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Feeling the rush? Try these six shortcuts to save time in the kitchen.
An easy, seasonal way to spice up fall dishes is by pickling. You can pickle just about anything; we made a batch of pickled flowers earlier this year that are absolutely delicious and add a bright splash to salads. The process for pickling is quick and simple, and you can keep homemade pickles around for a couple months– though you’ll probably eat them well before then!
Peeling you vegetables can often be a long and trying process, full of scraped fingers. Just give your veggies a quick rinse because a little dirt can be good for you. Plus, for a lot of produce (like apples, cucumbers, and potatoes) the skin can often contain the most nutrients.
While putting kitchen scraps in the compost is a great way to divert trash from landfill, it’s possible to use those kitchen scraps one more time before you sending them out to pasture. Using the ends of carrots, onion rinds, and leftover bones, make a bone broth, which you can in turn freeze into ice cubes and toss into fall and winter soups when you need a boost of flavor.
In the same way that you don’t need to carefully peel your veggies, you also don’t need to spend a lot of time showing off your knife skills. Vegetables like beets, brussel sprouts, zucchini, and peppers can all be roasted whole. Just lather with coconut oil, salt, pepper, and other fragrant herbs, add a few fork holes to larger veggies like beets, and roast at 425º F until soft.
Sometimes in the haste of busy mornings, stacked afternoons, and working evening, it can be hard to make sure everyone is getting everything they need. So stock up on ingredients like chia seeds and flax seeds to boost smoothies and breakfasts without any extra hastle. Our personal favorite way to incorporate superfoods is in moringa guacamole, which makes an excellent after-school snack.
Need a quick, easy, nutritious after-school snack? Try making smoothie packs ahead (our personal favorite: a pear sage pineapple that satisfies our sweet and savory cravings). Just pack some standby flavors in a Ziplock bag, freeze, and pull them out when you need them. You won’t have to think twice about what to serve and you can savor the flavors of seasons gone by.