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11/14/2025

Wind down at night with this recipe for Warm Cinnamon Apples with toasted walnuts on top of Greek yogurt! 😴

Makes 1 serving

INGREDIENTS

1 ounce walnuts
1 medium apple, sliced
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of salt
2-3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt

11/12/2025

Wind down at night with this recipe for Warm Cinnamon Apples with toasted walnuts on top of Greek yogurt! 😴

Makes 1 serving

INGREDIENTS
1 ounce walnuts
1 medium apple, sliced
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of salt
2-3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt

DIRECTIONS
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Toast walnuts, stirring continuously, until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Place apples in the pan, sprinkle with cinnamon and salt, and toss to combine. Add water to cover the bottom of the skillet. Bring to a simmer over medium high heat, then lower the heat and cook until apples are soft and mixture thickens.

In a small bowl, stir together maple syrup and yogurt until well combined. Transfer apples to a serving dish, top with maple-yogurt, toasted walnuts, and drizzle with any liquid from the pan.

11/10/2025

In addition to eating balanced meals, adopting the following lifestyle habits will help you feel your best!

Stress (Less)

🏃 Get moving to increase serotonin and reduce your stress-hormone cortisol.

🤣 Laugh more for the same hormonal effects as exercise.

🌬️ Step outside and breathe in some fresh air, give yourself a few minutes indoors to slow down and concentrate on your breathing, or download a breathing or meditation app to guide you.

🛌 Get 7-8 hours of sleep per night.

Sleep (More)

😴 Go to sleep at the same time every day (yes, even on weekends)!

🌡️ Keep your bedroom cool and dark — the best environment for sleep.

📴 Avoid screens for at least 30 minutes before bed!

💸 Avoid stressful activities close to bedtime (or in the bedroom) to separate your sleeping space from day-to-day activities.

📒 Keep a notepad by your bed to write down racing thoughts and let them go.

🍵 Create a comforting routine with tea or a hot bath.

🙅 Kick the afternoon caffeine habit!

Stay Active

🧘‍♂️ Salute the sun with a few yoga moves to awaken your mind and body.

🚶 Schedule walking meetings or take a quick walk on your lunch break.

🏋️ Schedule a group exercise class with friends.

Combining nutrition with physical activity, adequate sleep, and reducing stress, is the ticket to being your best you!

11/07/2025

Change up your breakfast routine for Native American Heritage Month by introducing this Blue Corn Mush Fruit Breakfast Bowl (Naadáá Dootł’izh Taa’niil) by Alana Yazzie. (Consider swapping out the berries for fruits that are in season in your region!)

Makes 4 servings

INGREDIENTS
1 cup roasted blue cornmeal
3 cups water
1 teaspoon juniper ash
1/2 cup diced (about 1/4 inch, or 6 mm) strawberries, for serving
1/2 cup blueberries, for serving
1/4 cup chia seeds, for serving
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds, for serving
4 teaspoons honey, for serving

DIRECTIONS
To a medium bowl, add in the blue cornmeal and 1 cup of water. Mix together with a whisk until combined and set aside.

To a medium saucepan, add 2 cups water and the juniper ash and mix together with a whisk until combined. Bring the mixture to a boil on medium heat and let it boil for 5 minutes. Then reduce the heat to medium low.

To the saucepan, slowly add the blue corn mixture to the water and juniper ash. Continually whisk the mixture into the water until fully combined. Be careful as the mush will immediately start to thicken and will splatter. Continue to cook the mush for 3 to 5 minutes, until thickened.

Ladle 2 scoops of the mush into each bowl and evenly distribute the toppings. Serve while hot.

11/06/2025

We are grateful for the chance to partner with and learn from Alana Yazzie, creator of The Fancy Navajo and author of her first cookbook, The Modern Navajo Kitchen. Enjoy this abridged Q&A (more at the link in our bio!) to embrace cultural foods for Native American Heritage Month 👇

At what point did you decide to start creating and sharing recipes on The Fancy Navajo?
In 2014, I started my blog (TheFancyNavajo.com) as a way to share more recipes that focus on modern and contemporary-style Navajo recipes.

How do you approach adapting traditional Navajo recipes?

What I found that works is finding simple and easy ways to incorporate Navajo or Indigenous ingredients into everyday foods like breads, drinks, or desserts. Most people are willing to try these types of recipes first as they work their way to trying more main dishes.

