Veggies From Market To Table

Lots of greens from the Mar Vista Farmers Market!
I used the Kale on left.

I started with sauteing Shishito Peppers from Mitsuwa in olive oil + garlic.
While that was cooking, I washed, scrubbed and chopped the beets.

gorgeous beets

Beets cut into pieces, TJ olive oil spray on roasting tray.
Roasted in toaster oven (regular oven is broken) on 450.

Next prepped Kale:

Kale -- rinsed, stems and large ribs removed, somewhat chopped

Peppers done, used same pan (with existing oil + garlic bits).
Sauteed covered until cooked.

Beets, done.

YUM!

Sorry, no cooking times on any of this.
From the time stamps on the photos, it took about an hour total from washing the veggies to eating them.

St Patrick's Day Breakfast featuring Thump*

*Patucci + Mark call it thump. Don't flame me if you call it something else. I've also simplified their recipe a lot.

this is the end result:
thump scrambled with eggs

First you have to make the thump. 
This works out better if you've done it the night before.

Thump (mashed potatoes and kale)
serves at least 4 gluttons

2 tbs olive oil
1/2 med onion, chopped
2-4 cloves garlic, mashed
1 bunch kale, ribs removed and coarsely chopped

6 medium potatoes, 3/4" cubes
water
bay leaf

salt + pepper to taste
butter is a nice final touch

In a large saucepan,
Saute onions and garlic until soft
Add kale as you get it chopped --
it seems like a lot, but it cooks down
Add a little water if the kale starts sticking to bottom
Cover and cook until kale is no longer crunchy (10-15 min)

While that's cooking,
Cube potatoes and boil with bay leaf until tender --
you will be mashing them

Add to cooked kale and mash with a potato masher
Add some of potato water if too stiff
Eat!

mmmmmmm

The Breakfast Thump:
serves one glutton

1 tb olive oil
1/4 medium onion, chopped
About 1 cup thump
2 eggs

In a frying pan,
Saute onions until soft
Add thump, cover + cook until softened
Add 2 eggs, stir into mixture with a fork
Cover, cook until egg is cooked
Eat!

I like to garnish mine with ketchup. Go ahead.
You can call me a weirdo.