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🚀 Kathryn Bigelow: Charting Success in Late Career

🚀 Kathryn Bigelow: Charting Success in Late Career

PLUS: Announcing This Week’s Giveaway

Live Well Now
February 12, 2024

Today On the Menu:

👩‍🎓 Today In Women’s History: Celebrating Joan Mitchell

💪 Motivation: Kathryn Bigelow: Charting Success in Late Career

🍎 The Health Corner: Curried Pumpkin Soup Recipe

PLUS: Announcing This Week’s Giveaway

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On This Day In Women’s History:

February 12, 1926: Joan Mitchell was born.

Joan Mitchell, abstract painter, creations included many 6- and 8-foot canvasses with animals, her poetry also included nature and animals subjects.

ANNOUNCING THIS WEEK’S GIVEAWAY

This week, we will be gifting a Ceramic Vase to one of the dedicated readers of our newsletter. The lucky winner of this week’s prize will be announced and contacted on Friday.

Kathryn Bigelow: Charting Success in Late Career

Kathryn Bigelow's directorial journey had its ebbs and flows through her 30s and 40s, marked by somewhat successful films and intermittent breaks between projects. However, it was in her late fifties that she witnessed a transformative moment in her career with the release of the hit film "The Hurt Locker."

Directed by Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker" achieved remarkable success, clinching six Academy Awards, including the prestigious 'Best Picture.' At the age of 57, Kathryn Bigelow made history as the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. This groundbreaking achievement not only solidified her status as one of America's most recognizable directors but also positioned her as a prominent advocate for addressing gender inequality in Hollywood.

The success of "The Hurt Locker" served as a powerful example of Bigelow's influential role in challenging industry norms and advocating for increased opportunities for women in the world of filmmaking. Her journey acts as proof of the potential for groundbreaking achievements later in one's career, debunking the notion that success is confined to specific age brackets.

Until tomorrow,

Emma, Live Well Now Team

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If you do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.”

- Katharine Hepburn

CURRIED PUMPKIN SOUP RECIPE

👍 Live Well Now Approved | Low Calorie

You Will Need:

2 1/2 lbs sugar pumpkin, seeded, skinned and cubed

1 1/2 lbs butternut squash seeded, peeled and cubed

3 tbsp olive oil

2 onions, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tbsp curry powder

1/2 tsp grated nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp red pepper (optional)

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper (more for serving)

6 cups chicken or vegetable stock

1/2 cup coconut milk (more for serving)

jalapeño, seeded, sliced (optional)

cilantro (optional)

pumpkin seeds (optional)

Directions:

1. Prepare the pumpkin and butternut squash, if you have a sharp peeler, it actually works quite well to use it to remove the skins from the squash. Cube the pumpkin and squash flesh into 2-3” chunks.

2. Heat the oil in a large dutch oven or heavy soup pot, sauté onions until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 2 more minutes.

3. Add the pumpkin, squash, curry, nutmeg, ginger, red pepper, salt and pepper and stock. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until squash is tender and can be pierced with a fork, about 15-20 minutes.

4. Puree the soup in a food processor or blender in small batches.

5. Once your soup is nice and creamy return it to the pot. Add your coconut milk, additional salt and pepper if needed and warm it back up over medium heat.

6. Serve with pumpkin seeds, a swirl of extra coconut milk, sliced jalapenos and a little cilantro. Enjoy!

Cook Time: 20 mins | Servings: 6

Calories: 176 cals | 2g Protein | 28g Carbs | 8g Fat

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