365 Days of Kale

thanks for the info. I have planted kale in my gar...

2012-02-20T15:01:15.282-05:00

thanks for the info. I have planted kale in my garden 2 years in a row. I am going to double it this year because I love finding new recipes to use.

Kate, I love smoked paprika and will often add tha...

2012-02-19T17:06:03.633-05:00

Kate, I love smoked paprika and will often add that to recipes for both color and flavor instead of any bacon or even liquid smoke (not sure what that really is). I know that turmeric, which is part of most curry mixtures, is a spice with considerable anti-cancer activity, as are most herbs and spices.

I make lentil soup or many varieties for lunch eve...

2012-02-19T16:54:20.222-05:00

I make lentil soup or many varieties for lunch every day. Kale is a great addition just before serving and so is a handful of sprouts as a crunchy garnish. I planned to make red lentil soup tomorrow with red pepper flakes and paprika (Turkish style), but now I'm going to put in curry instead. Thanks for your great blog.

The bag I buy is 1#. If I were using bulk red lent...

2012-02-18T23:20:30.599-05:00

The bag I buy is 1#. If I were using bulk red lentils, I would use 2 cups.
Diana

sounds good. How much lentils,1 cups? On my scree...

2012-02-18T23:10:24.006-05:00

sounds good. How much lentils,1 cups? On my screen it reads 1# red lentils.

Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. Yes...

2012-02-18T20:59:06.298-05:00

Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts.

Yes, I suspect it is because I keep my crock-pot on low that it takes red lentils so long to cook. Perhaps they are done sooner rather than later, but I am 1) busy and just leave them and 2) I am spooked by my husband's rejection of undercooked lentils of all kinds. He has a more 'discerning' palate than my own, is a great cook himself, and he doesn't reject very much. However, I mean it, undercooked lentils get put under a napkin or some other way of hiding his dinner, like we all did as a child! So I really really cook them. :)

In addition, I am now sad that I skipped over an introductory food chemistry class in favor of an advanced class on kidney physiology. I have toyed with the idea of finding a local program that would let me audit a food chemistry class just for fun (right- in all my spare time). :)

It was so unusual to read you have to cook your le...

2012-02-18T19:51:07.168-05:00

It was so unusual to read you have to cook your lentils for such a long time to make them soft. Is it because they are in a crock pot perhaps, as mine when boiled on the stove are ready in half an hour. I will say, I have much better luck boiling in water than broth and whatever science that is, I do not know but it does seem to take longer in broth.

Don't often comment but I love kale and so enjoy your posts and your recipes. In the summer, I whizz the leaves in my food processor which turns the leaves into green fluffy confetti. I press that flat in a baggie and freeze, breaking off clumps for soups or whatever when needed. It is a magical food and it is great you blog so earnestly and confidently about it. Thanks so much.

Muffin tin kale 'blobs' must look beautifu...

2012-02-14T15:04:58.472-05:00

Muffin tin kale 'blobs' must look beautiful! I shudder thinking about throwing kale into the compost pile - even our dog eats the toughest of the kale stalks if we don't use them in soup stock!

I hope to see you commenting again, and thanks for linking to your Facebook page. :)

Hi, I would like to know where I can get the kale ...

2012-02-13T14:29:45.009-05:00

Hi, I would like to know where I can get the kale and do matcha (Japan) plants as I would like to start a herb garden.
My e.mail address is sharonjardim@hotmail.com

Thank you Sharon

I am re-making this recipe today, using butternut ...

2012-02-11T14:42:58.394-05:00

I am re-making this recipe today, using butternut squash instead of mushrooms to serve to a small group of the Michigan Lady Food Bloggers coming to the farm this afternoon. I expect it to be delicious!

So glad to see kale lovers who are new to visiting...

2012-02-11T14:40:53.184-05:00

So glad to see kale lovers who are new to visiting my blog. Everything on my blog gets 'family approval' by my husband before being posted up. Our sons are now grown, grown-up, and married :), but live out of state :( , so they no longer taste and approve every recipe like they did for those posted on my website at www.CancerRD.com, but I would 'bet the farm' that they would love every recipe I post up on my kale blog. :)

Wow!!!!! I was thrilled to stumble across your sit...

