This salad is nothing fancy, and I mean that in the very best of ways. Each element shines, and the whole is a wonderful confluence of terrific parts. The fresh kale is rubbed aggressively with a lemony garlic oil and then topped with toasted walnuts, tangy-sweet sour cherries and curls of shaved Pecorino.
Read MoreI really love the way that a gentle massage of olive oil into raw kale softens it enough so that you don't feel you're gnawing on leather but leaves it firm enough that you know you're getting kale at its essence. A zippy garlic dressing is the perfect adornment, and I like the mix of toasted walnuts + sweet sultanas + blanched favas as toppers.
Read MoreCreamed anything is pretty great, but creamed kale topped with garlicky breadcrumbs? Heaven.
Read MoreThis is a great choice for a quick, delicious weeknight dinner. Butterflied chicken breasts are stuffed with sauteed kale and fontina cheese, wrapped in bacon and then pan-seared until done.
Read MoreI adapted the Coriander and Cilantro Flatbread recipe to make this kale- and Fontina-stuffed roll-up. It's like a vegetarian stromboli! Delish!
Read MoreWho doesn't love Tuscan food?! This is an homage to that region and the simple beauty of good Italian pasta.
Read MoreThis is a marvelous way to use up many of the veggies that have accumulated in your fridge. The foundation for this recipe is a soup from winneab, a Food52 cook, as well as my sister's Tuscan ribollita.
Read Moremusings from a stay-at-home, cooking-obsessed mom
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