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.
>
>

I saw the title and thought you found a lost-and-forgotten fruitcake or
jar of green beans. :-)

Bob