the arugula files

Sweet Potato and Lemon Drenched Kale Tacos

A winter CSA means I have more sweet potatoes and greens than I know what to do with.  The easy solution is to roast the tubers and saute the greens and then put them in (or on) something, like this taco, for example.

I'm not sure what makes a taco a taco.  As I see it, if food is placed in some type of tortilla (flour, corn, wheat) then it's  a taco (especially if it's sprinkled with cheese).  I like to describe this dish as a taco rather than the alternative description, wrap, because a wrap sounds like bland health food and taco sounds tasty. This dish is both healthy and tasty so maybe I should call it something else entirely.  Wraco?  Oh dear. I think I'll stick with taco.

Halupki (Stuffed Napa Cabbage with Sweet and Sour Sauce)

Thanksgiving is over. 

Now it's time to plan for Christmas!  First comes the decor.  Have you decorated your tree yet?  Marcus and I are trying to figure out how to put up a tree and protect it from Josie.  All our beautiful glass ornaments. Disaster!

Then comes travel?  My family lives in Boston and Marcus' family lives on the eastern shore of Maryland.   With a one year old, we decided not to travel on the 25th, so this year, as a way to bring our family together, we are celebrating Marcus' boyhood tradition of Ukrainian Christmas on January 7.  Everyone is coming to our house.

I can't wait.  

I've already started planning the menu.    Stuffed cabbage, or halupki, as my husband calls it, can be delicious. Unfortunately, I've tried many bland versions as well.  The key, I think, is to heavily season the meat, and make a flavorful sauce.