Friday, January 16, 2009

I might turn green..

From all the kale I've been eating!! I had to save the rest of it because I need to make kale chips for my mother and mother in law.. I am going through withdrawal! :) This was dinner the other night, kale sauteed with garlic and olive oil and wild brown rice with daikon radish and some other seed in it (it was from Trader Joes). This was really good. I didn't cook the whole bag, so expect to see this again soon!
Lunch the other day: a massaged kale salad. I seen this on many blogs but never tried it. For some reason when you massage the olive oil and seasonings into the kale it wilts it a little and gives it a wonderful rich flavor. I added lemon juice and pine nuts to this as well. I need to have this again soon! I can't wait to get my hands on some more kale when we go to the store this weekend! Mmm..
Well, if you haven't heard we are having record low temperatures here in New Jersey. It's been freeeezzzing! Brrrr.. I can't seem to ever get warm.. no matter what! I blame it on my anemia. I made Pasta Fagioli as an attempt to heat my body. Delicious.. but I'm still freezing!
Have a nice weekend everyone!! I had a real junk food feast yesterday.. don't worry, I took pics. You will probably be laughing at me, because what I consider junk food, really isn't (tofu, fake meat, white potatoes). I think I'll be eating super healthy the next couple of days. I need a little detox anyway!

8 comments:

happyherbivore.com said...

I need to follow your lead and eat more green veggies. I drink them (juice.smoothie) but i need to EAT them too,.

VeggieGirl said...

I should be green by now too, haha!! Love it.

Happy weekend!!

VeganCowGirl said...

I am jealous - can never find Kale in Brussels. All the dishes look great - the pasta looks super yum.

jessy said...

that's a lot of delicious, delicious kale indeed, Lauren! makes me want to go out and buy a bunch, too! sooo good! i have heard that about raw kale salads but never made one - think i might have to now! and your pasta fagioli is warming me up just looking at it!

stay warm & enjoy your weekend!

Lovliebutterfly said...

I have to eat more kale. I've had it once and found it a bit chewy but I think I need to find other ways of cooking it. Or maybe I just got one that weren't so good at that time! But your food here looks delicious! And the pasta, yum!

I ♥ puggies said...

I saw that you had a lot of kale on your blog so I bought some to see what it was all about.... they are soooo delicious! I always have a generous serving of steamed kale everyday. I'm going to try the massaged too. Thanks for the enthusiasm for kale and I hope you feel better and get warm!

Liz said...

ooo thanks for reminding me that I have a bunch of kale in the fridge to eat...lol

everything looks so yummy!!

~Liz

Kombuchachic said...

Hi Lauren.

I love all your greens! They always look so tasty in your photots.

On another note, can you please email me? I would like to ask you about something. komuchachic at gmail com :)

Thanks,
Heather