The heart wants what it wants

And that's salad, pasta and cake, ok??

I almost started this newsletter with “She’s baaaaackkk!” even though….I was never gone? But it feels like I’ve been gone, since this past week I’ve felt relatively checked-out. To fill you in on the drama-that-is-remarkably-low-key-drama, Eric got very sick last week, which then lead me to wondering if I, too, would get sick. For context - I’m not the kind of person who gets sick. I like to think of my white blood cells as fashion magazine interns who are out to prove something - they just don’t quit. So when I got sick, I felt remarkably let down.

And in my haze of sick-but-not-totally-sick days (my magazine interns were still hustling), my food turned into only the foods I was craving. Which is a catch-22 in the food social media scene. Sometimes what I’m craving is not always the most eye-catching, or innovative, or save-worthy, and let’s be honest, if I ate only what I was craving I would probably only eat this Gochujang Brothy Bean recipe for the rest of my life. But sometimes the heart wants what it wants, and this week that was just simple salad, even easier pasta, and lastly, a mindless (but delicious!) cake. And if it’s crave-worthy, that makes it share-worthy in my books.

But enough about my interns and my cravings (this is also so I can hurry up and get to the farmer’s market today!) On to the weekly round-up!

The week in review!

Cabbage Salad with Charred Lemon Dressing & Grated Walnuts - this salad is just a healthy pile of love and I ate it for like five meals this week, plus I included a little POV on credentials in this video here.

Simple Cilantro Pasta - after I eat enough salads, I eventually want something hearty to balance it out. This pasta was the perfect balance of bright and interesting, yet still filling and warm. Video here.

And your early peek at the Raspberry Matcha Poundcake that goes live today! If you have some raspberries on their last legs, make this. If you forgot about Easter brunch, make this.

And that’s it for the week! I hope you all have been doing well and that your spring is starting off spring-y. I’m just out here hoping our 65 degree weather days stick around a bit longer…

PS, any cravings, requests, or vegetables you have but don’t know what to do with? Tell me here! I’m ready to get creative <3

Until next week,

Xoxo,

Miranda Priestly (_Snacks)