Mustard Beef and Veggies

This was based off a recipe in Sarah Fragaso's Everyday Paleo book.  Excellent book, by the way.

Chop onion, garlic, and ginger.  Start sauteing in olive oil.
Add sirloin steak, cut into bite-size pieces.  When the meat has browned, add 1/2 cup chicken stock, 1 Tbl dijon mustard, and 1 tsp of thyme that have already been combined.
Add a 1/2 bunch of kale leaves, torn off the stalks, and about 1/3 head of red cabbage.  Simmer everything together until the latest veggie entrants are wilted to your satisfaction.

This was really, really good!

Scooter

I've got some beef jerky spinning in the dehydrator right now, I'll let you know how it comes out!

Fast and Basic Salmon and Kale

Salmon filets:

spray on some olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, broil at 375 for 15 minutes or until the salmon flakes and looks done.

Meanwhile:

Put a 1/4 inch of water in a pot, start to bring it to a boil while tearing leaves off a bunch of kale and adding them to the pot.  When the water is boiling, cover and turn the heat down to medium-low.  Add some salt, pepper, and/or garlic powder.  Done in about 10 minutes.

Fast, easy, basic, no-frills dinner.  And remember - always wash your hands after doing a bunch of pushups at crossfit.

scooter

Sweet Potato, Kale, and Sausage Soup. This stuff is GOOD.

TG and I decided it was time to kick back with some scotch and make something with kale in it.  Being on a soup kick lately, this is what we went with, based on this recipe at joythbaker's blog.

Dice an onion (or two), saute in olive oil in a large soup pot
Finely chop ginger and garlic, to taste.  Our test runs to quite a bit of both.
Add the above to the soup pot, along with some turmeric (guessing around a teaspoon) and a pinch of red pepper flakes.  Stir and cook for a couple minutes.
Add two peeled and chopped medium sweet potatoes, give them a good stir to get coated in spices and such. 
Add 2 quarts chicken broth.
Turn up the heat to bring it to a simmer.
Add a bunch of kale and half a bunch of collard greens, leaves torn and stalks removed.
Add a package of pre-cooked sausage.  (We used mild italian chicken sausages.)
Let it simmer for like 20 minutes or so, until the sweet potatoes are cooked through.  We actually let it boil away for like 30 b/c we get careless sometimes.
Add a can of coconut milk, let it heat through.
Salt and pepper, to taste.

Soooooo good.
Scooter and TG