We’ve been making more of an effort to use up everything we purchase when food shopping. That does get to be a challenge between the buying ahead that happens during the Winter months (in case weather prevents us from getting out) and shortages caused by COVID. This week I had quite a bit of Lacinto…
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19 March 2021: Skillet Gnocchi with Chard & White Beans
Food shopping, even now after a full year of the pandemic, continues to be a challenge for us. We’ve found that agile substitutions whenever planning a week’s cooking and eating is a skill that continues as spot shortages in food supplies continue. This skillet dinner was a good one for us. It employs shelf stable…
14 August 2016: Tuscan Kale Salad
Here in the Northeast, local farmers have had a lot of difficulty bringing greens to market throughout this prolonged drought. So when I scored some kale at this week’s market, I wasn’t too particular whether or not it was Tuscan, Lacinto, or any other tasty variety; I was just happy to be able to purchase…
29 August 2015 Moroccan Stew With Kale
posted by Plant-Based Cooking. Copyright 2011-2015 by Diane Smith and plantbasedcooking.com. All Rights Reserved. Moroccan Stew With Kale You would have to be living in a vacuum to have missed out on the popularity of kale over the last several years. This stew from Diane Cook takes advantage of kale but also a spice melange from…
04 Jan 2014 Kale Chips
We finally got an opportunity to visit the Chelmsford Agway Winter Farmer’s Market this weekend. Not only was a great excuse for breaking out of the house after the end-of-week snowstorm, it was reinvigorating to visit with and buy from local farmers and businesses. And it was the perfect catalyst for getting both Adrien and…
27 Mar 2011 Greens with Carrots, Feta Cheese and Brown Rice
Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Greens with carrots, feta cheese and brown rice. Downloaded from the web on 3/26/2011. My Comment: About 6 months ago, I received a bunch of kale as part of our CSA share. Having never had kale before, I hadn’t a clue what to do with it. Over time I’ve discovered…
7 Mar 2011 Whole Wheat Pasta with Kale & Sundried Tomatoes
Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Whole wheat pasta with kale and sundried tomatoes. Downloaded from the web on March 6, 2011. My comment: Kale is a great green and generally pretty inexpensive! I used a red kale with this recipe and changed from Great Northern Beans to Black Beans because that is what I had…
The Fab Five
My Comments: This week I’ve been down and out with yet another virus, one of the hazards of working in an elementary school. So what do we do when no one is in the mood — or otherwise able — to cook? We eat leftovers that we’ve frozen from past meals. At Adrien’s suggestion then,…
20 Jan. 2011 Kale Lasagna Diavolo
Adapted from Asbell, R. “One food five ways: Kale“. Vegetarian Times. (January/February 2011). Issue 382, Vol. 37, No. 2. p 79. My Comments: In college, I was known as the person who knew how to make lasagna — when we got together with friends, that was the dish I always made for our group dinners….
Four Nights A Week 