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Freezer-Friendly Greens & Tofu Scramble Wraps Recipe. Sausage-Kale Breakfast Strata. I love make-ahead breakfast casseroles, also known as strata, also known as Breakfast Bread Pudding, also known as I Don’t Care What It’s Called, I Just Want to Eat It.

Sausage-Kale Breakfast Strata

There are thousands of variations on the theme: Mix chunks or slices of bread with your choice of ingredients, then pour an egg mixture over the top, refrigerate overnight if you can, and bake. And the world suddenly makes perfect sense again. I made a large quantity of a breakfast strata just before Christmas, and it wound up being enough for an army. This is the full recipe, but you could easily halve it if you just need a few servings. And feel free to sub whatever ingredients you have on hand: bacon, ham, different cheeses, caramelized onions, red peppers…have fun making your own. But most of all, have fun eating it. Raw Kale Avocado Salad. February 12, 2008 at 2:35 am Kale is an amazing food.

Raw Kale Avocado Salad

You should eat lots and lots and lots of it. We’ve been eating it daily here…in the form of juice, smoothies, and salads. You can check out its awesome benefits and nutritional content here. Anytime you can avoid cooking something…it’s better. I first saw this recipe in Alissa Cohen’s cookbook, Living on Live Food…but you can find so many different versions of this salad across the web. 1 head kale, shredded (I prefer the taste of curly kale for this one) 1 cup tomato, chopped (fresh salsa is also delicious!)

Preparation In mixing bowl, toss all ingredients together. Here is a great video by the raw food coach, Karen Knowler…demonstrating how to make this salad: Like this: Like Loading... How to Bake Kale Chips – So Simple. When we first made kale chips at home, we were shocked at how easy it is.

How to Bake Kale Chips – So Simple

All you need is kale, a baking sheet and about 15 minutes. So easy. Learn How to Bake Kale Chips Kale chips are crispy, light and quite addictive. Here’s how to make them: Remove Stalks and Ribs First, step — remove thick, woody stalks and any thick ribs from the kale. Then, tear the kale into smaller pieces — they shrink a little when baked. Rinse and Dry, Dry, Dry Next, rinse the kale really well then dry it. If you have one, use a salad spinner to remove all the water. Add a Little Oil and Salt. Braised Kale Recipe with Egg. We love kale.

Braised Kale Recipe with Egg

We love kale even more when it’s topped with a runny egg and bacon. This braised kale recipe is very simple to make and might just convert a few kale skeptics. The kale is braised for about 30 minutes with bacon, chicken stock, onion and garlic — making it rich, hearty and full of flavor. Then, we pile it onto a thick piece of toast and top with egg. Perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Braised Kale Recipe — How to Make It There’s lots of options when it comes to buying kale — below we’ve shown Dinosaur kale. With most kale recipes, you need to remove the thick stems and any thick ribs from the leaves. To cut the kale, if you roll the leaves up like a cigar and slice it makes things extra easy.

Braising — What is it? So what exactly does it mean to braise something? It’s simple, really. In this case, we heat a large pan (with lid) over a medium-low heat. Recipe for Baby Kale, Mozzarella, and Egg Bake (and Ten More Ideas for Starting Your Day with Kale!) A couple of months ago I came up with a recipe for Spinach and Mozzarella Egg Bake, which turned out to be one of my personal favorite breakfasts.

Recipe for Baby Kale, Mozzarella, and Egg Bake (and Ten More Ideas for Starting Your Day with Kale!)

Then I discovered the fantastic Earthbound Farm Mixed Baby Kales at the store near my house, so of course I had to try the recipe using kale. I loved that version as well, and at first I just thought about adding a note to the spinach recipe saying that I liked it with kale. But I really wanted all my fellow kale fans to find this recipe, and knowing how the internet works, I decided this version deserves a recipe post of its own. How much did I love this cheesy egg bake with baby kale? When I tested the recipe I ate this for breakfast three weeks in a row before I finally switched to something else! Here's the wonderful Earthbound Farm Ready-to-use Organic Mixed Baby Kales that made me try this recipe with kale.