Kale

Cassoulet

This is a variation on the traditional French casserole, Cassoulet, made with sausage, beans, tomatoes, kale and topped with crunchy, buttery bread crumbs. It got 2 big thumbs up from my daughter. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 12 oz Italian sausage 1 onion, diced 2 c carrot, shredded 3 cloves garlic, minced 14.5 oz fire-roastedContinue reading “Cassoulet”

Crunchy Kale Salad

My kale is growing out of control right now so I had to find a way to use it and this delicious, simple salad was born. We served it with bbq sausages and fresh sourdough bread. Ingredients: 4 c kale, chopped 1/2 medium sweet onion, sliced very thin 1/4 c walnuts, chopped Dressing Ingredients: 75Continue reading “Crunchy Kale Salad”

Mediterranean Vegetable Bake

I absolutely love this recipe and it’s a great way to use zucchini when it’s in abundance in the middle of summer. Although truthfully, I make it with whatever vegetables I have in the fridge. I’ll swap kale, spinach and swiss chard interchangeably. Sometimes I will add eggplant. If I don’t have mushrooms around, I’llContinue reading “Mediterranean Vegetable Bake”

Italian Bean & Kale Soup

I’ve been obsessively reading books by Frances Mayes, who wrote the biographical Under a Tuscan Sun, which was made into a movie with Diane Lane (note: the movie is not at all the same as what really happened). Her passion for everything Tuscan, from art to gardening, to cooking, to decorating, has me inspired andContinue reading “Italian Bean & Kale Soup”

Tortellini, Sausage & Kale Soup

I love this recipe, it’s in regular rotation in my house. I love to heat it up in the morning and throw it in a thermos for lunch at work. I use the fresh, packaged 3-Cheese tortellini available in the refrigerated deli section at the grocery store. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 lb turkeyContinue reading “Tortellini, Sausage & Kale Soup”

Healthy Sausage & Kale Soup

In this yummy soup cauliflower replaces the potatoes from the traditional recipe, making it lower carb and appropriate for keto or Atkins diets. INGREDIENTS: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 lb Italian sausage 1 small onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced ½ tsp red pepper flakes ¼ tsp black pepper ½ tsp salt 1 small headContinue reading “Healthy Sausage & Kale Soup”