i worship good food.

#1. hamilton family cook out tomorrow so i made the best ever kale salad katie shared with me earlier this summer. and now i am passing along the love.

make this salad the day or several hours before you want to eat because it needs to soak up the yumminess of the marinade.

freshy fresh kale.
wash. de-stem and tear into smaller, bite size pieces. katie says she rubs the kale with salt to aid in the wilting process but you only need to do that if you don't have a lot of time before you want to eat it. if you make it the day before the marinade makes the kale wilt so i usually just put the kale in a bowl and sprinkle with salt and let it sit while i make the marinade.

marinade.
**olive oil of the virgin persuasion
**red wine vinegar. i use a pomegranate red wine variety that is good and has extra anti-oxidants. but any would do. i've never used balsamic but i think it would be good too.
**shallots or red onion sliced thinly
** garlic
**pepper
**tamari
**maple syrup
**mustard or mustard powder
**ginger, fresh or ginger powder
put all ingrediants in a jar or whatever and shake.

pour over kale. put in the fridge. let infuse. eat it up later. its amazing. and good for you.

#2. in celebration of miles' visit this past weekend i made his mom's linguine feta yumminess.i've been making this recipe for over 8 years and it never, ever gets old. the only thing i ever change is the variety of beans. this is probably the easiest thing ever to make. and it tastes like heaven in your mouth.

make linguine.
strain and set aside.

while thats doing its thing do this in a wok:
saute a white onion in olive oil and tamari until translucent.
add garlic.
add beans. these work best: navy/cannelini beans; chick peas/garbanzo beans
add chopped tomatoes. any kind of tomato will do.
season with pepper.
add linguine
saute briefly until warm.
add feta cheese. melt a little.
serve immediately.
you don't even know how good this is.