A Tale of Kale: One of the Healthiest Cookbooks Ever ...

A Tale of Kale: One of the Healthiest Cookbooks Ever …

UPDATE: Congratulations to Queen of Kale Sharon Hanna! A Tale of Kale—The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood—won the 2013 Taste Canada Single Subject Cookbook Award.

“It has real personality and charm and the overall results are delicious.” “The book has integrity, heart and pure deliciousness.” – The jury

Sharon Hanna, Joe Lederer photo

The Hired Belly has been busy eating his greens—specifically Kale. Part of the reason for this tasty, new, healthy infatuation (aside from the fact it’s so easy to grow) is thanks to The Book of Kale. It’s a truly handy an all encompassing tome by Sharon Hanna— BC’s reigning Queen of Kale.

If you’re into healthy eating, here’s a book you really can’t afford to be without. Besides, this leafy green is hot right now, popping up just about everywhere.

Harbour Publishing, $26.95

Hanna delves deep into its history, which enjoys the cachet (who knew a vegetable could have cachet?) of being one of civilization’s oldest cultivated crops. Even without the extensive line-up of truly well thought out recipes—that range from, naturally, perfect kale chips, to an irresistible ‘Kale Caesar’ salad, scalloped greens with brown butter and sage, and plenty more (all sorted by Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free options)—the author’s approach adds up to a fun but highly informative read. So much so that we’re even thinking of converting our winter window boxes to accommodate a year round crop …

Harbour Publishing $26.95; Kindle edition $9.48.

By Tim Pawsey|2018-01-21T15:05:24-08:00September 13th, 2013|Sustainable|3 Comments

About the Author: Tim Pawsey

Tim has been covering the food and wine revolution for about 20 kilos. Count 15 kg alone thanks to the blossoming cuisine and wine culture of British Columbia, Canada. Tim’s hallmark is seeking out and recommending value wines from BC and around the world that offer quality at every level. He also scopes out noteworthy restaurants that live up to their promises—and often over deliver. Readers depend on the Hired Belly for his “Belly’s Best” and “Belly’s Budget Best” picks to help them find the right wine for the occasion. For several decades Tim wrote columns in the Vancouver Courier and North Shore News. He contributes to several other publications, including BCLS Taste magazine, Quench, Vitis and many others. Tim is a frequent judge for wine competitions and was a founding judge of The BC Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Wine. He is frequently invited to judge at The BC Wine Awards, and others. Tim has traveled to taste in many of the world’s leading wine regions, most recently in Burgundy, Argentina and Chile.