Showing posts with label kale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kale. Show all posts

Friday's Fare

Posted Friday, July 15, 2011 by Kally83
PhotobucketI love kale! It's relatively versatile and a powerhouse of nutrition. One cup of raw kale contains 1g of dietary fibre, 2g of protein and accounts for 206% of your Vitamin A, 134% of your Vitamin C, 9% of your Calcium and 6% of your Iron. It's also a good source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folate, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Copper AND Manganese. (source)

One of my favourite ways to serve kale is in this soup:




Veggie Kale Soup

A dollop of oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic
1 bunch kale, remove stems and chop leaves
4 cups veggie broth
4 cups water
1 can diced tomatoes
6 white potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 cans black beans
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 tbsp dried parsley


Heat oil in large soup pot. Cook onion and garlic til soft. Add in kale and cook until wilted. Stir in the rest. Simmer on medium for about 25 minutes (potatoes should be cooked through).

Notes: I always hate putting actual measurements for soup so use this as a framework. You can use any kind of beans you like. You can add salt and pepper but I find the soup tasty enough without (and if you opt to use just water and a bouillon cube you'll have more than plenty of salt)

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Full Moon Blessings!!!

This and That

Posted Thursday, May 5, 2011 by Kally83
*yawn* I'm exhausted this morning. Bean decided to wake up every 2 hours or so again last night. Truth be told the longest stretch he's ever slept is 5 hours at a time and really that's only happened a hand full of times but I guess once you get a little extra sleep your body starts craving it.

Day 5 of Meatless May and so far, so good :) We're loosely following a meal plan from here and the food has been sooooo good. Last night we went out because we had to go to the mall and buy a new car seat for Bean (he's getting too big for his little bucket seat...where does the time go?) I had a mushroom pasta that was pretty good. I think I'm enjoying forcing myself outside of the box. For every restaurant that we frequent, I basically have one go-to meal but they all contain meat so as we make the rounds, I'm having to try something new.

I made kale chips for the first time yesterday. I meant to post a picture but Munchkin and I ate through them too quickly......here's the recipe I used although I'd like to try experimenting with different flavours the next time.

Finally, the big excitement around here is all of the Farmer's Markets opening this weekend!!! We'll be going on Saturday so I'll plan to take some photos!