Another Kale Processing Tip

Member Lisa Bautista sent in this comment, "I was looking for something new and exciting to do with kale last fall and thumbed through old copies of Fine Cooking magazines.  The author had several recipes but here is what she does to have kale on the ready AND reduce cooking time.  I especially like the [...]

By |2014-05-30T11:19:17-07:00May 29th, 2011|Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on Another Kale Processing Tip

Greens: Prep and Storage

Make no doubt about it: if you stick a plastic bag full of wet greens into your refrigerator, they won't keep long. Very quickly, they'll start rotting. Especially if they're as delicate and tender as the baby lettuces. Yet this is what many folks do when they get their veggies home from their pickup sites. [...]

By |2014-05-30T11:17:23-07:00May 29th, 2011|Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on Greens: Prep and Storage

Debbie’s Basic Greens Cooking Techniques

First, evaluate the tenderness of the greens you'll be using - on the tougher/firmer end of the scale, we have collards and Lacinato (Dino) kale. In the middle are Red Russian kale and beet greens (and greens from veggies like rutabagas), then next maybe chard. On the tender end are things like spinach, mustard greens, [...]

By |2014-05-29T20:52:44-07:00May 29th, 2011|Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on Debbie’s Basic Greens Cooking Techniques
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