Meal Shortcuts

4 recipes to make life a 'lil easier

Gooood morning beautiful people & happy Sunday. It is an extra Sunday type of Sunday because it is a three-day weekend. I hope everyone is resting and restoring today. It is supposed to — fingers crossed — snow in New York today. I’m at that point where if it is going to be this cold like let’s get something out of it??

it is a quesadilla type of day

There are a lot of new faces here (hi, welcome, thanks for being here ily) so just to let ya know, I do these meal shortcuts about every other week. I’m not much of a meal prepper because I like choosing what I want to eat based on what I’m craving that day. I am all about listening to my intuition when it comes to food and I think sometimes the meal prep forces me into a box. Like if I prepped a salmon bowl but then don’t want the salmon bowl — what is the point? So this is a balance to it all. Little ways to make my life easier throughout the week — shortcuts.

You can find all the rest of my meal shortcuts on my page for more inspo, plus tons of other recipes and deep dives. As always, let me know if you have ANY questions, and also join the chat if you have not yet because it is such an amazing group of people and we talk all the time —

Okkkkaaayyy let’s get intoooo itttt….

On the Menu:

• Homemade Cough Syrup (aka Nature’s ‘Antibiotic’)

• Einkorn Flour Burrito Sized Tortillas

• Honey Almond & Walnut Banana Bread

• Greek & Kefir Frozen Yogurt

Homemade Cough Syrup

Ingredients*

• 1 cup raw honey (Or enough to submerge ingredients — I prefer manuka)

• 1 onion

• 4 garlic cloves

• 2 tbsp grated ginger

• 1/2 tsp ceylon cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

• optional: pinch of saffron

Recipe

1. Finely chop the onion, mince garlic, and grate ginger — place in a clean glass jar

2. Add in ceylon cinnamon, turmeric, and saffron

3. Pour raw honey over the top, ensuring everything is fully submerged. Stir gently to combine

4. Cover the jar and let it sit at room temperature for 8-12 hours or overnight (The honey will draw out the healing properties and juices from the ingredients, creating a potent and liquidy syrup) — I mix the jar every couple of hours when I am awake to ensure everything is submerged

5. After infusion, strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a clean jar, pressing down on the solids to extract every drop of syrup

Notes & How to Use:

• As always, to get the most out of this I recommend using quality ingredients — organic and/or grown by a trusted local farmer

• To store, keep the syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It should last a couple weeks or longer, just make sure to smell/check to make sure it isn’t spoiled — it will already have a strong smell naturally due to the ginger, garlic, etc... (Signs of spoilage are whiteness, mold, super sour smell, or a lot of foam)

• Don't double dip — keep wet spoons out of the jar and always use a clean spoon to prevent moisture from getting in

• Take 1-2 teaspoons as needed to soothe coughs, sore throats or support overall immunity

Ideas for the Leftover Strained Mixture:

• Tea Infusion: Simmer the leftover solids in water for 5-10 minutes to make a soothing immune supporting tea. Sweeten with a little more honey if desired

• Soup Base: Add the strained mixture to a pot of broth or soup

• Cooking: Mix the leftovers into stir-fries or marinades

• Compost: If you don’t plan to reuse the solids, they can enrich your compost

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Einkorn Flour Burrito Sized Tortillas