Welcome!

Welcome to Collards and Kale! I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and the blog. I'm a wife and a mother of two sweet boys. I just graduated with my Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, and I'm excited to begin a new chapter in my life. My husband is a southern boy by birth (the collards), and I'm an Italian-Irish-German-Polish Yankee transplant (the kale). We met at church over 5 years ago, and decided to build a life together. We love our faith, our family, and good food.

What can you expect to read here? I'm glad you asked. Most blogs have a theme such as a food blog, a money-saving blog, or a homemaking blog. This is none of those and all of those at once. It's nothing more or less than a peek into my life. I'll post recipes, insights about life and faith, funny stories, rants, tips to get your bathtub clean, and anything else that pops into my mind because I'm not limiting myself to just one topic.We try to eat real food, the food that God created for the benefit of mankind, but we have a limited budget, and the recipes posted here will reflect those principles. I make no claim to be a health guru. I pray that someone out there will be able to be blessed by what I have to say. If that happens, I give credit to God and God alone. That said, all are welcome here: the most devout (insert religious group here) to the most militant Atheist. Pull up a chair and enjoy!