Grilled Veggie Sammich

After a 10 day vacation, I (and my waistline) needed something a little lighter this week. Last night was perfect grilling weather, so I decided to grill some veggies and make a sammich. In addition to the Flying M Farms squash and zucchini, I added some eggplant and onions. I slice the veggies long way so they don't fall through the grill spaces, and generally cut an onion in half and cook it in a basket. I toss the veggies in a little olive oil and rosemary before putting them on the grill, and cook until they look done. I also grilled the bread so it was nice and crunchy. I had some basil from my garden, so added that to give a little more color/taste. And spread some goat cheese. The result--a very satisfying grilled veggie sammich.

Kale Chips, v.2

I finally got a chance to try making kale chips with my Flying M kale. The verdict? Good, but not as good as the curly variety.

I just put a little EVOO in the pan, got it hot, added the kale and seasoned with garlic salt as usual. It took a little less time, I assume because the flat leaves distributed the heat a little more evenly.


If you're going to try making Kale Chips with this type of Kale, just keep a really good eye on it because it can burn more quickly. Below is the final product. It was fairly tasty and crunchy, but it did taste a little overdone. I still ate it up! But I think I will stick to "soft" preparations with this type of kale and keep using curly kale for chip-making purposes.









My next adventure involves quick pickling: Pickles for the impatient. Wish me luck!