer, and nice sleep. The recipes above are two that I’m loving proper now: Excessive Protein Edamame Salad, Mediterranean Pasta Salad, Candy Potato Latte, and Air Fryer Broccolini. The highest two are good for meal prep. The underside two are finest made proper earlier than having fun with. However all are a cinch to make!
Wellness Tip
Begin your mornings with no less than 10 minutes of unobstructed publicity to the solar. In accordance with research, publicity to daylight very first thing within the morning helps to control your circadian rhythm for the day, which can make it easier to sleep higher. This works on cloudy days too. When you begin your day earlier than dawn, go outdoors for 10 minutes when the solar does rise. This can be tough to perform on chilly winter mornings, however an indoor full spectrum gentle remedy lamp might assist too. Try this episode of the Huberman Lab podcast to study extra in regards to the significance of solar publicity for sleep, temper, and general well being.
Work These Days
Earlier this week I had the pleasure and honor of talking on a panel at Advert Week in NYC in regards to the significance of human creators in a world of AI. That’s Suzy of The Mediterranean Dish subsequent to me!! My expertise on this panel was the inspiration to start out this Past the Kitchen sequence. Attending in-person panels and occasions actually jogs my memory how necessary human connection is in our digital world. I believe AI will be an incredible software for making life and work simpler, not a substitute for people. What do you concentrate on AI’s entrance into the world of meals? Have you ever used it for locating recipes? Depart a remark beneath.
Merchandise I’m Loving
Do you’ve an Prompt Pot? When you nonetheless haven’t invested in a single, let this be your signal that now could be the time! I really like my Prompt Pot (IP) all 12 months, however I exploit it much more within the fall. With it you may make probably the most superb soups (just like the Coconut Black Bean Soup pictured above), stews, complete grains, beans, pasta dishes, and veggies. Even higher, meals cooks a lot sooner within the IP than on the range. I like to recommend any 6 or 8 quart Prompt Pot (Amazon PRIME DAY DEAL). This machine is a piece horse, and can make your life simpler and extra scrumptious. Faucet right here for a spherical up of my favourite vegan Prompt Pot recipes,.
Closing ideas
Final week I used to be in Maryland for my grandfather’s funeral. It was heartbreaking to lose my Granddad, and to witness my household’s grief. However it was a black funeral, which implies there was additionally tons of laughter, a lot love, reuniting with kin, assembly new household, and celebrating my grandfather’s lengthy life.
As our dad and mom and grandparents age, I’ve been spending much more time coping with the American medical system. All I’ve to say right here is: TREAT YOUR BODY RIGHT. Whereas Western Drugs is unbelievable for extending life, well being begins at dwelling with the meals we eat and life-style we select.
Western Drugs is nice at prescribing drugs and procedures, and preserving us alive for a very long time. However these don’t repair the foundation trigger and, as I’ve witnessed, create different issues alongside the best way. For many, food plan, train, good sleep, stress discount, time in nature, and group promote well being. I’m so grateful for Western Drugs preserving my dad and mom and grandparents alive, however I can see that these illnesses, referred to as life-style illness for a purpose, might have been averted with a wholesome life-style. However I get it; life is busy and it’s so laborious. And it’s particularly tough to make an enormous change when everybody round you is doing one thing else.
I don’t search to persuade anybody, even my very own dad and mom, to make massive life-style adjustments. I received’t inform another person what to do. However for these on this Candy Potato Soul group, who’re looking for to attain and preserve lifelong well being, it’s my objective to encourage and exhibit that there’s one other manner.
What’s Consuming You?
As we proceed to enhance recipes, video content material, and choices right here on Candy Potato Soul, I’d love to listen to from you. What challenges do you’ve round consuming nicely? Are there any recipes you’d like to see on my weblog? Is there one other kind of content material you’re craving? Right here’s a bit secret: I’m creating on a well being and diet podcast. I’d like to know what matters you’d prefer to study extra about. Please depart a remark for me beneath!
