girls’ weekend
Monday, October 29th, 2012
Recipe: cannellini bean, kale, and sausage stew
I’ve been in Colorado Springs for the past couple of days enjoying a girls’ retreat with my friends, Ellen (our host), Kathya, and Wendy. The words “girls’ weekend” probably conjure up thoughts of pedicures, spa time, shopping, and boozy parties, but… that’s not me. That’s not us. This was mostly time spent around food and Halloween and each other. It was great (see for yourself).
amazing ethiopian dinner at uchenna
i made halloween stockings for each of us to hang by the fireplace
my first visit to garden of the gods
halloween stocking loot the next morning
breakfast tacos (fried egg, avocado, tomatillo salsa, corn tortilla)
and then there was homemade apple pie
ellen’s pup requesting a taste of some pie
homemade sugar skulls for dia de los muertos
decorating
finished skulls
gorgeous sunset over pikes peak
toasting before our group effort dinner with sparkling red bubbles
dinner: miso butter roast chicken, gremolata potatoes, caesar salad, lemon-rosemary crown
Despite the mild weather, I am thinking of comfort foods. Meals that are hot and served with a ladle. Winter is coming (ask any Stark) and nothing beats having a steaming bowl of hearty stew to warm up your insides when you come in from the cold. I saw a lovely cannellini bean stew posted by my friend Kalyn the other day and immediately put it on my menu for that week.
chicken broth, kale, sausage, cannellini beans, tomatoes, garlic, herbs
brown the sausage
**Jump for more butter**
