Here is another healthy dinner recipe from my alternate, non-baking personality. It’s especially for those of us who are working to fight the forces of Food Blogger’s Butt, which is the name I’ve given this peculiar condition that has recently settled in my pants. I think anyone who has spent much of the winter baking knows all too well what I’m talking about.
Beans and greens are a comforting, homey dish that I just love, especially with rapini (aka broccoli rabe) for its bitter, slightly mustardy flavor. Rapini also happens to be an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and K, as well as calcium. Polenta, former peasant dish that it is, is extremely filling and also fast to make, provided you use the instant kind (which I have no qualms about, personally - who wants to stand at the stove, stirring for hours? If you have kids, on the other hand, what an excellent way to put them to work). I almost feel guilty writing this down as it’s so simple, but it serves as another good reminder that cheap, quick food doesn’t have to be bad for you.