What do you hope your readers and followers learn about Diné or Navajo culture through your work?
I hope they’ll learn a new perspective of Diné culture. A lot of times in mainstream media, Navajo culture is misrepresented or only the drab sides are shown. However, we are a very bright and thriving culture which is what I like to showcase through The Fancy Navajo. Through my cookbook, you'll learn that modern Navajo cuisine is simple yet full of flavor.

My goal is to inspire others to embrace their culture no matter where they live. I also encourage everyone to learn more about Navajo culture, but most importantly about your local Native American tribes in the area you live in. It’s important to learn which native lands you live on and acknowledge the original inhabitants and stewards of the land.

Where can our readers purchase The Modern Navajo Kitchen?
The Modern Navajo Kitchen is available for purchase wherever books are sold such as Barnes & Noble, Amazon (Kindle version available), Bookshop.org, and even your local bookstore may have it. If they don’t, ask them to carry it!

11/05/2025

Our 2025 Native American Heritage Month partner Alana Yazzie of The Fancy Navajo blog shared three delicious, comforting recipes that highlight traditional Navajo ingredients with a modern twist for breakfast, dinner, and dessert! Explore the recipes below and get the recipes at the link in our bio!

1️⃣ Blue Corn Mush Fruit Breakfast Bowl (Naadáá Dootł’izh Taa’niil) features a base of blue corn mush, or tóshchíín, which "is traditional Navajo food that combines blue cornmeal and juniper ash to make a mush. The
addition of the juniper ash provides a source of calcium. It is served alone or with a sweetener or salt."

2️⃣ Sumac Berry Sugar Cookies (Chiiłchin Bááh Dá’áka’í) - "This is a modern recipe that incorporates the flavors of sumac and Navajo white corn. Together, the flavors pair well to make a slight lemony or tart flavor. I like gifting these cookies to family and friends during the holidays."

3️⃣ Three Sisters Stew (Táá ’ Ałdeezhí Atoo’) features a base of corn, beans, and squash that are grown together in a symbiotic relationship. According to Alana, "the best time to have a three sisters feast is during harvest season in the fall." She recommends serving it with fry bread or blue corn bread!

11/03/2025

We are proud to partner with Alana Yazzie — a Diné/Navajo woman living in Phoenix, Arizona, and the creative force behind The Fancy Navajo blog — for Native American Heritage Month!

Alana's blog is a celebration of Navajo culture, tradition, and creativity, brought to life through recipes, gardening, and lifestyle content. Food has always been at the core of her storytelling, and she highlights Indigenous and Southwestern ingredients in ways that feel both modern and comforting.

That's why it felt all too natural when she published the book "The Modern Navajo Kitchen" in 2024 to further reflect her dedication to sharing the flavors and stories of her community.

You can follow her journey on Instagram and online at TheFancyNavajo.com.

10/30/2025

Looking for a no-brainer meal that is also good for your health and the health of the planet? Check out this Super Green Recipe Roundup courtesy of Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch! 😋

These recipes feature sustainably sourced seafood that is low in environmental contaminants like mercury and packed with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Enjoy Super Green species with these simple, delicious recipes (all available at the link in our bio!):
1️⃣ Creamy Tuna Stuffed Bell Peppers is a budget-friendly, sustainable, and nutritious seafood choice featuring canned albacore tuna.

2️⃣ Sonoran Arctic Char Tacos with Chili-Lime Mayo are quick to make and bursting with bold flavors thanks to the savory spice blend the Arctic char fillets are coated in.
3️⃣ Taiwanese Stir-Fried Clams with Basil will add a touch of heat to your menu without much effort! Featuring basil, ginger, and Fresno chile peppers, this recipe prominently features the Super Green farmed shellfish.
4️⃣ Lemon Caper Orzo Salad with Rainbow Trout is a refreshing salad featuring tender, flaky rainbow trout.
5️⃣ Cajun Blackened Catfish is a cozy, Southern-inspired meal ready in just 30 minutes! It pairs perfectly with stewed okra and tomatoes and warm rice.

