Soy-Ginger Pork with Noodles & Greens
This dish is pure magic. The broth is amazing, and the warm pork, kale, and noodles are incredibly satisfying on a cold winter evening. We use the pressure cooker, but instructions are included to make this dish in the oven.
Butternut Squash Red Curry
This veggie-centric, warming, hearty dish is perfect for cold winter evenings.
Kale Salad with Pecorino & Walnuts
I’m just getting to know kale. This finely shredded salad has a lot of steps (toast the walnuts, plump the raisins, toast the breadcrumbs, grate the pecorino), but it’s elegant and special, and is a lovely way to enjoy your leafy greens.
Easy Skillet Kale with Lemon & Garlic
I’m late to the kale party, but have been looking for healthy vegetable recipes to serve as side dishes. This is a super easy (you tear the leaves with your hands, rather than chop them, and you don’t even have to dry the leaves after you rinse them) and quick side for a weeknight dinner.
Ribollita
This year for book club, my choice was The Italian Party, a novel set in 1950s Sienna and “teeming with seduction and spycraft.” My menu was inspired by food from the book and centered on this Ribollita, a stew of kale, tomatoes, and beans, thickened with day-old bread. It’s a recipe and style of cooking thought of as “poor cooking” and making the most of what you have, but it was a beautiful dish to serve to friends with wine, Cacio e Pepe, and delightful discussion of a great story.
Sesame Kale Soba
Kale, soba noodles, soy sauce, arame (a dark sea veggie), and sesame seeds make a healthy and satisfying vegetarian dish.