I love mixing citrus into my winter meals. It reminds me that sunnier summer days await.
I also LOVE your phrase “be kind to my future self” I’m going to need to incorporate that into my explanations to my bf of why I HAVE TO do these dishes RIGHT NOW

I absolutely enjoy your recipes and am a novice baker. Very inspiring! Living in India , it can be challenging to replace ingredients which aren’t available. But that’s the fun part.

I love love the idea of being nice to your future self. I’m not a cook (i’m lucky enough to live with my parents) but I love all your food pictures. I think I’m going to be nice to my future self and show this to my mom!

This recipe of Pomelo noodle salad sounds so delicious, I have to try it. Thanks for the recipe. And good luck in Tokyo!

Oh my God, I love that… 😀 This is basically my main priority or goal on a daily basis, I feel like, but I never had a sentiment for it. Being nice to my future self. Thank you so much for this! Something went ding-ding-ding in my brain and I’m officially adopting this phrase 😉

This looks so incredibly satisfying. And fun to cook with pomelo. Your photos are stunning Heidi!! xx

I made this last night and my husband and LOVED this. We have several feet of snow with more to come in Leadville, Colorado, but your Pomelo Noodle Salad tasted like spring. I used blood oranges from our Door to Door Organics Produce Box (a livesaver here in Leadville).

Dear Heidi– I LOVED this! Added some mushrooms, baby bok choy and snap peas since I had them hanging out in my fridge. I bought ponzu for the first time and loved that too. Thank you for your creativity!

I love your “being nice to your future self” approach, Heidi. Should practice that more myself. And these pomelo noodles…next time I see pomelos at the store I know that to do with them! Thanks for the huge wave of inspiration. xx

Hi Heidi. This looks exactly like what I want to eat tonight. Amazing, like all your recipes actually. I never tried one that wasn’t good and I did try quite a few. I will have to replace the edamame I am afraid, I’ve never even seen them live around here. Do you think peas would be ok? Or maybe something else? And ponzu sauce is also something completely unavailable in rural Germany but fortunately I found a recipe for it.

“Being nice to my future self”…genius mantra for positive self-talk, Heidi! I’m going to remember this and recommend to my clients. And these noodles, my god they look good and such a beautiful photo too.

Hello dear Heidi,
Our names are Jesse and Jamie and we are two sisters based in Cape Town.
We are the biggest fans of your blog (and store, and recipes)!
We ran our own little cafe for the past four years, Skinny Legs & All, but have recently sold up shop in the hope of new adventures.
We want to document our travels and were hoping you could recommend a camera.
What model do you use? Your pics are always so beautiful…
Sending you sun from the Cape,
J & J

HS:Hi ladies! Thank you!! I hope you have some grand adventures in store. The short version of an answer here is on the digital front over the past few years, I’ve been shooting Sony with my old Leica lenses mounted. First, with the Sony Nex-3, and more recently with the A7….with a small lens, they are great, powerful small cameras, that fit in my purse. I hated lugging big dSLRs around, and this ended up being a great solution. I also usually bring a medium format film camera, but that is a different beast entirely. Give a shout or shoot me an email if you have questions on that front. Safe travels

I need to be nice to my future self more often. Procrastination in a bad friend of mine!
This looks like a lovely salad that would also work as a side. Lovely color, it reminds me of spring.
Have the best time in Tokyo!

I say the same thing—freezer meal? It’s a “gift to my future self”. Love that you do this too, Heidi. And of course, the noodles are beautiful.

I need to take care of my “future self”! Love the story and the refreshing salad.

I love that idea: Being nice to your future self! I am going to try it out and see if it helps me accomplish some of the things that would be more supportive and nice to my future self.
Jan: I know it was not meant to be funny, but I am still laughing… I do so understand!

What a lovely way of phrasing it. Being nice to my future self. To me this notion provides your organised meal with double joy a great salad which is your gift to yours and yours. Thank you.

This is so simple, fresh, and beautiful. I love that you do things for your “future self.” That’s something I need to adopt.

Not knowing what Ponzu Sauce is, I googled a recipe for it. The recipe called for Dashi Sauce. Not knowing what Dashi Sauce is, I googled a recipe for it. The Dashi Sauce called for five more ingredients I did not know. Sigh.

HS: Hi Jan – many markets carry ponzu sauce near soy sauce, or you can approximate it at home. You can use a veg or non-veg option. Or make a simple soy sauce dressing….