10/28/2025

Dive deep on seafood sustainability with us! Check out this interview with Morgan Smith, Seafood Watch Senior Market Engagement Manager, for Seafood Month. 🌊 We discuss everything from the Super Green List to what Seafood Watch ratings even mean at the link in our bio, but get a preview by swiping through the carousel or reading on below. 👇

What factors inform the Seafood Watch rating system, and how are the ratings decided?
🟢 They work like a traffic light. Green means go. Green-rated seafood is well managed and caught or farmed responsibly. It poses a low environmental risk.
🟡 We recommend buying yellow-rated seafood if a green-rated option is not available. This seafood poses a moderate environmental risk.
🔴 Red means take a pass for now because this seafood poses a high risk to the environment.

Can you share some background on what motivated the creation of the Super Green List, and how those 10 species were chosen?
Our goal was to curate a list of ocean-friendly and nutritious seafood that is high in omega-3 fatty acids, low in mercury, and, above all, are rated green by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program for environmental sustainability.

What are some misconceptions about seafood that you’d like to challenge with the Super Green List?
One common misconception is that “healthy” seafood always equals “sustainable” seafood. That’s not necessarily true. Some species high in nutrients may come from sources that are overfished or harm the ocean ecosystem.

Finally, what’s one thing you wish everyone knew about Seafood Watch and the important work you do?
No matter where you live, the ocean plays an enormous role in your life. It drives weather and climate, produces oxygen, and acts as a carbon sink. The very same ocean is threatened by climate change, plastic pollution, overfishing, and a host of other issues.

10/27/2025

We're shining a spotlight on Super Green seafood for National Seafood Month — and, no, we don't mean the seafood is just really, really green! 🎣

Since 2002, Bon Appétit has committed to purchasing only green or yellow rated species as defined by the Seafood Watch program. But this year we are thrilled to highlight the Super Green List: Monterey Bay Aquarium's carefully curated collection of 10 seafood species that represent the best of both sustainability AND nutrition.

Why Super Green? This list takes the Seafood Watch rating system one step further.
Every species is not only rated green for environmental sustainability, but also high in omega-3 fatty acids, low in mercury, and verified by the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University as meeting specific health criteria.

What's on the list? It features surprisingly accessible options like farmed shellfish, Arctic char, U.S. farmed rainbow trout, and Alaskan flounder. Other options include farmed seaweed (hello seaweed snacks!), U.S. farmed catfish, and farmed oysters!

Join us in making choices that honor both the incredible bounty of our oceans and our responsibility to protect them. Check out the full Super Green List (and more sustainable seafood ideas!) at the link in our bio.

10/24/2025

Apple diversity matters! 🍎🍏 Although knowing whether to go for the Ashmead’s Kernel or the Hudson’s Golden Gem at your farmer's market is challenging, the large variety of apples, from sweet, tart, crisp, or mealy to every blush in between, is a mechanism for biodiversity, resilience, and a sustainable food future.

A fruitful spectrum of flavor and function. Lesser-known varieties of apples are hallmarks of biodiversity. Each apple varietal has its own genetic quirks that protect all apples from pests, diseases, and climate change.

Apple vs. the monoculture menace. To keep
pests and diseases away from genetically identical crops, industrial farms often rely on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides that lead to soil degradation, water pollution, and more greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, an orchard filled with a rainbow of apple varietals is often more resistant to drought, fungal infections, and more!

Seedling heroes. Heirloom apples have been passed down through generations and, by seeking them out, you're helping keep them alive and in cultivation. When an apple disappears, we also lose an entire lineage of flavor, farming knowledge, and potential resilience.

More than just a pretty peel. Diverse apple varieties support local economies and small-scale farming. Many heirloom apples are grown in smaller orchards by farmers who use ecologically sound practices. Local varieties also tend to be fresher, tastier, and boast a lower carbon footprint!

So, what can you do (other than eating more apples)?
1️⃣ Go to your local farmer's market or purchase community-supported agriculture (CSA) boxes to get rarer varietals.
2️⃣ Ask for the weird ones with a funny name and a gnarly shape!
3️⃣ Support heritage orchards by visiting or ordering from small farms.
4️⃣ Grow your own if you have the space! Many lesser-known varietals are well-suited to backyard growing.

10/23/2025

Stop by Carlton Commons tonight to enjoy an ice cream sundae bar featuring ice cream from Mitchell's!🍨🍦

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