Take-out Tuesday, Citrus Salad with Creamy Orange Vinaigrette
Here’s a wonderful winter salad to make your mouth, & your body, happy 😊 Kale, spinach, citrus and a creamy orange vinaigrette The vinaigrette turns creamy with the addition of 1 T sour cream or Greek yogurt Mix all the other ingredients in a jar … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Spinach & Kale Salad with Broccoli Croutons
After a weekend of feasting, we were ready for a vegetable filled salad, and this really hit the spot I took a few short cuts which made this easy peasy to throw together It starts off with fresh spinach and a bag of Kale salad with Brussels sprouts … Continue reading
Party Panache, Fried Onion Dip with Kale & Swiss Chard
Everybody likes chips and dip, right? Sneak in a little kale and Swiss chard for some nutrition, and top it off with some fried onions for texture and flavor~ I was using up some of my garden bounty Kale and Swiss chard are just like fresh spinach, you think you have way too much, but … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Krazy Kale!
HHjr gets a daily email from epicurious.com with a featured recipe and he forwards the interesting ones to me… When I saw this kale recipe my reaction was, “We are making this tonight!” This is one of the craziest recipes I’ve seen, but I went forward with blind faith, and let me just say, it … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Kale Citrus Salad
This salad is a great pairing with heavy winter comfort foods, you can make the salad and a creamy orange dressing to top it, in no time at all~ You can use any salad greens you like, I used kale, spinach and romaine Chop up the kale leaves into bite size pieces, removing any hard … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Pan Fried Kale Ribbons with Sauteed Garlic
You’ve just got to try this, even if you think you don’t like kale, you will be a convert! Holy Guacamole, this is so good~ The first time I had it was at the Flora Bama Yacht Club, a definite dive bar and diner on the Florida/Alabama state line [photo source] It just happens to … Continue reading
Home Decor, Radishes & Roses Centerpiece
Cruise through the produce section the next time you want to create a gorgeous floral arrangement and see what catches your eye I am always drawn to radishes and swiss chard because of their complementary color contrast of green and pinky reds To get the most bang in any composition whether you are arranging flowers, … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Kale, Pear & Prosciutto Pizza
Well, I was going to make something totally different, a tart with Swiss Chard, but it was not to be…the available Swiss Chard was extremely limp and unappetizing… I best I could do was get prepared chopped kale in a bag, and my favorite pizza crusts, Mama Mary’s Ultra Thin. I had some Manchego cheese~sooo … Continue reading
Party Panache, Sausage, Mushroom & Kale Dip
We had this for an Alabama Game recently. Our game day parties always feature at least one dip, the guests love milling around and grabbing a nosh of some kind all through out the game. I saw this dip featured on the Martha Stewart show recently…yes, I turn it on occasionally when I’m working in … Continue reading