Maw Maw Gertie would say, “Lawd, lawd, Ed, ole Dane done made d’gumbo wit out no meat.” I guess my Cajun family would cringe at this recipe, but it is the new gumbo recipe at my house. It has a whole wheat roux, okra and kale. Add a little potato salad, green onions and parsley and oooh weee…it’s some good, yeh! Continue reading Green Gumbo with Potato Salad
I don’t know why I fret over the names of my soups, but naming my soups are so hard. I name them, rename them, and then I forget what I named them. For instance, the other day my mother-in-law asked for some of my delicious immunity soup (meaning this one), but I made her my cream of mushroom soup that I also once called immunity soup. She was so confused because it wasn’t the soup she asked for…I forgot to tell her I rename soup often. So, I’ve made new rules and my new rules are this: when it goes on the bog, the name is official. This soup has been called zucchini and kale soup, creamy vegetable soup, and anti-cancer soup, but from this day forward, it will be called “Creamy Zucchini Immunity Soup” even though it has lots of kale in it. And split peas, lentils, leeks, carrot juice and even celery. I can’t include all that in the name. I named it because I like the long “e” sound at the end of the first three words. I guess it’s the poet in me.
It’s soup time at the Garner house. When the weather gets cold, we always make a huge pot of Sunday soup. Today, I made a pot of my healthy beans and greens soup. This soup is packed with nutrition. There are three types of beans: black beans, kidney beans, and cannellini beans. We all know that silly song that we used to sing as kids…”beans, beans, they’re good for your heart…” Well, I’ll stop there, but the truth is: it’s true. Beans are good for your heart. Actually, just a half of cup of beans per day has been found to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease. Continue reading Beans and Greens Soup
Hot, right-out-of-the-skillet caramelized peaches poured over kale is super delicious. This is a sweet, warm salad that I put together last week when I found these beautiful peaches at Earth Fare. My salad turned out really nice, and when I was looking for something easy to make today, James requested I make this salad again. OMG! That is unheard of…but, I did have a few peaches left over and when James makes a request for a salad, I jump at the opportunity. Salad, you see, just isn’t his usual lunch request. He’s a meat and potatoes man.
Continue reading Kale Salad with Carmelized Peaches and Orange Vinegarette