Why it’s this week’s Best Bite: Unfortunately, this week was a little slow food-wise, as I’ve been trying to fight off a cold, but I consider this gratin noteworthy. Another selection from The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, it’s brimming with hearty ingredients: wild rice, kale, sweet onion, and cheese (I subbed in gruyère instead of swiss), plus a breadcrumb topping. Next time, I would caramelize the onions a while longer, for maximum sweetness, and make sure I had enough kale to stand up to the grains and aromatics. Still, this first version was cozy and flavorful, just the kind of dish you want to be pulling out of the oven in the winter.
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