Chickpeas and Kale

Yummy!

* 1 can chickpeas
* 1 bunch Kale, chopped
* 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions (the white part)
* 2 t jar garlic
* Red pepper flakes
* salt
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* lemon juice

Drain and rinse the chickpeas. In a large non-stick pan, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic and garlic till soft. Add salt and the chickpeas and saute till the chickpeas turn golden and crusty, about 8-10 minutes. Add the red pepper and mix well. Add the kale and saute for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice and mix well.

Spinach Cakes

Two out of three children ate these--a minor miracle. I *loved* them.

(1) Make 1 c of brown rice in rice cooker. Preheat oven to 350.
(2) Sautee one onion and 2t of garlic in a little olive oil. Add 15 oz. frozen spinach.
(3) Mix rice, spinach mix, 1/2 c Parmesan, and 2 eggs in a bowl.
(4) Scoop 1/3c mix onto a greased cookie sheet and flatten.
(5) Bake for 20 minutes.
(6) Put 1 T mozzarella on each cake and return to oven for two minutes.
(7) Serve with warmed marinara.

I served this with dilled carrots.