On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:05:03 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>Kale. It's true. Never ate it until last night. Oh I've been around the
>block and had spinach, collards, nettle, every lettuce known to mankind,
>grape leaves, celery leaves you name it. But never kale.
>
>So I decided to go crazy since they actually had kale in my local produce
>deprived market. I could not believe my eyes. You only live once I
>thought. So I chose Mama SFs sausage soup recipe. I made it just like the
>recipe posted but used kale instead of spinach and since I had organic
>chicken stock on hand I used that. Used my big 11 cup Cuisinart to
>perfectly chop the kale after removing the stems. Total prep time 10
>minutes. Total cook time 40 minutes. Cool down 10 minutes. On the table
>after 1 hour. I chose crushed Cento San Marzano tomatoes in a can and boy
>did they add a lot of flavor and were worth the extra cost.
>
>The soup was quite tasty, spicy, rich and delicious. I am glad I chose kale
>because it had a nice mouth feel. Yielding yet firm. And after 1 hour I
>have this delightful buzz on my gums. My teeth feel like I just brushed
>them. I expect to find the soup even better tomorrow of course. You need
>to use a really spicey sausage or add a lot of red pepper to make it all
>work. Pepper is key.
>
>It's a keeper. I will make it often.

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