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THE NOURISH LETTER Kevin Nielsen Makes My Job Easier FROM DELIVERY DRIVER TO CHEF

JULY 2018

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O ctober Kitchen is my dream and I am humbled by how much we’ve grown and how many people we’re able to help every day. But I couldn’t do it all on my own. I have a great team of people who help keep all the plates spinning in the air, including my sous-chef, Kevin Nielsen. Chef Kevin started at the bottom of the October Kitchen ladder six years ago, right before he graduated from culinary school. He spent his first day carving turkeys before becoming our first delivery driver and then baking part time. After he finished school, Kevin became our production cook. Not long after, when my chef at the time decided to move into a different position, we promoted Kevin to take over chef duties. It’s one of the best things we’ve ever done. Kevin has always been great at seeing the bigger picture, improvising and thinking on the fly. Having him use those skills in the kitchen has been very valuable. Our entire production got easier and I’m really happy to have Kevin on the team. He makes my job so much easier, so this month I wanted to give everyone a chance to get to know Chef Kevin a little better.

While I was in culinary school, my mom happened to own the hair salon right next door to October

Kitchen. Paul and my mom got to talking and soon I started working on-call two days a week — thanks, Mom! I really did start out at the bottom and just kept working my way up from there. I grew from part-time delivery driver to Paul’s sous-chef. And when Paul’s not in the kitchen, I take on the role of head chef, managing the guys and keeping the ship sailing. Outside of the kitchen, I’m usually on the ice with a hockey stick in hand. I’ve been on the ice since my parents put me in a pair of skates and set me on a frozen pond. I learned to skate right there and have been playing hockey ever since. I played hockey throughout my entire school career, with a brief break during culinary school. These days I’m part of a beer league, playing year-round. I like to be active, so hockey is a great way to spend my free time when I’m not running around the kitchen. It can get pretty wild, but I love being part of October Kitchen. Every week, I’m cooking something new. I never have to make the same thing over and over again and there are always exciting new ingredients to work with. As a chef, I can think of no better place to be. The people are great, the customers are great and I love working at a place where I still have the freedom to play hockey every Sunday night.

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looking at my career path, I figured I had two options: cars or cooking.”

When I began looking at my career path, I figured I had two options: cars or cooking. People always have to drive and people always have to eat, so I’d have job security. Since I love to eat and I love making good meals, I went the food route.

–Kevin Nielsen

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What have we done to deserve dogs? Loving, loyal and bundles of fun, anyone who’s ever owned a dog knows how much joy they bring into our lives. Here are just a few stories about how much good dogs do in the world. Rescues Turned Rescuers The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) helps improve the world on two fronts. They help create more canine response teams to aid in times of crisis and they rescue shelter dogs from an uncertain future. Not every dog will find their forever home, but SDF is all about rescuing rambunctious canines and training them to be dedicated rescue dogs. “What others see as bad behaviors, we see as talent and potential,” says Denise Sanders, SDF’s communications and development officer. Since its founding, SDF has paired 192 dogs with firefighters and first responders across the country, at no cost to the departments. WHO’S A GOOD BOY? Dog Stories That’ll Make Your Tail Wag

Friends Until the End Seventy-year-old Peter Robson adopted his border collie,

Shep, after his wife passed away. For eight years, the two were inseparable, until Robson’s health took a bad turn and he ended up in the hospital. The nursing team worked with the hospital’s infection control to safely help Robson and Shep be reunited one more time. Shep was overjoyed to see his friend again and Robson

passed away a few hours after the visit. Robson’s family shared the story online, thanking the hospital staff for their kindness and adding that they were “absolutely amazed and touched.” History-Making Hero When animal control officials in Florida met Ghost, a young pitbull mix, they declared the deaf and energetic dog “unadoptable.” The dog was scheduled to be euthanized, but thanks to Swamp Haven Rescue, Ghost met Barb Davenport, long-time dog trainer. Davenport specializes in helping challenging dogs become important members of the community. After a lot of hard work, Ghost is now a narcotics detection dog for the Washington Department of Corrections. He’s the first deaf K-9 in the history of Washington state. Here’s to all the dogs who have changed our lives for the better. May you have all the treats and belly rubs you deserve!

How Hot Dogs and Hamburgers Became National Treasures If your plans for this Independence Day involve firing up the barbecue, you’ll probably be cooking two American classics: hot dogs and hamburgers. Come the Fourth of July, families will be grilling up burgers and dogs from sea to shining sea, but it wasn’t always this way. The story of how beef patties and sausages became culinary symbols of our nation will give you plenty of food for thought. hot dogs had become so unquestionably American that THIS AMERICAN GRUB

Franklin Roosevelt famously served them to King George VI during his royal visit in 1939.

THE BURGER Like the hot dog, the exact origin of the beef patty’s eventual “sandwiching” is lost to history. Once again, it was German immigrants who brought their recipes for “Hamburg steak” with them across the Atlantic, but reports vary as to who first sold the meat patty inside a bun. Multiple diners and fairgrounds across America claim to be the home of the first hamburger. All of these claims date to the turn of the 20th century, a time when our nation was faced with feeding a growing working class quickly and cheaply. By the 1950s, the burger had become a symbol of the American everyman. Both the hot dog and hamburger embody the history of our nation. Immigrant traditions merged with blue-collar needs to create two uniquely American foods. It’s fitting that we celebrate America’s birthday with the grub that has grown along with it.

