Irish Colcannon with Bacon and Kale | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• 2 pounds yellow potatoes* (peeled and cut into 1½-inch cubes)
• 5 ounces smoked bacon (diced)
• ¼ cup diced yellow onion
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 4 cups stemmed (rinsed, and chopped green kale*)
• 4 ounces unsalted butter (use cultured Irish butter if possible,)
• ¾ cup half and half
• Salt (to taste)
• Ground black pepper (to taste)