It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like…
I went to the ‘burg’s holiday farmer’s market this morning!
They have three every year, with lots of beautiful food and handmade holiday items!
They even had chefs from a couple local restaurants giving free samples! I got some delicious vegetable soup and a banana-walnut muffin to taste.
Everything was delicious!
Of course, they had all of the usual awesome farmer’s market fare too.
I had my shopping buddy with me, and we picked up some local beef steak and bison meat that I can’t wait to have this week!
Back at the ranch, I got an early start on dinner for tonight. I saw a Bobby Flay recipe online for creamed kale that I’ve been wanting to try so I made some adjustments and gave it a whirl! It’s delicious!
It might look like it’s loaded up on cheese, but that’s really just a sprinkling that I added on top and then baked for a few minutes to melt. The cheese adds an amazing tang and extra creaminess. This is another dish that would be perfect on a Thanksgiving table!
[amd-zlrecipe-recipe:9]This definitely helped to put a dent in that mountain of kale I just got in my CSA box!
We’re having this with oven fried chicken and potatoes for dinner! I took the liberty of tasting it early though, so it may or may not be a quarter of the way gone already…
I hope you’re having a great weekend! Thanks for reading!
-Lauren
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