Things are heating up around here

July is bringing on the heat! And so is Sage Kitchen. I'm offering cooked dinners for the rest of the month. Quinoa is currently my favorite grain. It's high in protein, easy to digest, and it's DELICIOUS! I'll be featuring it in my debut cooked dinner for Thursday's delivery. Oh, how do you pronounce it? So glad you asked: KEEN-WAH

I suggest that you heat up the cooked dinners on the stove or in the oven. The beauty of the quinoa dish this week is that it can be enjoyed warm or cold/room temperature.

For many of you, it's your first visit to the online home of Sage Kitchen. I'll be posting Sage Kitchen menus, recipes, and news along with any other interesting stories to to enlighten and enhance your healthy life. Look for my "what's new" posts, where each week I'll try a new fruit, vegetable, recipe or food tip and pass it along. Last week, donut or "saturn" peaches were the star.

This week, head over to the Virginia Avenue Farmer's Market for mango nectarines. I am crossing my fingers that these are still available from the sweet young Asian man who is my new hero. I was skeptical, but these are the most delicious pieces of fruit that my kids and I have devoured lately. A mango wearing a nectarine costume. No peeling or cutting or spooning out involved -- just perfect little mango flavored fruit that you can just bite into. They're tasty when they're firm, and out of this world sweet once they soften up a bit. Unfortunately I haven't seen these beauties anywhere else but the Pico Farmer's market. Good luck!

Drink a lot of water during this heat & please place your orders for Thursday's delivery by 9:00am on Wednesday, July 15. I'll be shopping the Promenade Farmer's Market tomorrow with my favorite little girl.

Have a happy healthy week!