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Janet

In article >, says...
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> What to do with it? Angela bought it for smoothies but does not like it.
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> I made kale chips once. Although she and husband gobbled them up as fast as
> I could make them, when I made more, they wouldn't eat them.
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> I know there is a bean and kale soup but this isn't soup weather.
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> I probably won't eat the stuff.
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> We mixed a little in tonight to husband's green salad. But what else can I
> do with it? We have a ton and it is already cut up. Can it be cooked with
> bacon or something.

I LOVE kale and grow it in the garden (cavolo de nero) and this year
a purple-red one whose name I forget). We like it with bacon or baked
ham, and mashed potatoes. (and added to minestrone soup a couple of
minutes before you serve it).

I would never buy it ready cut up; you lose the vitamins and toughen
it.
Immediately before cooking, rinse the leaves under a tap and slice
them very finely. Then either steam them , or put them in a pan with a
bare spoon of water and toss them about on the heat till done. They
cook nquickly and should still be bright green and not floppy. Toss the
hot kale with some butter and black pepper.

If there's any left over, cooked kale makes good bubble and squeak,
served with fried eggs.

Janet

Janet