Kale = MONSTROUS GAINZ!!
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jofjltncb6 wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »lishie_rebooted wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »lishie_rebooted wrote: »
Isn't that a fern?tincanonastring wrote: »williams969 wrote: »ddrhellbunny wrote: »Prove me if I am wrong but I thought watercress was the most nutritionally sound vegetable. It tops kale in the ranks by at least 7.
ALL HAIL WATERCRESS.
Boo!! Hiss!! Oh wait, you're right. Anything's better than kale. You go, girl!
But still--bacon & peeps > kale and watercress
vs.
Kale belongs in a trash can. Along with the quinoa.
It might be, but I'm forced to ask, isn't kale a fern?
From wiki:
Kale:Kale or borecole (Brassica oleracea Acephala Group) is a vegetable with green or purple leaves, in which the central leaves do not form a head. It is considered[1] to be closer to wild cabbage than most domesticated forms of vegetables.
The species Brassica oleracea contains a wide variety of vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens, and brussels sprouts. The cultivar group Acephala also includes spring greens and collard greens, which are similar genetically. Pieris rapae is one of the best-known pests of the plant.
Fern:A fern is a member of a group of roughly 12,000 species[3] of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular (i.e. having water-conducting vessels). They have stems and leaves, like other vascular plants. Most ferns have what are called fiddleheads that expand into fronds, which are each delicately divided.[4]
Leptosporangiate ferns (sometimes called "true ferns") are by far the largest group, but ferns as defined here (ferns sensu lato) include horsetails, whisk ferns, marattioid ferns, and ophioglossoid ferns. This group may be referred to as monilophytes. The term pteridophyte traditionally refers to ferns plus a few other seedless vascular plants (see the classification section below), although some recent authors have used the term to refer strictly to the monilophytes.
I'm gonna go with no but I'm not a biologist and my last biology class was in 2004. Plus I never learned the plant kingdoms either in 5th grade...
There's only the one ...
That you know of.
We used to think we were the only planet in the solar system...er, planet kingdom...too, and...
...never mind.
This analogy fell apart much sooner than I expected.
I died.
Full disclosure:
I LedOL when I posted it...
...and each time I reread it too.
You know what they say about people who laugh at their own jokes...
...they're probably at least kind of funny.
I think you are super funny! If you are not already there, you need to head over to the "confessions" thread. You will thank me later.0 -
I_Will_End_You wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »I_Will_End_You wrote: »I love kale chips!
There, I said it.
Reluctantly, I admit this too. We dehydrate our own drizzled w/ olive oil and salted. They're surprisingly good...surprising because kale generally tastes like...
...like...
...like a not very good tasting thing.
I make mine with olive oil, salt, cumin, crushed red pepper and garlic.....I think even all the kale haters would like them. Not gonna lie, I'd take them over a regular potato chip any day.
I highly doubt any mixture of delicious foods would make Kale taste good to me.
I doubted it too...and then tried it because WTF am I going to do with this bundle of kale I got in my CSA?? It isn't like I had a lot of things to garnish.
I don't think it's potato chip worthy. I mean, you can't scoop dip with them. But they're pretty tasty.0 -
wolfsbayne wrote: »I love Kale...raw, mixed in a smoothie, sauteed and scrambled with eggs, boiled. Doesn't matter. Yeah, I'm weird and that's ok. I tried to make Kale chips, but they didn't turn out right.
Dehydrator...low heat. It's impossible to screw this up...
...unless you burn them.
If you do burn them, they taste even worse than raw...which is almost impossible to believe until you've actually eaten burnt kale chips...a taste that is impossible to forget completely.
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I once had kale. It was . . .not good. It was in a salad with citrus and lots of other yummy stuff. I wanted to like it, but nope.
