Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Ground Lamb & Kale with Spiced Garbanzos
3/26/2020
This recipe is inspired by a combination of an Alison Roman recipe and another I spotted online and could never find again. I almost always have some sort of ground meat...it's relatively inexpensive and you can get it anywhere. More often than not, I make this with chicken, but use whatever you've got.
olive oil
1 pound ground meat
2-4 cloves of garlic (depending how garlicky you like it)
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp smoked paprika, divided
1/2 tsp turmeric
salt
aleppo pepper if you've got it or black pepper
1 large bunch of kale, stemmed or a few handfuls of baby kale (you could really use any dark leafy green)
1 can garbanzos, drained
Optional to serve:
parsley
dill
mint
pickled red onions
feta
pistachios
roasted radishes (see below)
Preheat oven to 375. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, toss the garbanzos with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, enough just to coat. Season with salt and 1 tsp smoked paprika and roast for about 20 minutes.
While garbanzos are cooking, heat your pan (I use a cast iron) over medium. Add enough olive oil to coat the bottom, about a couple of tablespoons, then add in the meat. Using a wooden spoon, break it up so it's in an even layer in your pan. Let it cook about 10 minutes until no pink remains and it's starting to get a little brown. Add in the garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, turmeric, salt and pepper. Stir with your wooden spoon to combine, then add in kale. Cook until the kale wilts. Toss in the cooked garbanzos. Serve with your feta and fresh herbs and a drizzle of olive oil.
Roasted Radishes
1 bunch radishes
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
salt
Use any radishes you like, cut them in half or quarters, depending how big they are. Toss them with a little olive oil and the spices, season with salt and roast in an even layer on a baking sheet at 350 for about 15-20 minutes until easily pierce with a fork.
Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
3/25/2020
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Love this cake because it's practically one bowl and comes together really fast. I generally use dark cocoa powder and chocolate chips, but in this coronapocolypse, I only have regular cocoa powder and can't be frivolous with the chips, so we've gone without.
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup ap flour
3/4 cup dark or cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
Whisk to combine the olive oil through vanilla in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the flour through the salt together then add to the olive oil mixture. Fold the dry ingredients into the olive oil mix using a spatula. Do not overmix. Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake about 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with just a few tiny crumbs.
To serve, drizzle with olive oil and sea salt, or go all out, add a scoop of good quality vanilla ice cream and drizzle that and the cake with olive oil and sea salt.
