The Incredible, Edible Kale

Blanche up some kale,

and I'm good to go.

Unfortunately,

I'm a very slow cook,

so the whole process of going through

an order of FreshDirect kale

takes a few hours.

First I clean the leaves from the stems.

Then I roll up the leaves as best as I can

to cut them into strips.

Then I try to wash as much as I can 

without it falling all over the sink

and floor.

I blanche the strips in salted water,

and fish it out to dump in ice water.

Finally, I balled it up from the ice water bath

to squeeze out the excess water.

I had a lot of kale.

It was the most delicious snack:

soft, chewy, green, and sweet.

It's better than spinach--its limpy, not as cool sister.