Crazy for Kale

Don’t miss the end of the post, there’s a GIVEAWAY!

One of our boys’ favorite vegetables is kale. I think it probably started when we made Kale Chips for Eat Like a Dinosaur, and then our oldest (a born leader) declared his absolute love for the vegetable. Since then the other boys have followed along like little ducklings in support of his declaration. I mention this vegetable often when talking about their favorite foods on the podcast, so when Hallie asked us to review her Crazy for Kale ebook and submit a recipe for round-up I was shocked to see that the only recipe I could find was Kale with Apple and Onions.

Well shoot, that clearly needed to be fixed!

So I happily bought crazy-lady amounts of kale at the farmer’s market and declared to Matt ” we need to make a sh*t ton of kale for blog recipes, it is a down-right shame we don’t have any on there!” Then I proceeded to send annoying texts for a few days with ideas of what those recipes should be. And then, he worked his magic. I came home from work one day when it was still light outside and he was running around like a mad-man between the outdoor grill, the oven, stove top and the ice cream maker. I believe it went something like, “Get your camera ready because the kids are gnawing at my legs to get their hands on all this kale – hurry!”

And there you have it, the story of why we are crazy people who don’t know how to pace ourselves. What you get as a result is FOUR kale recipes. One of which is ICE CREAM. I know, I know. When we made The Healthiest Ice Cream Ever (Butternut Squash Ice Cream) we made a joke about kale ice cream. And now here we are telling you we did it. Listen, I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe Matt’s practicing for Iron Chef. Or maybe we hear from MANY parents that their kids won’t eat vegetables and you need ideas to get them interested.

We’re not a big fans of the Jessica Seinfeld approach (in fact Cole was downright upset with us when we told him we’d “hid” kale in his dessert, he felt really violated rather than excited), but maybe your kids and parenting approach are different and this is just what you need. And of course we always encourage you to let your kids help you make these recipes to get them more interested!

And if FOUR new recipes weren’t enough, we’ll be giving away two copies of Hallie’s ebook with 40 MORE kale recipes (almost all are paleo-friendly; she graduated from the same school as Balanced Bites!) at the end of this post!

 

Creamed Kale

 

If you’re inspired by our surge of kale-loving-madness and want MORE ways to eat it,
don’t miss out on Hallie’s new ebook, Crazy for Kale!

Is that enough kale to make you interested iHallie’s new ebook, Crazy for Kale? Maybe a better idea might be to try to win yourself a copy! Hallie has generously allowed us to giveaway not one, but TWO copies of Crazy for Kale to our readers! Here’s how to win 1 one of Crazy for Kale ebook:

1. Comment once you’ve gone to Paleo Parents on Facebook and under “liked” (because you all should like us by now!) select “Get Notifications” or “Show in News Feed” – this will help you not miss so many of the posts Facebook purposely hides from you! (do this for all your favorite pages)
2. Comment if you like Daily Bites on Facebook
3. Comment if you subscribe to The Paleo View AND have left a review on iTunes
4. Comment with why you’re Crazy for Kale and include your favorite kale recipe, link if applicable so people can pin it!

One entry for each comment, 4 entries maximum. Giveaway closes tomorrow (April 19, 2013) 10pm EST!

Remember Matt’s Standing Rules for Giveaways:

1. If I cannot find your email address, you cannot win! I am unable to hire a private investigator to track you down at this time!
2. If you do not respond to me within 48 hours, you cannot win! I will be forced to conclude that you have been kidnapped!
3. I reserve the right to deem any entry ineligible that I wish to for not following the rules. This includes you, mom!