Kale with Canadian Bacon and Egg

This was delicious!

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped

2 brussel sprouts, chopped
1/2 tsp Shiba's Popping Seeds
1/2 tsp curry powder

Add and continue saute
3 slices of pre-cooked Canadian Bacon, chopped up
20 grapes, halved

Add, cover and wilt
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size
1/3 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp white wine

Mix up veggies and make space in the middle
to fry1 egg

Serve with a splash of Worcestershire sauce

Rated a 4.65 on the Kale Scale.

Kale Pepitas Spicy Sauce

After deciding to just have Kale sauted with onion, I couldn't help but keep adding some things on hand to make this more palatable. The end result was delicious!

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp Shiba's Popping Seeds
1/3 cup Onion, chopped

Add and continue sauteing
1/3 tsp hot curry chutney
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp ginger root (from jar)
5 green olives, halved.
2 Morningstar veggie patties, chopped up

Add, mix up
2 tsp balsamic vinegar
1 oz white wine

Add, cover, wilt greens
1+ cup kale, ripped to bitesize
2 tsp pumpkin seeds, roasted

Serve and enjoy!

Rated a 4.65 on the Kale Scale.

Kale with Egg and Popping Seeds

A quick thrown together meal. It turned out to be pretty good!  I am using purple kale this week. It looks dark in the picture. But, purple food is good for you food!

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup onion, cut up
1 brussel sprout, cut up
1 tsp Shiba's Popping Seeds



Add, cover and wilt the kale, as desired (2-5 min)
1/2 cup almond milk
1.5 Tbsp date crumbles from Bob's Red Mill
1.25 cups purple kale, cut up finer than usual

After the kale is wilted, and all is mixed up, spread apart and put in the middle
1 egg, beaten with 1/3 cup almond milk

After the egg sets a bit, scramble it all up and serve.

Sprinkle with a bit of Worcestershire sauce.

Enjoy!


Rated a 4.65 on the Kale Scale.

Savory Kale with Grapes and Persimmon

Spent the day mowing yard and other work to put the lawn to bed for the winter. Wasn't sure I wanted to bother with cooking, but this turned out so good, I'm glad I did! Very tasty! 

Saute
1.5 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1/3 cup fennel bulb, chopped
1 tsp Shiba's Popping Seed
1 tsp Ras el hanout spice

Add and continue saute
18 grapes, halved
1 persimmon, cored, chopped (leave the peel on)

Reduce heat, add, cover, wilt and let the liquid sauce up a bit
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces
1 oz white wine
1/4 cup soy milk

Mix it all up, serve and enjoy!


Rated a 4.67 on the Kale Scale.

Mashed Squash with Shiba's Popping Seeds

Shiba's Popping Seeds formed the basis for my experiment to night. This new spice is something I picked up at the grocery store this week. The seeds are a mix of cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, bishop seeds, nigella seeds, fennel, dill seeds.  This was a great mashed side dish!

Saute til seeds' aroma is wafting
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp Popping Seeds

Add and continue til almost done
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1 brussel sprout, chopped
1 fingerling potato, sliced fine
1/4 cup fennel bulb, chopped

Add and mash
3/4 cup acorn squash, pre-cooked (using one I cooked up this weekend)
1/3 cup soy milk

Add, mix everything up and continue simmer, lower heat
1 oz white wine
1 Tbsp fig balsamic vinegar
1/4 tsp turmeric ground

Steam in microwave
1+ cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Add kale to the Popping Seeds mix, and stir it all up.

Serve and enjoy!

Rated a 4.77 on the Kale Scale