Finally, a Bolognese Sauce that is 3 in 1: Delicious, Versatile and Healthy
A thick and rich tomato Bolognese sauce is a gift for the home chef. That is because it is so versatile. A new sauce we have discovered is Otamot, and its versatility is perfect for these challenging times.
This organic sauce is made from vine ripened tomato, carrots, red bell peppers, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, spinach, red beets, sweet onions, garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, and shiitake mushrooms. Otamot is also certified as vegan, gluten-free, and GMO-verified.
We have used this sauce on everything from pastas such as tortellini and ravioli, to the base for deep dish pizza, to meatball sandwiches. It has yet to fail us!
Based in Brooklyn, the brand was founded by a dad Andrew Suzuka, who wanted his daughter to be able to eat healthier while enjoying her meals. As Suzuka says, “Tomato sauce CAN be packed with vegetables, vitamins, antioxidants and have no added sugar or preservatives.”
Find it at https://www.otamotfoods.com
A Taste for Travel? Try this Serrano Ham and Cheese Sandwich
Food and travel go hand-in-hand. You simply cannot visit a place without tasting at least some of its cuisine. Fortunately, even when you are not traveling you can still experience some of that cuisine at home.
For example, if you are thinking about Spain then you might enjoy a little snack to enhance those memories, such as the recipe for this open-faced Spanish style sandwich. It is simple to make. The ingredients are premium Serrano ham, a choice of Brie, Camembert, or a soft cheese from Spain, a bit of extra-virgin olive oil, and some slightly toasted bread, such as sliced sourdough.
Simply toast the bread, add a bit of cheese, lay a piece of Serano ham across it, and lightly drizzle with olive oil.
Enjoy with your beverage of choice, such as a glass of Rioja, or even a California Pinot Noir or Chardonnay.
Find Serrano ham online at the Spanish Table, and olive oil from Wild Groves.
ENTREPRENEUR INNOVATION: Makeshift Weight Uses Canned Foods for Home Workouts
Stuck at home without workout equipment, yet have a pantry-full of cans during shelter in place? Enter the perfect recipe for a healthy body: MakeWeight, an innovative gadget that can act as a makeshift set of weights without breaking the bank or taking up space. Emily Fukunaga, nifty inventor obsessed with reducing waste, is a management consultant working with Fortune 50 companies streamlining businesses, and had her “aha” moment during the COVID pandemic when she found she had no weights or workout equipment in her apartment during lockdown. Pre-covid she hadn’t purchased weights due to space limitations and because she was going to the gym. In midst of quarantine, weights are impossible to find online. Her solution? Cans doubling as weights for her workout routine before eating them.
The MakeWeight device allows users to install desired weight in the form of food cans to create flexible workout equipment at home, inspiring you to exercise with what you have around the house. Emily says, “I wanted to create a tool to help folks with this solution. As I thought more about it, even outside of COVID there is an opportunity to use it; with small apartments or budgets, you can just buy one item that allows you to adjust the weight that goes into it. I love the idea of utilizing capacity, and now people may use cans without buying separate weights. The MakeWeight currently has one product that turns cans into a dumbbell, but the idea doesn’t stop there. I would love to make it so that people can use heavier weights, different shaped items, and products for different types of workouts, like kettlebells or a bench press.”
More about Emily Fukunaga:
Management consultant by day and entrepreneur by night, Emily has a passion for tinkering and making things that help people and the planet. She worked for the last 10 years in the consumer goods and retail industry and graduated with an MBA from Columbia Business School in 2018. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and moving to Colorado College for school, then to Hong Kong for work, Emily currently lives in Baltimore and has worked extensively with PwC in strategy consulting.
Noah Cyrus on Diplo’s new country album, Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil
Diplo is taking it out of the clubs and into the country, with a new country music album that is dropping. The album includes collabs with some interesting names, such as Noah Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Zac Brown & Danielle Bradbery, Cyrus, Peck and more. The album is called, DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER 1: SNAKE OIL.
Directed by longtime collaborator Brandon Dermer—who directed all the videos for this album—“On Mine” was shot at Far West Farms in Calabasas, where Cyrus grew up riding horses, and follows videos for “Do Si Do” featuring Blanco Brown and “Dance With Me” featuring Thomas Rhett and Young Thug.
Additionally, Diplo debuts a Snake Oil-themed digital board game today—play it here. Fans can roll the die and play as Diplo as he journeys west and encounters the various artists featured on the album.
Snake Oil includes double Platinum single “Heartless” with Morgan Wallen (and its alternate version with Julia Michaels, which is climbing pop radio charts), “Lonely” with Jonas Brothers, “Do Si Do” with Blanco Brown and “So Long” with Cam.
DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER 1: SNAKE OIL
Check out the Playlist
- Intro feat. Orville Peck
- So Long feat. Cam
- Heartless feat. Morgan Wallen
- Lonely with Jonas Brothers
- Dance With Me feat. Thomas Rhett & Young Thug
- Do Si Do feat. Blanco Brown
- On Mine feat. Noah Cyrus
- Real Life Stuff feat. Julia Michaels & Clever
- Hometown feat. Zac Brown & Danielle Bradbery
- Heartbreak feat. Ben Burgess
- Heartless with Julia Michaels & Morgan Wallen
- Old Town Road (Diplo Remix)
Diplo—who grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida—has long been incubating ideas for this country project, bringing it to the public for the first time at Stagecoach’s first ever Late Night dance party in 2019, where he welcomed Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus for the live debut of “Old Town Road.” Diplo also released his own remix of “Old Town Road” and appeared on stage at the 2020 Grammys for a performance of the #1 hit alongside Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mason Ramsey, BTS and more.