Kale Laced Potatoes

I actually got the idea for this recipe from a blogger on WCCO website under "bite of minnesota." Heather, I believe, is linked to 101 Cookbooks & so, I adapted this recipe to fit my WW points...so I could eat more! It turned out quite good.

Kale Laced Potatoes

Partially peel & boil about 6 potatoes until about 2 minutes of boiling time remains. While the spuds are boiling, chop up 1/4 c red onion, 1-2 cloves of garlic and set aside. Also, rough chop the kale after removing all the stems. Add all the chopped veggies for the last 2-3 minutes of cook time & then drain all in colander. Put drained veggies in a bowl big enough to mash all adding milk, butter, sour cream or whatever else suits you. (I use fat free half & half because that does not interfere with my digestive system like milk does). Mash to your desired consistency, add salt & pepper to taste...it turns out quite pretty, too! Enjoy!

I do have a footnote to add...kale is in our weekly "garden box" delivered to us by our CSA gardener & I have been committed to using all veggies in order to experience food outside the box. Both Dale & I have been impressed and our taste buds are handling this quite well, too.

CSA, aka Community Supported Agriculture

Dale & I opted for a different gardening option this summer because our summer is so-o-o busy (but fun) and yesterday we picked up our 2nd bundle from our gardener buddy, Paul. It is fantastic...& keep in mind we only bought 1/2 share in his garden.

We received two kinds of spinach, leaf lettuce, head lettuce and spicy greens along with Lamb's Quarters. We also received a few radishes, garlic flowers, herbs, rhubarb and honey. We have decided not to cross over to eat the greens we think of as a weed, the Lamb's Quarters, also known as "pig weed." I am going to give them to one of my co-workers who will feed them to her Llamas.

He gives us a newletter along with our delivery of goods and it also contains a recipe or two. Yesteday's letter had a recipe for rhubarb scones, so my plan is to try that & if it is good, I'll post it here.

Paul is an adjunct Geography professor at BSU and just loves gardening, so he decided to turn a hobby into a money making hobby. And we are the benefactors of it!

So far, so good...who knows, we may decide to give up vegetable growing for good.