Jenny Breen is a Twin Cities champion of food. From the moment we started talking about food systems, cookbooks, the imposter syndrome, and social media, I was hooked. Jenny really understands food systems and is passionate about eating local, sustainable food and regenerative agriculture.

In 2012, Jenny published the cookbook, “Cooking Up The Good Life” because she wanted to contribute healthy, nourishing recipes that could be served at the family table. Try your hand at the Peanut or Sesame Sauce recipe below and then see an example of a recipe that uses the sauce with her Thai Noodle Bowls from her Transforming The Table Blog.

Jenny has many additional recipes here and can be hired for healthy eating consulting, as an educator on nutrition, or as a caterer in your home. Connect with Jenny on Instagram @jennybroccoli 51 or at her website to learn more about her teaching and her services.

Peanut or Sesame Sauce

Ingredients:

1/4 cup rice vinegar1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil1/4 cup peanut butter, tahini, or other nut butter1/4 cup fresh lime juice2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce3 cloves garlic, finely minced (or equivalent in garlic scapes - about 3)1-inch ginger, (peeled with a teaspoon) finely minced 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or sriracha chili sauce

Instructions:

Whisk together vinegar, oils, nut butter or tahini, lime juice, tamari, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes or sriracha in a small bowl. Set aside.

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