Tuscan Sausage and Bean Stew with Kale

It's already getting quite cold here in M town, the nights starts early and last night, along with that chilly wind it was also wet. Uuuugh. It's the kinda weather that makes you want to stay at home, curl up on the couch with a good book or Netflix marathon....

I've been meaning to eat healthier, since my obsession with Fried Chicken is really not working out (super sad). So I scour the web for tonight's dinner inspiration. My current flattie is returning to Italy end of next week and is super critical of all Italian cooking. So it was with trepidation that I decided to attempt my take on a Tuscan classic, the Sausage and Bean stew with Kale.

Yummmy, so much veg

Luckily my version was met with approval :)
I think I'll be adding it to my repertoire of Winter favourites.

Here's what you need: 

• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, smashed
• 2 carrots, cubed
• 1 - 2 zucchinis, cubed
• handful mushrooms, cubed
• bunch of kale leaves
• 1 can of white beans
• Sausages, chucks (I used Lamb with rosemary)
• Thyme
• Rosemary
• Chili
• Paprika
• Stock
• Worcestershire sauce
• Sugar
• Salt & Pepper

And how to make it:

• Heat up the pot, sauté the onion and garlic til soften, add the chucks of sausages and brown.
• Add the hard veggie (carrots and zucchini), add the mushroom
• Add the seasoning and some stock, top up with water so it slightly covers everything.
• Cover and simmer for 20 mins or so, (til your kitchen smells nice)
• Add in the beans and kale, stir
• Taste, and add more sugar/Worcestershire sauce/chili

Salmon Night

Had a massive lunch today - found this cute little Jap place behind my work called Dontoo and they had such a good value curry, only $6.90! It was pretty good too, I always like Japanese curry, especially on a Not-so-hot day like today :)

So by the time I was nearing the end work and I usually daydream about dinner, I still wasn't very hungry. My bosslady (SeeTouPor) suggest I cook some salmon and salad.

And remembering how easy it was to slap that piece of salmon in my sandwich press - used it like a George Foreman, I knew this was a winner.

Grab a sweet potato for a mash (Inspired by GrumpyOldMan when we were at his place yesterday) while I was there and a zucchini or courgette. Basically my 3 fav vegetables. Dinner was ready and eaten in no time, even managed to go for a walk and checked out the neighbourhood doggies.