Thursday, November 29, 2012

Back to the kitchen!

Thanksgiving (and cooler weather) had me back in the kitchen last weekend!


First on the list?  A classic.  The perfect vehicle for delivering Thanksgiving leftovers...the leftover sandwich! Wheat toast, mayo, dressing, gravy, turkey and cran = perfection.  How do you serve up your leftovers?


Second, something new.  When the "cool front" blew in (Hey, its Houston. We take what we can get.), I decided to make a hearty stew.  I threw in some Texas classics (smoked sausage and jalepenos) with some more trendy mix-ins (white beans and kale) and set out to make crock-pot magic...delish!



Here's what I did, should you be so inclined!

White Bean, Sausage and Kale Stew

3 cans white beans
1 sausage link (I used jalepeno sausage)
1-2 jalepenos, finely minced
1 onion, chopped
1 cup kale leaves, chopped
1 quart chicken broth
3 tablespoons brown sugar
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cornbread

Chop your veggies and add all ingredients to a crock-pot.  Cook on low for 6 hours.  (Or, 1 hour on medium and 3 hours on low if you get in a time crunch like me!)  As with most of my soups/stews, I served this with a square of cornbread on the bottom of the bowl.  That way you get a little bread in every bite!

Enjoy!



5 comments:

  1. White girls (heart) food pictures. Ha!! I posted a food picture tonight too. That first picture looks like something out of a magazine though. OMG- heavenly!!!! I'll have to try your stew! Nick isn't a big soup eater but if it's a STEW then that's a different story.

    I think you should do a Christmas/Hanukkah tour of home next!

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    1. You are so right! Kyle used to get annoyed I was snapping pictures of everything we made. Now he's like "Can I take a bite? Did you get a good one yet?" HA! Just tell Nick its sausage and beans, totally boy friendly!

      I will definitely be detailing all of the Christmukah happenings!!!

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  2. I cannot wait to see what you do with the tree to Cooper-proof it. Also, wonder if he figures out what the wrapped boxes at the bottom are and if they are all for him.

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  3. My hubby makes similar soup minus the brown sugar. He uses linguica style sausage. He lived in Portugal for a yr and fell in love with their cuisine.

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