The salad was made by a friend who is a really good cook. He told me the trick to making the kale "good" was that you had to massage it. I wasn't sure what to do with that information, but it seemed disturbing to me some how.0 -
Well I actually eat raw kale with shredded Brussels sprouts........ But I'm just here for the Dick Picts.0
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I had kale once, it was shredded really finely in a coleslaw. It was... uneventful. But I've heard it described as "slimy" when cooked one too many times to try it. If I want cooked greens, I wilt silverbeet (aka chard) in balsamic vinegar with halved cherry tomatoes. Om nom.0
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You can't mask bitter, especially in green veggies. People try, and apparently it fools normal people. But for me when they do that it then tastes like poison plus a bunch of other obnoxious tastes. It's like, "what? staring into the sun hurts your eyes? Well here, let me play this super loud sound in your ears at the same time. All better?"I_Will_End_You wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »I_Will_End_You wrote: »I love kale chips!
There, I said it.
Reluctantly, I admit this too. We dehydrate our own drizzled w/ olive oil and salted. They're surprisingly good...surprising because kale generally tastes like...
...like...
...like a not very good tasting thing.
I make mine with olive oil, salt, cumin, crushed red pepper and garlic.....I think even all the kale haters would like them. Not gonna lie, I'd take them over a regular potato chip any day.
I highly doubt any mixture of delicious foods would make Kale taste good to me.0 -
I would call this dish, "how to ruin an otherwise edible cucumber."FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »I've never tried kale, it looks nasty ...
It's not nasty. People here clearly aren't eating it right…
Here's a delicious recipe:
1 bunch of kale
1 small container of feta cheese
1 cup of black olives
1 can of chick peas
1 small red onion, chopped
1 medium cucumber, chopped
2-3 tomatoes, diced
I make a garlic olive oil based dressing to go with it.0 -
I am also firmly in the "I like both kale and brussel sprouts, wanna fight about it?" group.0
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LiftAllThePizzas wrote: »
I would call this dish, "how to ruin an otherwise edible cucumber."FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »I've never tried kale, it looks nasty ...
It's not nasty. People here clearly aren't eating it right…
Here's a delicious recipe:
1 bunch of kale
1 small container of feta cheese
1 cup of black olives
1 can of chick peas
1 small red onion, chopped
1 medium cucumber, chopped
2-3 tomatoes, diced
I make a garlic olive oil based dressing to go with it.
Aw man, don't diss the feta!0 -
I like kale when it's cooked. I don't understand places that serve kale salad. It looks like a good meal, if they would just cook the kale. So, I don't order it. Lots of vegetables are good, though. Not just kale. Although, I don't think I ever tried it uncooked. It just seems tough, and cooked is how I was always used to it. Not too much. It's like spinach. You have to cook it well with the right seasoning and stuff.0
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Thoroughly enjoyed this thread, which probably means it'll be locked or closed by the time I get off work tomorrow to check the updates.
Either way, I support the peeps.
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ceoverturf wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »I've never tried kale, it looks nasty ...
It's not nasty. People here clearly aren't eating it right…
Here's a delicious recipe:
1 bunch of kale
1 small container of feta cheese
1 cup of black olives
1 can of chick peas
1 small red onion, chopped
1 medium cucumber, chopped
2-3 tomatoes, diced
I make a garlic olive oil based dressing to go with it.
You forgot to include preparation instructions:
1. Put kale in a bowl
2. Mix everything else in another bowl.
3. Throw bowl #1 in the garbage
4. Add some spinach, arugula, and lettuce to bowl #2, stir & enjoy.
Agreed!0 -
tat2cookie wrote: »Well I actually eat raw kale with shredded Brussels sprouts........ But I'm just here for the Dick Picts.
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.0 -
I once had kale. It was . . .not good. It was in a salad with citrus and lots of other yummy stuff. I wanted to like it, but nope.
The salad was made by a friend who is a really good cook. He told me the trick to making the kale "good" was that you had to massage it. I wasn't sure what to do with that information, but it seemed disturbing to me some how.
I take it you didn't ask him where the dressing came from?0 -
tat2cookie wrote: »Well I actually eat raw kale with shredded Brussels sprouts........ But I'm just here for the Dick Picts.
@tat2cookie here ya go!
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tincanonastring wrote: »patricksshell603 wrote: »kale is one of mother earths most beneficial greens. Compact with more than 200% of your daily nutritional needs its only beneficial. And for those who's goal is weight loss it's very low in calories:)
Interedasting. Tell me more...
that beard!
