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Julie Bove[_2_]

"Janet" > wrote in message
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> In article >, says...
>>
>> What to do with it? Angela bought it for smoothies but does not like it.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> I know there is a bean and kale soup but this isn't soup weather.
>>
>> I probably won't eat the stuff.
>>
>> 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

I only bought it cut up because Angela prefers stuff that way. I did see
the regular stuff but didn't even offer it to her as an option.