I saw this vegetable stew in the pages of a Bon Appetit and thought, “Well, that looks very healthy and appropriate for a January dinner.” And for exactly that reason, I was not going to make it. See, I know January is about resolutions and healthful eating, and reversing the damage of a sustained diet consisting only of holiday cookies, etc. But while I put great importance on exercise and eating in moderation, I’d never cook something just because it’s healthy. It has to look DELICIOUS, and if it happens to be healthy, well then that is an added bonus. There are too many dishes out there that I need to get to!
While I am divulging my bad habits, I have another confession. I don’t really like kale. This is like foodie blasphemy, as it seems as though 2013 was The Year of Kale. Kale, to me, tastes bitter and it’s tough and its curly edges are sharp. This stew has kale. It also has collard greens. I like collard greens…cooked in bacon for so long that they can no longer be scientifically considered vegetables. So you see, I wasn’t really expecting much when I set out to make this dish.
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