2012-02-11T09:20:24.315-05:00

Wow!!!!! I was thrilled to stumble across your site while trying to do my own research on this amazing veggie.Last fall my sister n law who moved here from japan 2yrs ago picked chopped and froze what i thought was way to much kale from an organic farm here in MN. I have never been a big fan of kale until this winter while just into the ninth month of pregnancy with my ninth child a checkup with my OBGYN showed my hemoglobin to be quite low and as i wanted to avoid those tiny little iron pills that cause me other issues.....she sugested eating kale.Each morning for the past 2wks I blend about 2 cups frozen kale 1 grannysmith apple 1/2 frozen bananna 1 Tbl spoon honey and a cup of watered down OJ in my vitamix and pour into 2 17oz.glass bottles one for that morning and the next.My hemogoblin went up my energy is back and i now have the energy i feel i need to get over the hurdles of labour and delivery....Thanks to raw kale smoothies oh and it taste great my kids even like it and that says a whole lot.

We use kale for our green smoothies. We bought too...

2012-02-08T22:02:20.154-05:00

We use kale for our green smoothies. We bought too much kale at the farmer's market. We just used our vitamix and a little water to chop the kale down to size. Then we poured into muffin tins and froze them. Pop them out and ziploc them. We put 4 discs in our smoothie today, but it could have used 5 or 6. Beats throwing it in the compost!!! Can't wait to read your blog! I will be linking to it from facebook.com/mygardenhaven

Diana: I just stumbled across your blog because I...

2012-02-08T10:42:45.409-05:00

Diana: I just stumbled across your blog because I was googling Kale. We love kale and I was looking for some new recipe ideas. This is just fantastic and I look forward to following your adventures with kale!

This looks wonderful, and it answers my son's ...

2012-02-06T17:04:21.144-05:00

This looks wonderful, and it answers my son's question from yesterday, what to do with kale that tastes good. Thank-you. Off to get the recipe.

I'll give this one a try. It sounds like a del...

2012-02-01T08:48:03.636-05:00

I'll give this one a try. It sounds like a delicious, winter, comfort food.

i really love your site! in my efforts to eat in s...

2012-01-31T20:41:36.713-05:00

i really love your site! in my efforts to eat in season here in virginia, i have been trying a lot of kale recipes. kale chips are my new favorite snack - i will definitely have to try this kale and hummus dip. thanks!

niki
www.farmtoforkphotographybloghamptonroads.blogspot.com

I like this pyramid better. It's a step in the...

2012-01-31T08:06:07.122-05:00

I like this pyramid better. It's a step in the right direction, but it still includes all the cancer, heart disease, and diabetes causing animal foods. But it is better.

Love this site! Who would have thought someone wou...

2012-01-28T06:04:25.358-05:00

Love this site! Who would have thought someone would blog about nothing but kale. Glad you do since I love the stuff. I recently made this recipe and it's great! I've tried it several times now. It tastes great with a bit of Linguica (portuguese sausage) tossed in as well. Here's my version of your version :)

http://plate-by-plate.com/kale-and-eggs

amen

2012-01-26T22:19:59.642-05:00

amen

Just found your blog looking for a kale/spinach di...

2012-01-25T02:44:59.702-05:00

Just found your blog looking for a kale/spinach dip...looks fantastic. I'll be back and am trying this hummus tomorrow with friends!

What an adorable hat! And I love purple and green ...

2012-01-23T10:35:18.039-05:00

What an adorable hat! And I love purple and green together, too. I did some googling to see if I could find one like that, but I suspect the knitter saw that as decoration rather than as kale (clearly missing a good thing! :) and so didn't label it as such. But I did find a much less subtle kale cap, should anyone be interested, a Shopzeus I Love Kale white cap on the Sears website.

Easy-to-use, long lasting Kale: I dry mine in the ...

2012-01-22T22:19:45.396-05:00

Easy-to-use, long lasting Kale: I dry mine in the oven at lowest temp., about 140 F, 4-6 hours, crumble and screen out stems; it lasts forever & can be sprinkled on everything. Local health board says it loses no nutrition that way. A news article of mine says Kale is the most nutricious of all the green vegetables.

This year I'm expanding my kale patch and I...

2012-01-18T12:46:07.039-05:00

This year I'm expanding my kale patch and I'm sure I will be visiting your site again and again. Go Kale!

In Vermont everything is maple flavored and the ka...

2012-01-18T12:41:39.415-05:00

In Vermont everything is maple flavored and the kale chips are no exception. I was introduced over the summer and found them a revelation. Unfortunately the ones I had were just plain old kale-shaped!