Comments on: White Beans and Kale

By: Ilene

Ilene — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:07:00 +0000

Made this tonight with some leftover brown rice. It was very good. I added some red pepper and mushrooms to the onions and at the end added red pepper flakes and some hot sauce. For some reason when I eat kale I always want hot sauce. 🙂
Will definitely make this again.
Thanks!

By: Darcy

Darcy — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:11:14 +0000

Alexandra – I agree with you about not liking the bitterness of kale. I find that if I boil the Kale, and then sautee in garlic, about 1/4 cup orange juice and the same amount of raisins, it adds a nice sweetness to the Kale. Good luck!

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:04:29 +0000

I don’t recall how I found your blog, but I’m so happy I did. You are bookmarked in my favorites bar.

I’ve grabbed quite a few recipes from here and added them to my collection (and yes, i always cite the source). 🙂

This recipe looks good to me, but I don’t like kale. I know I could substitute another green I like – collards, spinach, swiss chard – but I’d rather find a way to enjoy kale.

Any ideas? I like bitter, but kale is just too bitter for me (as are mustard greens and dandylions).

Thanks!

By: Alethia

Alethia — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:58:30 +0000

Awesome, Susan! I just made this tonight, but made a few fun substitutions you might enjoy:

Sesame oil
Braggs Liquid Aminos
Chili Oil

I used those in place of the soy sauce, seasoning and lemon.

Turned out delish! Thanks for sharing your recipes & stay healthy!

By: SusanV (admin)

SusanV (admin) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:56:18 +0000

Thanks so much, Pasha! And good answer about the beans and kale. Wish I’d said that!

By: Pasha

Pasha — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:46:04 +0000

Hi Susan. Firstly, thank you for all the wonderful recipes here and on FFVK. You don’t know this but your sites have helped me to loose the weight that I’ve been trying to shift for years (and I’m very nearly there!!) and, for me, just as importantly, say a final goodbye to cheese! I haven’t eaten meat since I was a child and eggs and other milk products were easy to give up… But grilled cheese on toast remained my very guilty secret until I found your “Cheese Sandwich” recipe. The ‘cheese’ is brilliant on toast and open to dozens of delicious variations – so thank you for helping me to finally go vegan!

Secondly, the reason I’m posting here is because sites like these don’t need angry comments from people with a far too well developed sense of entitlement!!! The recipes are all free, readers know they are fool-proof because they are offered by cooks with a track record of producing excellent and healthy food! I’m truly grateful XXX

Thank you Susan!! (You’re know as “The Godmother” in our house because we always consult you first, ha!). Beans and kale are a regular at our house; brilliant with onion gravy!

P.S. Frank there is nothing “supposedly healthy” here… If you’re unsure about whether a meal based on beans and kale is healthy and delicious then perhaps you need to do some more basic research.

By: SusanV (admin)

SusanV (admin) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:22:32 +0000

Thanks, Monique! I use a program called Living Cookbook 2008. If you go to their website, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial (livingcookbook.com).

By: Monique

Monique — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:06:51 +0000

Hi Susan,

I’m a new blogger, I love your site, THANK YOU for all you do!

What program do you use to calculate nutrition facts/label?

THANKS!

By: SusanV (admin)

SusanV (admin) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:18:02 +0000

Most of the recipes were user-submitted which means that generous readers shared their recipes, and most of them don’t have software programs to calculate nutrition. I see that this I one I myself submitted back before I had the necessary program, and if you’re really interested in this recipe, I could run it for you. But if you just want to complain, I think I’ll save myself the 25 minutes it will take me to do that.

By: frank yacko

frank yacko — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:08:23 +0000

WHY can’t these supposedly healthy recipes have the nutrition data to go with such as Sodium, Calories, and the other important information that some of us folks could use to maintain a balanced healthy diet?????????????