and now...for a recipe!

Snowy here today, so I'm making portugese kale soup, which my neighbor's grandma used to make when I lived in Massachusetts.  I have no idea how I got this recipe into my head, but it's stuck there.  She was also famous for fried bologna, something I've never made.  I guess she was famous for any kind of processed meat product.  hmmmm. 

Into a large stock pot put:

1 chopped onion about fist sized

5 large red potatoes cut up in bite sized chunks (I leave the skin on)

olive oil to coat

then add:

1 very large can or 2 regular size cans of red kidney beans

1 package of kielbasa or smoked turkey kielbasa (sausage) Chop it however you wish.  (Sometimes I use only half and put the rest in a quiche.  You could also throw it in some tomato sauce for pasta or grill it.)

and 1 package fresh or frozen kale, I've also used chopped collard greens.  Works great.

then immediately add:

1 large can of chicken stock and about 8 cups of water.

Simmer for a few hours.  Season.  Serve with crusty bread.  Yum.