2.24.2007

Kale, sausage, gmelli, pine nuts, raisins & grilled cheese (and my failure to give my daughter a nutritious meal)

Kale, sausage, gmelli, pine nuts, raisins & grilled cheeseThe other night, I had prepared a favorite of ours. Kale, braised with a touch of garlic for a couple hours, combined with toasted pine nuts, gmelli, sauteed Italian sausage and raisins with a healthy dose of olive oil. A good hearty meal for a cold night.

Instead of trying to get this meal past Frankie, I caved like a sopping-wet piece of cardboard and just made her a grilled cheese so I could enjoy my meal without a 40 minute negotiation session on eating a couple bites of the meal.

It worked, but I still feel the guilt.

Original recipe for this dish. Enjoy.

3 comments:

  1. Lisa the Waitress2/24/2007 10:43 AM

    If I remember correctly, grilled cheese sandwiches provide a complete protein. Did that salve your guilt a little bit?

    And don't worry, when I was little I wouldn't eat anything. Except crackers, meat and potatoes. I grew up just fine and healthy and actually now I'll eat anything.

    By the way, the adult portion of the dinner looks great - that's a favorite in the Widow household as well.

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  2. Dave2/24/2007 10:54 AM

    Hey Lisa,

    That feels a little better, thanks. That grilled cheese thing kills me when we eat such interesting foods. Gotta get over it I guess. Frankie has a real chef at her daycare. He told me the under 2 yrs set is MUCH more adventurous but when they're about 2 1/2 to 5, they get fixed into this cheese, milk, bread mindset that sticks around quite a while. I should be grateful she LOVES pulled pork and hummous.

    This dish is supposed to be made with Swiss Chard which is much less robust and, frankly, tastes a little better in this combination, but I couldn't resist the kale all cleaned and chopped in the bag at the grocery store and gave it a shot. Tough to tenderize though. It was still pretty nice. If I made it again, I'd go with the chard or better, rapini (my favorite veggie of all).

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  3. Guy2/25/2007 5:57 PM

    Oh criminy, you're killing me, quiddit. Grilled cheese is an awesome meal. Chilrens really enjoy those simple things, clearly.

    I feel bad when I come home more tired than I can bear and ordering pizza from a local chain. At least you prepared something fresh and tasty!

    Biggles

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