K is for Kale with Garlic and Bacon and another tasty recipe.....

Photo from my kitchen-

the potatoes are from our garden

and I am sure there is some sort of

Potato recipe coming up soon!

This week our local paper had a recipe for

braised artichokes in the FOODday section-and

it turned out to be a tastier way to prepare

them than the usual plain old steaming.

Here's the link to that recipe thanks to Mark Bittman of the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/dining/02mini.html

Now- on to K is for Kale with Garlic and Bacon!

I found this recipe in the beautifully produced cookbook

Blue Eggs and Orange Tomatoes

http://www.jeannekelleykitchen.com/Site/Book.html
I picked up this book at our local library and so far all

the recipes I have tried have been good and no surprises!

I might have to buy this book !

Anyhow here is that recipe:

Kale with Garlic and Bacon

serves 2

1- 1/2 bunch Kale - I used just 1/2 the bunch

(if the Kale you purchase has tough stems or ribs cut them out)

2 slices of bacon cut in 1/2" pieces

4 garlic cloves or less according to your taste-chopped finely

1/2 cup water

salt and pepper to taste

with a squeeze of lemon juice if you want

Stack Kale leaves, roll up and cut into 1/2" strips

Cook bacon in heavy pot med/hi heat stir occasionally til crisp

remove bacon and drain on paper towel.

Keep 1 Tablespoon of bacon fat-remove the rest and cook the

garlic until golden about 1 minute or so. Add the Kale and cook

turning with tongs until wilted and bright green about 1 minute or so.

Add water and simmer partly covered fpr 6-10 minutes-toss with bacon

squeeze some lemon juice over if you want and serve.

Yum

and finally here's the latest baby quilt I just finished. This one is for my nephew Clay's latest baby boy soon to arrive the end of this month! I made a farm quilt complete with the lyrics from Old MacDonald Had a Farm going around the border. Thanks to the expertise of Pat Roche at Just Quilting in Portland I am able to make these fun quilts. Take a look at her web site: http://patsjustquilting.com/