I hope yours does too.
Green Chips
If your family is like mine and enjoys eating locally and in season, you are swimming in an abundance of greens right now. Something we like to eat is "green chips". Spread a small amount of olive oil on a pan, chop up greens (we used collard here but my favorite is kale) and spread on a pan. Try not to overlap. Sprinkle some raw cheese on top and a dash of salt. Set the oven on the broiler and let the greens broil until they have some browning on some of the edges. When you pull them out and they begin to cool they turn crunchy. They are delicious! Really- my children jumped up and down when I pulled these out of the oven. They are great on their own or can be used as a topping for pretty much anything.
Whole Food Nachos
wherein I attempt to make nachos sound healthy...
On Sundays I like to make a big pot of beans that will last us for 3 or 4 meals during the week. I make them in the crock-pot - so easy!
This week we had black bean nachos and the family was raving! I mean, this was really easy. If only they were as enthusiastic about the butternut squash and kale lasagna I make. Now THAT takes effort. I digress.
Our local supermarket (HEB) carries an organic corn chip with red quinoa and flax in it. That is the base layer here. Then I spooned on some beans, grated up raw carrot over them, added raw cheddar cheese and placed under the broiler. When I pulled them out I added the green chips. Then we put a spoonful of plain yogurt on top (you know- for a sour cream effect).
It was such a flavorful and filling lunch. Go try it!
