The Garden -- Time to Plan

Look at this lovely straggler from last season. I so love a veggie like this who thrives on neglect. During our chilly, wet winter I hardly checked my garden and most of it is in shambles. There were a few stalwart lacinato kales still producing, however. When I harvested this lot the weather was still pretty cold, so the flavor was a delicious sweet/bitter/fresh. Kale loves the cold. I've not cleared out the garden yet but we've had some warm days so I can expect the next straggler harvest to be less mild.

Life is full and fulfilling right now so I'll take a minute to research plants who love neglect as much as this little guy before planting!

My Kind of Macaroni and "Cheese"

This turned out to be a serendipitous treat. Lately I can't get enough bitter broccoli rabe so that's where it started. In coconut oil at medium-high heat, I sauteed several chopped garlic cloves and a big bunch of the greens. At the last minute I remembered I had some leftover gluten-free pasta in the fridge so I threw it into the pan along with lots of nutritional yeast and a little olive oil.  The yeast flakes coated the noodles and got a little crispy in the pan. Oh boy. The juxtaposition of the fresh bitter with the rich pungent was amazing -- reminiscent of an almost Gorgonzola-like flavor. Mmmmm.