April (Taken for a) Fool

Hola.  Alrighty... so I do have a recipe that I'm gonna share with you all.  I'm sharing it a couple weeks later than when I actually made the recipe, but the post is happening now.  It's still good.  And you're gonna love it.  In April Fool's news: Every year I pull the same April Fool's prank on my boyfriend, and every year he falls for it.  It goes like this:

Me: Yo yo boyfriend.  I messed up my birth control pills. I'm pregnant.

Him: WHAT?!? AHHHH!!! What? Oh my go-

Me: Just kidding.

Him: WTF?! You almost gave me a heart attack.

Me: I pull the same shit every year.  Are you really that surprised?

The end.  Now who's ready for some kale?  Or yams?  In actuality I couldn't find sweet potatoes at my local produce store, so I had to improvise with yams.  In addition sweet potatoes, yams, white beans, and kale were all really in season when I made this.

Sweet and Savory Yams Stuffed with White Beans and Kale

adapted from Simple Supper Recipe

Serves 4

4 sweet potatoes (or, in my case, Yams)

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 shallot, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (4-inch) sprig fresh rosemary 
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 can drained and washed white beans

3 cups spinach, chopped
3 cups kale, chopped
Juice of 1/4 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste

1.  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.  Scrub the sweet potatoes (or yams), and stab them a few times with a fork.  Wrap the potatoes in tin foil and place on baking sheet.  Bake the potatoes until soft, about 45 minutes to an hour depending on how big the potatoes are.  

3.  Start cooking the greens and beans on the stove top once the potatoes are about 2/3rds of the way done.  

4.  Heat the olive oil over low to medium heat in a wide deep sauce pan.  Add the shallots and cook for 5 minutes.  Add the garlic, white beans, rosemary sprig, and red pepper flakes.  Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5.  Add the kale and spinach to the pan, and cover.  Cook for about 10 minutes or until the kale is soft.  Remove the rosemary sprig, and stir in the lemon juice.

To serve, slice each potato lengthwise and push on both ends to create pocket for greens and beans.  Season with salt and pepper.

So good. So filling. Papa John's.

...But not actually Papa John's.