fftf: 3 secrets to fast, easy, healthy cooking *without* recipes

Hello and happy Friday,

This is me looking ridiculous in a respirator mask I bought so I could go outside in the smoke here in SF (and yes, it's smoky again bc more fires 😢 ). This photo kind of sums up my thoughts on this year... but if there's one positive thing 2020 has made clear to me, it's that my intuitive cooking lifestyle is SO ingrained, I can rely on it to keep me solidly healthy and eating delicious food, no matter how lazy, unmotivated, or down I get.

This past summer was seriously ROUGH for me from a mental health perspective. I've never been quite so down for a full three months like I was in June - August. I've never been less motivated or inspired to cook. I had barely any energy for it. (Which for me - who's obsessed with food - means something was really not good.) And yet, as I scroll back through my phone, there are still countless photos of simple, delicious, healthy meals that sustained me through the sad times. Yes, I did buy a few pints of ice cream and ate more chocolate than usual, but mostly I ate meals that I made in 20 mins or less without a plan, without a recipe, simply by opening the fridge and cooking from what I had. Here are some of the photos I found:

Reflecting on the summer makes it ever more clear to me just how well my system works, and also how much I want to share it with YOU and everyone who needs it! We ALL need and deserve to be EXTRA well fed, no matter what life throws at us, and ESPECIALLY when it's throwing ALL THE SH*T like it is these days.

You deserve FREAKING DELICIOUS meals, every single day, and I can show you how to make them with ease and joy and do it consistently. Which is why I am gonna teach you my secrets! For free! In 3 LIVE Happy Hour classes starting next week:

Monday 10/5 at 12pm PDT
Tuesday 10/6 at 6pm PDT
Friday 10/9 at 2pm PDT

This class is called:

3 secrets to fast, easy, healthy cooking *without* recipes:
the never-before-seen keys to my intuitive cooking lifestyle
how I make 80% of my meals in 20 mins or less

You can read more about it and sign up at this link.

Best of all, you'll get to see me LIVE!!! We can connect like, face to face (sort of!) instead of just via this email! I'm working on my presentation and seriously, it's some of my best work. The lessons are coming out clearer than ever! I'm telling ya, you don't wanna miss it. I hope you'll join me! Link to sign up here. Happy weekend!

Love,
Jess

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In case you missed out, here are a few past issues to check out:

September 11: what’s the point?!
September 4: my #1 secret to a super fresh, waste-free crisper drawer
August 28: introducing... the "diet" I live by 💥
August 21: {recipe} 15 minutes to cooling breakfasts all week long!
July 31: 2 mins work ➡️ week's worth of sustenance
July 24: is there hidden cash in your trash can?
July 17: Crunchy spices + refreshment?! YES and I’m OBSESSED
June 26: 5 ingredients, 5 minutes - a favorite summer salad
April 17: I’m 100% sure you can do this veggie trick
April 3: my dad’s surprising vitamin advice

Hi, I'm Jess! I help health-conscious, busy people transform their cooking from "chore" to "whippin it up!" through intuitive cooking, which I teach through online classes, free content, coaching and more. This is my newsletter, Food for Thought Fridays, where I share highly actionable tips and inspiration to help you cook more intuitively (which makes cooking feel easier and SO much more fun!). Once a month, I share a recipe that's really worth making, and I only share those with my email subscribers.

I currently work + live on land that is the unceded territory of the Ramaytush Ohlone. And I can't wait to eat at Cafe Ohlone when they reopen someday! Check out this article about them.