Kale Recipes
Cauliflower Crust “Pizza”
This recipe first caught my eye through a website called Naked Moxie. She, in turn, had seen this crazy idea for cauliflower crust through a blog called Casey Cooke: Jersey Shore Wildtree. When I saw the recipe, I simply had to try it. I mean, a cauliflower crust? That is some seriously clever thinking! This was…
Sauteed Kale with Pancetta
A nutritional powerhouse, kale is truly one of my all-time favorite vegetables and I find ways to put it in everything from soups and salads to frittatas. Simply sauteing with a little garlic and onion is a quick and delicious preparation and a superb salad substitute. Adding a small amount of pancetta will add a smoky,…
Kale Chips
We grow kale in our garden and eat it in a myriad of ways. Our plants actually survived past Christmas this year. My kids seriously love it. Our chickens love it, too. (That’s a whole other interesting story!) Knowing kale might not be a hit with two young boys, the first way I ever served…
Pancetta, Kale, and Parmesan Frittata
Frittatas are quick, easy, and a simple salad or cooked vegetable turns them into a well-rounded meal. Or serve this filling, flavorful recipe with a side of fruit for a lovely breakfast or brunch. Frittatas truly are fast food. A quick saute, five minutes in the oven, and you have a great meal. Frittatas are…
Slow Cooker Turkey Tenderloin with Wild Rice and Butternut Squash
Hearty, wholesome, and hands off, this all-in-one slow cooker meal is perfect comfort food throughout the colder months. Out of the crock pot and onto the plate. Dinner tonight was as easy as it was delicious. It had everything in it – juicy, tender turkey for filling protein, wild rice for high-quality carbs, colorful…
Kale Salad with Peanut Dressing
Addiction, obsessions…call them what you may. I have several of them pertaining to food, some of them more virtuous than others. Kale is one of the virtuous ones. (Most of the non-virtuous ones pertain to ice cream and chocolate, and I have much to say about them at a later date.) My family has eaten…
