SIMPLE SAUTÉED KALE This is the most basic of kale recipes, and yet one of my favorites. I like to use it as a base for all sorts of proteins—I just plate it and put chicken or shrimp or whatever else I happen to be making that night right on top. You can customize it…
SAUSAGE AND KALE SOUP This sausage and kale soup reminds me a lot of Italian Wedding Soup, which I loved as a kid. Italian Wedding Soup consists of flavorful broth, small meatballs, and lots of greens. This soup is similar but comes together a little faster by using…
RAW ZUCCHINI NOODLE–PESTO SALAD I’m not a big fan of the whole hide-the-veggies-so-kids-don’t-know-they’re-eating-it thing, but then again, I don’t have kids, so my opinion is not really important. However, if you can add vegetables to something without altering the…
PANTRY BASIC: BBQ SAUCE BBQ sauce is such a delicious condiment, but it’s usually full of sugar, so my brother (who isn’t Paleo but just loves me a lot and enjoys experimenting in the kitchen) came up with a pretty awesome Paleo-friendly BBQ sauce for us. I think the…
KALE SALAD WITH PECANS AND APPLES Kale seems like it’s too tough to serve raw, but when it’s dressed and massaged a bit (even just with wooden spoons while tossing with dressing), it becomes really tender and stands up well to nuts, fruit, and other salad additions…
KALE SALAD WITH ONION AND AVOCADO I had a salad similar to this one at a place called Oddfellows in Seattle—I had just landed; my friend Kristan picked me up, and we went right to lunch. I was starving and tired from the cross-country trip but so excited to be there…
KALE CHIPS Kale chips are really easy to make, and they’re perfect for when you buy a huge bag of kale at the store and then forget about it until it’s about to wilt and get soggy, so you have to use all of it at once (or is that just me?). You can make these spicy or…
KALE CHICKEN SALAD This recipe is inspired by a “sandwich” I once had at a Mediterranean restaurant in Charlotte. I ordered it without the bread because it sounded like it would be a really nice piece of lemon-oregano chicken, but what came out was a huge pile of…
GREEN SMOOTHIES I love having a smoothie for breakfast or a snack when it’s hot outside—especially if I’m starting to get sick of scrambled eggs, which I make for breakfast approximately every single morning. My favorite way to make a smoothie is with a really huge…
WHOLE ROASTED CAULIFLOWER Roasting a whole cauliflower is super easy and ends up looking somewhat impressive. It’s a really beautiful dish, and you can make it with as few as three ingredients: a head of cauliflower, olive oil or melted butter or ghee, and some salt….
ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH TOMATOES AND BASIL I think that roasting vegetables is probably the tastiest way to prepare any veggie, especially something kind of crunchy like cauliflower or broccoli. This recipe is a great side dish that you can customize with a bunch of…
PANTRY BASIC: NOT-SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP My mom and I make this dip all the time—it was inspired by a recipe my friend Melissa used to make with hearts of palm, which was, in turn, inspired by a big ol’ charcuterie snack platter my mom made for us once, which just…