Recipe of the Week: Kale and Fruit Salad

Today's the last day of camp. It's been a lovely six weeks, full of learning new things alongside the children and learning to be patient with myself and them. I've made countless friendships and friendship bracelets, and realized how much energy I have. After camp, I still have the energy to cook, tutor or meet up with friends! As I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow, I won't be blogging for a while, but I'll keep it up when I get back. I'll take lots of photos! 

This salad was made during my week of cooking with kale. This summer, I tried to cook with fresh ingredients (read: short amount of time before they go bad) so I had to be creative and really plan out recipes in advance so I could use up all the ingredients. I made a kale and fruit salad, just improvising like last time, and basically tossed in a bunch of different fruits. 

Kale and Fruit Salad 

Ingredients

Kale, washed and cut into bite-sized pieces

Avocado, cut into bite-sized pieces

Mozzarella cheese, cut into bite-sized pieces

D'Anjou pear

Peach

Walnuts

Chia seeds (I added these after the photos were taken to my lunch the next day)

Balsamic vinegar and olive oil for drizzling

One tip I've found online is to rub the kale to release more of its nutrients. According to this, it softens the leaves and essentially "wilts" them. I think it tasted nice and crisp, while reducing some of the bitterness. 

Mmmmm...fresh and just the right balance of salty and sweet.

Have a lovely weekend! See you in two weeks.  

Recipe of the Week: Stuffed Caprese Bites

This week's recipe is stuffed caprese bites, which are essentially bites of pizza dough stuffed with mozzarella, basil, and tomato. They were easy to make, and were devoured within minutes. It helped to pop the pizza dough in the freezer for 10 minutes before making the bites, which helped make it more pliable. I found the recipe here.  

Fresh out of the oven! 

They tasted divine drizzled with balsamic vinegar. 

I loved how they were melty and soft. I'll definitely be making this recipe again soon!

Hope you're having a lovely week. The first half of summer camp is over, and I'm ready for the second half! Enjoy your weekend. 

Recipe of the Week: Caprese Salad

This week's recipe is caprese salad, something I've never made before! Since I got my basil plant, I've been looking up recipes that include basil. I found this one, which immediately drew my attention because the photos are amazing! It was fun to make and tasted exquisite. At home, I usually eat Chinese food cooked by my talented grandmother, but I'm always welcome to trying new tastes. It felt great to be able to eat something I had grown and nurtured myself! 

The vibrant colors looked awesome together, like the colors on the Italian flag. As my middle school Italian teacher would say, delizioso!

Have a fabulous day.