Pasta with Lentils and Kale

I am not a huge fan of kale, but I got a bunch from my weekly farm share, that I need to use up. I decided to make this really crunchy vegetarian dish from epicurious.

The hardest part of the recipe was getting the timing right. Towards the middle of the process the onions, lentils, and kale are all cooking and it was hard to remember what was ready when.

Also, I think my proportions were way off. I didn't know how much "3/4 pound of kale" or "3/4 pound of pasta" were. I think I only had half the amount of onion needed and way too much pepper.

All in all, I would say this turned out better than I expected. It seems really healthy, but I don't know that it will make it into the regular rotation of meals. Maybe if we get kale again.

Asian Fish in a Packet

One of the best presents I have ever received was a handmade cookbook from a friend of mine who is a superb cook. (For God's sake, she makes her own cheese!) Last night I made one of the recipes, Asian Fish in a Packet (from Moosewood cookbook). It was so easy and fast and there was virtually no cleanup!

I got to use lots of ingredients I don't normally cook with (haddock, sesame oil, baby bok choy). The recipe calls for cooked rice, and to save time I used Trader Joe's frozen brown rice which cooks in 3 minutes in the microwave.