On 2012-12-14 03:56:51 +0000, sf said:

> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 3:30:12 PM UTC-8, Bryan wrote:
>> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:59:58 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>>
>>> 1 lb fresh greens such as spinach, chard or kale, washed and chopped
>>
>> It seems strange to think of those 3 being interchangeable.
>
> In any case, I'm not sure why you can't visualize interchanging the
> three greens. The biggest difference between them is the length of time
> they'd need to cook, but when you're dealing with young greens the
> difference is negligible. Personally, I don't like kale - no matter how
> young it is (although I do like kale chips), but my DIL loves it, so I
> included it on the list for her.

I too have never been a kale fan, but recently Nancy read a number of
recipes by Mark Bitman where he preps kale for use in a straight-ahead
salads and now I love the stuff. It's in a number of his salad recipes.

You drizzle a teaspoon if olive oil and a liberal shake of salt over
the kale knead it "until tender and beginning to wilt", 1 to 2 minutes.
She then let's it sit for 15 minutes or so while she does other stuff.
Amazingly, I like it; it doesn't have so much muscle in it any more and
has a pretty good taste.