Kale Brussel Pineapple with Ginger

End of the week, end of the food supply before replenishing with the next grocery run. Using what's on hand.

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, chopped
3 brussel sprouts, chopped up
1 bunch green onions, white part, sliced

Add and continue saute
2 tbsp olives, chopped (canned)
1/2 cup pineapple, raw, chopped up
25 grapes, halved
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ras el hanout

Add, cover, wilt as desired
1+ cup Kale, ripped up to bite size pieces
1 oz white wine

Serve with
1 tsp dukkah
1 tbsp Feta cheese crumbles

Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.

Macaroni Cheese and Kale

Needed a quick meal before going to a civic meeting tonight. Annie's makes a boxed mac'n'cheese that works great for these situations.

Make the Mac'n'Cheese according to package instructions. I'll be using half the package which works out nutritionally to 1.25 servings - which I accounted for in the nutritional count.

While the shells are boiling, cut up 1+ cup of kale into thin strips.

When mixing the cheese and milk to the pasta, add 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp chili powder, and a dash of Mrs Dash.

After the pasta is done and mixed with the cheese, save half for another night.

Add the kale to the serving that is left,, and mix thoroughly, wetting the kale with the pasta cheese mix completely. The kale will wilt just a bit from the heat of the macaroni.

Serve and enjoy!

Rated a 4.69 on the Kale Scale.

Spiced Acorn Squash with Kale

Another squash recipe from my archives, to which I embellished a bit. The squash recipe is a keeper!

Bake the squash this way:
Cut the squash in half; bake acorn squash with some 100% orange juice in the cavity of each half; along with ground ginger, nutmeg and ras el hanout. No butter. No sugar. No oil.

When it has about 15 minutes left, I added couple tablespoons of buttermilk to each cavity. Mostly because I had some, and thought it might add something. It didn't hurt.

Once the squash is done, let it cool a bit. Then scoop out the squash meat and put in a bowl.

Add to the squash meet, some dukkah and some parmesan cheese.

Steam
1 cup kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Mix up
Half of the baked spiced, squash meet
Steamed kale pieces

Serve with a topping of
1.5 oz of greek non-fat plain yogurt



Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes Kale with Egg and More

Using up my leftovers!  I was just going to do the Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with ripped up kale, but found some extra lean boneless tiny pork chops (really small, and thin) and an egg. So here's what I did with this stuff.

Saute
1 tsp olive oil
1 serving of Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
1+ cup Kale, ripped to bite size pieces
2 oz extra lean boneless pork chops (this is two of them they are about 1 oz each)

Heat this through, wilt the kale.

Add
1 tsp olive oil and stir up the mix.
Make a hole in the middle of the saute mix.
1 egg - fry in the middle of the pan with the Kale mix around it.
Turn over - fry til as done as you want the egg.

Serve with a splash of worcestershire sauce.

Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.

Buttermilk Mashed Kale and Potatoes

Yesterday, I made Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes - one of those recipes I saved from the last 10 years. Delicious, too! This recipe calls for carmelizing sliced onion and adding to the mashed potatoes - and a bit of chili powder, ras el hanout. Also, add peas, and chives (but I didn't have any chives this month). I used 2 little fingerling potatoes, 2 yukon potatoes, and 2 purple potatoes. All small. And of course in mashing, add up to 3/4 cup buttermilk. Yum!

Today, I mixed my 1+ cup of kale, ripped to bite size pieces, with a serving of the mashed potatoes - microwaved 2 minutes.

Serve with a topping of Feta cheese.

Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.

Cabbage, Pineapple and Kale Sauted with Wine

Pulling together several things in the refrigerator for this one.  This turned out to be very tasty!

Saute
2 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup cabbage, chopped
1/3 cup pineapple, chopped
7 olives, castelvetrano, halved
2 fingerling potatos, sliced fine
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1/2 tsp ras el hanout

Let that cook for a bit.

Add, cover and wilt as desired
2 Tbsp wine
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1 cup kale, ripped to bitesize pieces

Serve with
1 Tbsp dukkah (Egyption nut and spice mix)

Rated a 4.66 on the Kale Scale.

Roasted Vegies Kale and Cabbage

With freshly made roasted vegies (potatoes, onion, pepper, balsamic vinegar - yum!), I had the basis for this meal.

Saute
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup red cabbage, cut up
1 serving of Roasted Vegies with Balsamic Vinegar

Steam on plate
1 cup of Kale, ripped to bite size pieces

Top with vegies and add dash of worcestershire sauce.

Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.