👩‍🍳The secret to kitchen confidence?

Hi friends,

A week of elevating leek greens, beet leaves, and other un-loved produce. Championing every edible ingredient over here and hoping to inspire y’all to do the same. Finding a delicious use for unexpected produce is at the top of my dopamine list. But recipe testing has its pitfalls. There is inevitable waste in trial and error and executing the best possible dish. There are mushy lentils and crumbly tahini bars (but I’m still gonna eat that) and in every imperfect bite, a lesson in iteration. How to improve, learn chemical reactions, figure out what is easily repeatable. A process I revere, though not without its frustrations.

Reframe failing in the kitchen to–finding out what doesn’t work. Let the process be focused on information gathering and come cooking with an open mind. This week I’m encouraging you to build your culinary confidence through mistakes. Make them meaningful and I promise you, those moments are what make the chef.

Stay hungry,
Hawnuh Lee | Founder, Closed Loop Cooking

Lemony sautéed beet greens.

The dish >>

• Resharing and shooting my favorite leek + lentil whole wheat pasta.

• Served well with a side of lemony sautéed beet greens. (A great use-it-up recipe if you’ve made walnut beet hummus anytime lately.)

• The quiet joy of doing the dishes. Great read.

• Can I come to your pickle party?

• Trying to keep my head in the sand a little but here’s the latest environmental fuckery.

• Have you heard about food waste prevention week?

• For those looking–the Sustainable Food Jobs list is a great resource.

• LA folks, look into attending Climate Chisme.

• Admiring these pasta place cards.

• Did you catch my latest Afternoon Live cooking segment?

Spring break newsletter pause y’all! Stay tuned.

Tofu smiles.

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