Kale Soup

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Brought to you by Caleb, who gave me this since he still hasn't joined this community...

To make the soup you need:

1 onion
garlic
kale
potatoes (6 to 10 small red ones)
carrots
1 can of cannellini beans
1.5 liters vegetable broth (use those italian cubes)
olive
parsley

Chop onions, carrots, garlic and parsley until they are fine (very small and minced)

Saute in oil

Once ready (you should KNOW), add the broth and washed, drained beans

Sit 30 minutes at medium, stirring a lot

Add chopped potatoes and cover one hour

Add kale then wait 20 minutes and serve

Pasta w/Tomato, Garlic & Capers

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This is a super easy recipe I made up the other day. Have made it twice this week and it's a new favorite.

PAST WITH TOMATO, GARLIC & CAPERS

INGREDIENTS

olive oil
pine nuts
garlic (minced)
1 tomato (chopped)
capers
oregano
mint (optional)
salt
pepper
pasta (bowtie, ziti, etc.)

DIRECTIONS

Heat water to boiling and throw in the pasta. Meanwhile...

Saute handful of pine nuts and 1-2 tsp garlic in the oil for a couple minutes, 'til lightly browned. Add tomato bits and throw in handful of capers, plus a dash of oregano. A little bit of mint also adds to it. Saute until pasta is done (consult box).

Drain pasta and pour sauteed stuff over it.

This recipe takes about 15 min. and in my version, serves 2. Easy to scale upward or down.