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On 2017-01-14 3:03 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:31:25 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> I am not a fan of cooked leaves. Spinach is edible when cooked with
>> other things, but it is not good on its own. It is not too bed if just
>> barely cooked, but it develops a nasty taste when cooked too much. I
>> tried Swiss Chard once. That was enough for me. I have had kale cooked.
>> Not great. It is okay raw in salad or in soups. I know that some
>> people love greens, but I don't think I am likely too. It is not a
>> common dish around here so I am not likely to stumble upon it.

>
> You'd be horrified what I eat here then
>
> I just *love* leafy greens, I regularly make an omelet that barely
> holds together because it's so full of parsley, chard, spinach and
> kale... sometimes nettles too. I'll cook it just long enough for the
> egg to solidify and then I eat it. In fact that was breakfast
> yesterday morning.



I have to say that eggs and spinach are a great combination. My son
introduced me to scrambled eggs with spinach and hot sauce. It is
delicious, especially when the eggs are still wet. He tends to cook the
daylights out of eggs.