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LiftAllThePizzas wrote: »
I would call this dish, "how to ruin an otherwise edible cucumber."FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »I've never tried kale, it looks nasty ...
It's not nasty. People here clearly aren't eating it right…
Here's a delicious recipe:
1 bunch of kale
1 small container of feta cheese
1 cup of black olives
1 can of chick peas
1 small red onion, chopped
1 medium cucumber, chopped
2-3 tomatoes, diced
I make a garlic olive oil based dressing to go with it.
Yep!0 -
lishie_rebooted wrote: »tat2cookie wrote: »Well I actually eat raw kale with shredded Brussels sprouts........ But I'm just here for the Dick Picts.
@tat2cookie here ya go!
Yikes!!! Gotta be careful with that Dick!!! He's a shooter!0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »I_Will_End_You wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »I_Will_End_You wrote: »I love kale chips!
There, I said it.
Reluctantly, I admit this too. We dehydrate our own drizzled w/ olive oil and salted. They're surprisingly good...surprising because kale generally tastes like...
...like...
...like a not very good tasting thing.
I make mine with olive oil, salt, cumin, crushed red pepper and garlic.....I think even all the kale haters would like them. Not gonna lie, I'd take them over a regular potato chip any day.
I highly doubt any mixture of delicious foods would make Kale taste good to me.
I doubted it too...and then tried it because WTF am I going to do with this bundle of kale I got in my CSA?? It isn't like I had a lot of things to garnish.
I don't think it's potato chip worthy. I mean, you can't scoop dip with them. But they're pretty tasty.
I have tried kale in many dishes, and many forms, including chip form....I hated it in every way. I Will continue to try it in new ways, but I doubt there is a kale dish I will enjoy0 -
tat2cookie wrote: »lishie_rebooted wrote: »tat2cookie wrote: »Well I actually eat raw kale with shredded Brussels sprouts........ But I'm just here for the Dick Picts.
@tat2cookie here ya go!
Yikes!!! Gotta be careful with that Dick!!! He's a shooter!
He'll get you right in the face!0 -
Disgusting...0
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I kept trying to make kale chips because they're supposedly so healthy and delicious. I figured they tasted awful because I was doing something wrong such as over cooking them. Last time I made them they were perfect coming out of the oven, and nope. Still tasted bitter. Even tried a salt and vinegar variation, and I'm a salt and vinegar flavour fiend. Nope.0
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I kept trying to make kale chips because they're supposedly so healthy and delicious. I figured they tasted awful because I was doing something wrong such as over cooking them. Last time I made them they were perfect coming out of the oven, and nope. Still tasted bitter. Even tried a salt and vinegar variation, and I'm a salt and vinegar flavour fiend. Nope.
I can't imagine kale chips from an oven ever being good.
I make mine on very low heat (~105F) in a dehydrator. Much hotter and they will have that unforgettable burnt taste.0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »I kept trying to make kale chips because they're supposedly so healthy and delicious. I figured they tasted awful because I was doing something wrong such as over cooking them. Last time I made them they were perfect coming out of the oven, and nope. Still tasted bitter. Even tried a salt and vinegar variation, and I'm a salt and vinegar flavour fiend. Nope.
I can't imagine kale chips from an oven ever being good.
I make mine on very low heat (~105F) in a dehydrator. Much hotter and they will have that unforgettable burnt taste.
I've done them in a regular oven at about 200. It works pretty well. The key is watching them like a hawk...too little time and the texture is rubbery, to much and...mgh. BITTER.0 -
I've only made them in the oven. Maybe I'm weird, but I like 'em burnt!0
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I eat kale often. Make kale chips every weekend. Was doing them in the oven but recently got a dehydrator and have been using that. Like them both ways. I will sprinkle them with nutritional yeast for taste. I also will cook it up with some bacon as bacon makes everything better.0
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I eat kale often. Make kale chips every weekend. Was doing them in the oven but recently got a dehydrator and have been using that. Like them both ways. I will sprinkle them with nutritional yeast for taste. I also will cook it up with some bacon as bacon makes everything better.
Sounds like a good way to ruin perfectly good bacon to me *shrug*0
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