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Kale Pesto Crostini

November 17, 2014 By Cooking Chat 5 Comments

Kale Pesto Crostini

There’s lots of serious eating ahead, with Thanksgiving next week and Christmas around the corner. If you’re looking for a healthy appetizer to make for an upcoming gathering, give this Kale Pesto Crostini a try! It’s easy to make, and doesn’t sacrifice on taste while packing lots of healthy nutrients. Fans of my traditional basil pesto…

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Filed Under: appetizers, healthy cooking, quick/easy, starters/soups/sides, vegetarian, wine pairing Tagged With: appetizers, greens, kale, pesto

Orzo Salad with Kale Pesto for #SundaySupper

June 29, 2014 By Cooking Chat 7 Comments

orzo salad with kale pesto

This Orzo Salad with Kale Pesto recipe can serve as a side dish, vegetarian main course or a contribution to a summer picnic or potluck. We originally shared this recipe for a #SundaySupper event focused on picnic food, and had it with some grilled steak the first time we served it. We came back through…

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Filed Under: healthy cooking, spring recipes, starters/soups/sides, summer recipes, vegetarian, wine pairing Tagged With: #SundaySupper, chardonnay, kale, kale pesto, orzo, pesto, summer recipes

5 Healthy Spring Recipes with Wine Pairings

March 15, 2014 By Cooking Chat Leave a Comment

Linguine with Kale Pesto and a white wine.

This party was over a year ago, but I figured healthy spring recipes with wine pairings won’t go out of style. So I’ve come back and made a few updates to the post.  When I volunteered to help Jodi with the North Suburban YMCA’s annual fundraising campaign this spring, I thought hosting an “Almost Spring”…

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Filed Under: appetizers, healthy cooking, spring recipes, wine, wine pairing Tagged With: appetizers, asparagus, asparagus wine pairing, kale, pesto, wine pairing

Festive Fall Fettuccine

November 29, 2013 By Cooking Chat 7 Comments

Festive Fall Fettuccine

If I put the main ingredients in the post title, you might have quickly passed this one by. But that would be a shame, because this is a tasty version of fettuccine, well-suited for fall. Now that you’re reading this far, I can encourage you to stick with it and give it try! In fact,…

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Filed Under: budget cooking, entrees, fall recipes, wine pairing Tagged With: bacon, Chenin Blanc, collard greens, cranberries, fettuccine, greens, kale, pasta, South African wine

Rigatoni with Kale and Sausage

October 26, 2013 By Cooking Chat 2 Comments

Rigatoni with Kale and Sausage makes a hearty and healthy pasta dish | cookingchatfood.com

I’ve shared about recipes similar to this in the past, but the proportions on this Rigatoni with Kale and Sausage came out just right, so it seemed worth sharing. Not to mention I’m overdue for a blog post here! Kale and sausage often mean kale soup around here, but I do like featuring these ingredients…

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Filed Under: budget cooking, entrees, healthy cooking, wine pairing Tagged With: Italian red wine, kale, pasta, rigatoni, sausage

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