THE HOT DOG It was German immigrants who brought the “frankfurter” and the “wienerwurst” to American soil in the 1800s. There is much debate over who first decided to place one of these franks in a bun, but by the opening of the 20th century, hot dog stands had popped up all over the Eastern Seaboard. We do know the identity of the man who took the hot dog’s popularity to a national level: Nathan Handwerker. A Jewish immigrant from Poland, Nathan sliced buns for a hot dog stand on Coney Island. After scraping together enough money, he quit his job and opened a stand of his own, undercutting his former employer’s prices by half. Not only did Nathan’s hot dogs outsell the competition, the Great Depression made them the perfect food for a nation suddenly living on a tight budget. By the 1930s,

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WHEN GUILTY PLEASURES GO BAD

Tips to Avoid Emotional Eating

TESTIMONIALS At October Kitchen, our mission is to provide delicious, nourishing meals. In doing so, we hope to help our clients lead healthy and independent lives. Nothing fills our hearts more than knowing we’ve succeeded in our goal when we hear such kind words from our clients. “I have been beyond pleased with October Kitchen — the food is excellent, the options are always abundant, the prices are very reasonable and the customer service is on-point. Being able to come home from a long day in the office to a healthy dinner that just needs to be heated up — not to mention, I’m a vegetarian and my husband is not, so two separate meals — is the perfect solution to our busy lives. We actually look forward to dinner time now! (And the best chocolate chip cookies ever!)” –Aradia F. “We got our first shipment today. It was so nice coming home from work to a home-cooked meal. All I had to do to prepare it was pop it in the oven. You can put the trays in the microwave if needed. The food was amazing — very fresh and healthy. The price was very good; I would never be able to go to the grocery store and buy all the ingredients to make this food for less then what this cost. I wish I’d known about this sooner. Looking forward to tomorrow for my next meal!” –Danielle B. it comes to dealing with her own emotional eating, Susan Albers, a psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic and author of the New York Times best-seller “Eating Mindfully,” states, “I say to myself, ‘What is going to make me feel better for longer than 3 minutes?’ Usually, it’s not a cookie.” Don’t skip meals. This is important for maintaining good nutrition as a whole, but eating right can also help with stress management. If you skip breakfast, then get stressed out at around 11 a.m., it’s easier to justify grabbing that doughnut if you’re hungry. Plus, skipping meals can cause your blood sugar to drop, leading to sugar cravings. Give yourself a fighting chance against emotional eating by planning healthy meals and sticking to them. A piece of cake for dessert or buttery popcorn at the movies is fine every now and then, but we shouldn’t let our favorite snacks become coping mechanisms. When you cut out emotional eating, your physical and emotional health will thank you.

There are a lot of ways to deal with stressful situations or negative emotions. Some people engage in hobbies like painting or reading a good book. Some people will go for a jog or practice meditation. Some people call their spouse or best friend. And some people eat. Okay, a lot of people eat. Most of us are guilty of emotional eating at some point in time, but this is a truly unhealthy way to deal with our stress. If you struggle with emotional eating, here are some things you can do to stop the bad habit. Only eat when you’re hungry. The biggest problem with emotional eating is that you aren’t really hungry. So, you consume a bunch of calories your body doesn’t need and it gets stored away as fat. Curb emotional eating by only visiting the fridge when it’s lunchtime and not just because you’re bored or craving sugar. Find a long-term solution. Research shows that the brief satisfaction we get from emotional eating only lasts three minutes. Then we feel unhappy again and reach for another sugary snack. When

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Dog Tails to Warm Your Heart

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Stressful Day? Put Down the Cupcake!

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The Benefits of Mall Walking

THESE MALLS WERE MADE FOR WALKING The Exercise Venue That Will Keep You Cool and Fit

aging. Most malls are also outfitted with EMT kits in the event of a medical emergency. Squeeze in Some Shopping It is still a mall, after all. Why not check a few items off your shopping list or reward yourself with a new pair of sneakers? Getting things done as you exercise makes the experience that much more rewarding. Just remember not to overdo it. Carrying too many shopping bags can place undue stress on your back — and your wallet. You Won’t Be Alone Today, malls are the second-most popular places to walk in America, after neighborhoods. Mall walking has become so big that many communities and senior living centers have put together official groups to stride together. Your local mall may already open early to accommodate walkers. So if you’re looking to make friends in an active, fun-loving community, do some research. Chances are there’s a mall-walking club near you!

If you’re young at heart and looking to stay (or get) in shape this summer, consider taking a trip to the mall. No, not to pick up some hot new exercise product or dietary supplement, but to walk a few laps. Safe and convenient, “mall walking” has become one of the biggest trends in senior fitness. Cool in the Summer, Warm in the Winter This time of year, heatstroke can be a real concern when exercising outside. But that doesn’t mean you have to be a homebody. Because malls are spacious and climate-controlled, they make great year-round walking venues, especially when summer temperatures spike. You don’t even need to put on sunscreen! Rest Stops Abound While the average American shopping center isn’t as scenic as the Appalachian Trail, they are far more convenient. Replete with bathrooms, cool drinking water, and plenty of benches, the mall lets you focus on exercising and removes all of the “what ifs” that come with