NPCER--Maybe this is a regional thing?

[zelda25]

WTF is up with kale, usually roasted or fried, as the new "it" food? Is this a Portland thing, or are you guys seeing this around the country. Everybody is all, "zomg! Kale is awesome!"

No. Kale is foul.

[pixy0stix]

My personal theory is that everyone's CSAs push it on them, and therefore they have to find uses for it.

[marie427]

Kale's been an "it" food here for a while, and I think it tastes like ass. Everyone always raved about kale chips and when I finally tried some, I could not believe how stank my breath became.

[pamela]

It's the new superfood craze. And it's not just Portland.

[heightsyankee]

...and it became even more well known after Chick Fil A tried to sue that kale farmer in Vermont

[zelda25]

Jun 19, 2012 10:54:42 GMT -5 @mrdobalina said:

I got my first CSA yesterday (I sent someone to pick it up and it was a clusterfuck) and KALE! dontcha know. As far as I know, you can only make kale chips or put it in soup. Not good for much...

Well. You can use it to make a good bed on which to put your salad bar, as I learned from my restaurant job in high school, LOL.

[pixy0stix]

Jun 19, 2012 10:56:15 GMT -5 heightsyankee said:

...and it became even more well known after Chick Fil A tried to sue that kale farmer in Vermont

Why? More info please

[laurenpetro]

i had a blueberry and kale smoothie at the farmer's market the other day. it was like drinking mushed up, dirty blueberries. blech.

during the tomato blight a couple of years ago my CSA pushed bok choy HARD. WTF was i supposed to do with FOUR POUNDS of bok choy?? talk about the IT food for that year.

[heightsyankee]

Jun 19, 2012 10:57:15 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Jun 19, 2012 10:56:15 GMT -5 heightsyankee said:

...and it became even more well known after Chick Fil A tried to sue that kale farmer in Vermont

Why? More info please

Chicken Chain Says Stop, but T-Shirt Maker Balks

I guess he wasn't a farmer, just a tshirt maker. It was a while ago so I had my facts screwy, but the tshirt guy won in the end.

[Deleted]

Kale made the rounds on food and health blogs a couple of years ago with all that kale chip crap.

I actually love kale, but not as chips or smoothies. I keep some bags of it in my freezer, pre chopped, and stir it into casseroles, soups, stir fries, etc. Its so nutrient rich and I like topping off recipes with an extra edge of greens where I can.

[ringstrue]

Jun 19, 2012 11:00:26 GMT -5 @missusbee said:

Kale made the rounds on food and health blogs a couple of years ago with all that kale chip crap.

I actually love kale, but not as chips or smoothies. I keep some bags of it in my freezer, pre chopped, and stir it into casseroles, soups, stir fries, etc. Its so nutrient rich and I like topping off recipes with an extra edge of greens where I can.

I like this idea! but can you taste a difference between it and if you used spinach?

[mominatrix]

I use it in smoothies.

And I'm super happy that our FSA lets us pick what we're getting.

...no kale or bok choi for us! four pounds of cherries, FTW!

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[Deleted]

Jun 19, 2012 11:02:58 GMT -5 ringstrue said:

Jun 19, 2012 11:00:26 GMT -5 @missusbee said:

Kale made the rounds on food and health blogs a couple of years ago with all that kale chip crap.

I actually love kale, but not as chips or smoothies. I keep some bags of it in my freezer, pre chopped, and stir it into casseroles, soups, stir fries, etc. Its so nutrient rich and I like topping off recipes with an extra edge of greens where I can.

I like this idea! but can you taste a difference between it and if you used spinach?

I don't really think so, but then I tend to use it in really savory things. Like, a stir fry with lots of chinese 5 spice and teriyaki sauce or something. You're not really tasting much of the kale, KWIM?

Kale is a little sturdier than spinach, so you would want to cook it longer (spinach is delicate and more of an add-at-the-last-minute item just to get it to wilt)

[msmerymac]

It's big here. But we're left coast crazies, too.

It's fine. I'm not a big fan of cooked greens, but because it's heartier than other greens, like spinach, I like it better. Not as much as I like swiss chard, though.

[Deleted]

I hate kale.

Actually, I hate all cooked greens. Swiss chard, mustard greens, collard greens. They're all nasty.

My taste buds can tolerate spinach, but my stomach cannot.

[ringstrue]

I had to kale chip thing once - they were meh.

[heightsyankee]

Another non-kale person here, who had to give her CSA the smack down about it too. However, I had a kale salad with grapefruit and sunflower seeds at a friend's house a couple weekends ago and it was pretty good... I think I like it better raw than cooked.

[emilyj]

I have gotten kale several times this year from our CSA, and I like it. I've only made kale chips with it, but I'm a fan of those. I can see how they would be easy to be mess up though.

[Deleted]

This recipe is really good. Kale and Quinoa Pilaf with goat cheese and lemon
food52.com/recipes/2434_one_pot_kale_and_quinoa_pilaf

[meshaliuknits]

It's in every other CSA box. We cook it like we do other greens and it tastes mostly like the other greens do to me, which probably means we're over doing the balsamic.

I would totally take pounds of bok choy, though. It's the only green BabyLiu will put in her mouth intentionally. She won't eat it, mind you, just suck off the sauce and chew it until it's gross. But I figure digestion starts in the mouth, so she's gotta be getting something out of it.

[marie427]

Jun 19, 2012 11:29:49 GMT -5 @missusbee said:

This recipe is really good. Kale and Quinoa Pilaf with goat cheese and lemon
food52.com/recipes/2434_one_pot_kale_and_quinoa_pilaf

If I ever feel like actually preparing anything, I might try this.

[basilosaurus]

First mayo love, now kale hate, you all have such different tastes than I. So much for a future hawaiian gtg.

[hey]

It was only 88 cents, so I bought some, for the first time, the other day. Made Kale chips with half of it. They were okay. I probably won't make them again.

[marie427]

Jun 19, 2012 11:49:59 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

First mayo love, now kale hate, you all have such different tastes than I. So much for a future hawaiian gtg.

I love pineapple though.

[emmybean]

Kale really just needs to know its role and stay in salads.

[redheadbaker]

The first time I ever had kale, it was cooked in bacon fat and served with crumbled bacon on top (and I liked it). Still totally healthy, right? lol

[thejackpot]

I love kale. Easy to make and cheap, win/win. I discovered it again about 5 yrs ago and I am so glad I did.

[basilosaurus]

Where is kale cheap. Even local kale is $3/bunch here.

[hey]

Sibil,

I live in Houston and got it at HEB for 88 cents a bunch.

[ttt]

This article is hilarious.

There's someone on my FB who is CONSTANTLY posting about kale and how much she LOVES it and here's a picture of her AWESOME kale dish!!!! It's clearly because it's the trendy food to be into.