We’ve recently started receiving our local CSA boxes, and it’s been like Christmas every Thursday when a new one comes in. You never know what kind of delicious veggies and herbs are inside this week’s box! One thing we’ve consistently received weekly has been kale. I’ve talked about my kale-love here before, but I’ve been trying to get a little more creative with preparing it because of the shear mass I have to go through. Here’s a new recipe I’ve recently tried out. Clif and I loved the creamy roasted garbanzo’s and loads of garlic mixed with the sauteed greens. We enjoyed this as a main course for dinner tonight, but I also think it would be deeeelish as a side or smothered on a crusty bread. Yum!

Things have been going well on the baby-front. She still has a little over a month to go until her estimated appearance date, and we’ve been having fun finishing up her room and shopping for cuteness. I’m continually getting bigger….and the weather is only getting warmer. Which isn’t making for the best combination, but I think I will make it a little longer with the help of A/C and large quantities of water. Speaking of, I’m headed to the lake now!

Do you have a favorite go-to recipe using kale? I’d love to hear!

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On my drive back from visiting family in South Carolina there are tons of little roadside stands just South of the North Carolina state line. This time of year, I can never pass that strip without stopping at one to pick up at least one basket of peaches. They have to be one of my favorite things about the season. It takes a lot of restraint for me to resist eating them all before I can bake up something delicious, but I always try and set a few aside.

If you’ve been a reading my blog for very long at all, you may have noticed that I love my cast iron skillet. I’d definitely say it’s my favorite kitchen tool, and I’ll use it every opportunity I can. Something about it’s rustic, old timey feel maybe? Whatever it is, if you don’t have one, I encourage you to go out and buy one pronto.

Here I’ve made something similar to a cinnamony-peach loaf, but thrown it in a skillet and topped it off with an oat and sugar crumble and sweet drizzle. It turned into more of a desserty dish (hence the “cake” in the title), but we also enjoyed it as a next-morning breakfast.

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