Coconut Braised Greens & White Bean Stew
By evening, the city asks you to exhale.
Dinner should feel like a closing ritual — warm, nourishing, and slow enough to signal that the day has been lived fully.
This Coconut Braised Greens & White Bean Stew is exactly that. Creamy without heaviness, rich without excess, and deeply comforting.
Ingredients
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
• 4 cups chopped kale or collard greens
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Fresh lime juice (optional)
Instructions
1. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat.
2. Add onion and sauté until soft.
3. Add garlic, cumin, and red pepper flakes; cook until fragrant.
4. Pour in coconut milk and white beans. Simmer gently.
5. Add greens and cook until tender, about 8–10 minutes.
6. Season with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lime if desired.
This is the kind of dinner that lets the day settle into your body — calm, full, complete.
Every meal today was a reminder that city life doesn’t have to be frantic to be full. Nourishment is a practice. Intention is a choice. And even in the middle of winter, there is warmth to be found — one meal at a time