I love the idea of being nice to my future self. I try, but now i’m definitely going to be more conscious of that. Also I love, love, love the chive flowers, I actually passed by my chive container in the garden this morning and noticed a couple of them. Now i know exactly what’s gonna happen to those babies. Xo’s

Did you open a store in SF? Going there soon and would love to visit if you do. Thanks!

HS: Just a studio Joanne – but if you want to stop by when you’re in SF just drop us a note – you can check some of the items out in person. Just mail contact AT quitokeeto.com.

May I say, I never regret having subscribed to your email list. I completely relate to the future self thing; it is just what I have been needing to say to myself lately…what I have been on the brink of needing to think. Plus I am sure this being nice to yourself works x 10 if you have kids. I have never been a mom who has things all set and planned. I am constantly not being nice to my future mom self over and over by not leaving things in good shape, or not preparing for things. It was something no one ever taught me to do(if it can be taught). I have always just winged it. I worry with your store that you will discontinue these posts. Please don’t. I think you do such a good job. You combine not just a nourishment of body but of spirit. It is great! And even when I feel like I could never attempt your recipes because of an ingredient that I’ve never used or because I would be eating it alone(and all my hard work would just be for myself), it still doesn’t stop me from enjoying the thought of attempting it. But that’s not to say that I haven’t made a lot of your recipes. Some of them are my old reliables. (Triple Ginger cookies, for instance!) Keep it up!

HS: Thanks Melissa! And, no worries, I love posting here!

I love hearing about your relationship with your future self. I often will say I am doing something to take care of my future self or future me and it is always so fun when I get to enjoy the thoughtful favors of my past self. I am so pleased I am not the only one!

I have just recently discovered the wonders of packing salad in a jar. Now, that will include noodle salads. I will have to adjust this to wheat-free, but look forward to it!

Oh neat! So simple and pretty. I’ve never heard of ponzu sauce, but definitely need to try!

This recipe just brought a smile to my face as my family loves pomelo’s! We buy them from the grocery store and just enjoy them so much by themselves. Have never thought to make them into a salad! How innovative =)

This makes me excited for Spring somehow. Looks so sunny and fresh!!!
xx
Maja

Your photos – as always, are so pretty, perfect, and clean, I’m in awe!
And you’re being good to your future self if you make these kinds of dishes for sure 🙂
I hope you have had a lovely February thus far, and have an amazing time in Tokyo! xx

I love pomelo so normally they’re gone before I have a chance to try including them in a recipe or two. I really like the freshness and colours of your recipe so I’ll have to grab more pomelos when I’m next in Chinatown.

Being nice to my future self : I love this mantra! It must be a fixed rule in my life 😀
Btw, the recipe is so simple and fresh and I love the way you often include micro greens in your recipes ^_^
xo

This looks beautiful – such nice colours. I wish I could find all these fresh ingredients in Berlin. I’m on the hunt!

I must say, the older I get the more I appreciate simple but exciting recipes. The better the quality and taste of the ingredients, the less I need. In that case, your recipe just perfectly falls into my list of things “I definately need to try myself”. And I am especially interested in those ittle flower. I wonder how they taste?
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Chive flowers are so yummy – garlicky and just a little bit sweet. They remind me of my childhood, following Mum around the garden and munching on things as I went … (Nasturtium flowers were another favorite …)

Tonight I fixed this dish. I have pink grapefruits to use and since I was unable to find pomelo a nice sub. Just the ticket for a light meal on a dreary winter day.

Pomelo, ponzu, and sesame is a beautiful combination. As always your photos reflect the quality of your ingredients and recipe!

Stunning! and a great idea. My lunches always involve leftovers from dinner the night before. Still delicious, but definitely not as beautiful.

What a lovely salad. Just perfect for lunch in the cool winter breezes of Maui. Thanks for posting. Have a glorious trip.

I try to make really healthy meals for lunch at work. Present self is not usually nice to next-day self though. Next-day self is usually disappointed.
Unless there’s avocado. That changes everything!

These colors!!! So pretty. And I love the use of pomelo. I’ve only use it in cocktails. Need to give this a try 🙂

I love the freshness of this, and the pops of color! I’ve never worked with chive flowers (or any edible flowers) before, but I may after seeing this! My local grocery store sells all sorts of edible flowers that I’ve always been too intimidated to try.
Also, packed lunches– I feel the same way. I can’t eat out too often, and prefer to cook myself a big batch of something delicious and healthy ahead of time.