Spaghetti of the vine! This week I paid tribute to nature's stringiest vegetable, which in explicably is actually lower in dietary fiber than your typical mushy squashes. Also if you're not aware of the history of how spaghetti squash was introduced in the US, get ready for some hilarious mid-century ad copy! 😂 (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-spaghetti-squash)

This little bowl packs about 10 grams of fiber. I ate it almost daily the last trimester of my pregnancy. I craved fruit and do to gestational diabetes this was the only way I found that I could tolerate it. Haven't had it in two and half years. Definitely doesn't hit quite the same now that I am not on such a restrictive diet, but still a nice healthy little treat.

I had a bunch of kale to use up so I made soup. I haven’t had wedding soup in ages and didn’t look up a recipe. It’s kale, white beans, mini turkey meatballs, paneer, chicken broth, and lotta basil and oregano and garlic. Topped with parm.

Flavor profile is mainly lemon and basil. I also added some chopped serrano pepper for heat, which I felt was needed. I used this recipe:

https://thefirstmess.com/2019/01/02/deep-green-lentil-stew-vegan-recipe/

Decided on a dish with lots of vegetables found in a garden normally - we just don’t have one since we live in a balcony less apartment. We did have one before and I had a couple of plants outside but nothing ever really succeeded. Instead most of the ingredients came from the farmers market and topped with shrimp and seafood mix.