This year I grew kale for the first time -- Red Russian, which boasts beautiful red leaf stalks and tender twisting intricate green leaves, and Red Ursa -- which is red all over and has tight, tiny curls like a perm left in too long!
If you've been wanting to add edibles to your perennial landscape beds - these varieties are the perfect addition. If you don't have to worry about deer or other critters getting them, that is.
I sauteed a leek from the garden with a little bit of bacon drippings, then added the washed and wet kale. I put a little salt, pepper and chicken base in the pot with a little extra water and covered them and let them steam for a while -- maybe 30 minutes.
They were delicious. I think we can get another meal or two out of the plants before I pull them to make room for the four tomatillos biding their time in the greenhouse until our danger of frost has passed.
What are you eating out of your garden now?
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For some reason, I didn't get a winter garden planted this year.
I'm sorry I didn't.
I guess I could still stick one here or there. But, this weather has been so unpredictable.
Maybe I should spend my time and energy on getting the summer garden ready to plant.
Those are good looking plants, though.
I'm growing the Russian kale for the first time as well. I usually grow the dinosaur kale, but the Russian kale is so pretty; I had to try it. I'm still harvesting kale, chard, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, and rutabaga, plus there's a few beets left. I need to wrap things up to make room for all the spring veggies.
I have never tried to grow kale but love to eat it. Maybe next year. It looks so s=attractive. All I have is swiss chard (beaucoup) and snow peas. My favorite Cascadia, open pollinated. Just started potatoes, beets, and more peas. Toms. in the greenhouse.
Linda - I sometimes don't get a winter garden in, either. I only did half a garden this year - never got to the second round of things. Sometimes life just interferes with our gardening!
Ally -- Some critter ate all my Brussels sprouts. Cabbage is still growing, ate the beets Saturday night and have eaten the chard. So fun, isn't it?
Lancashire Rose -- I have an amazing kale recipe when you do plant some. I don't have potatoes in, debating that still, but I am going to put in some more beets and onions. Can I put peas in now?
Delicious--and beautiful. And just in time to start your Mediterranean diet eating that's all over the news today! Not too much coming out of the garden here right now, although I do have some weirdly hearty lettuce, arugula and some herbs. It's time to start seeds and also put some lettuce and spinach into the coldframe.
We support our local farmer and buy LOTS of her kale every week. Bacon drippings sauteed leeks? Be still my heart!
We had kale salad for dinner last night....wonderful with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, goat cheese and dried cranberries.
Kale has never been in my food vocabulary, but the way you make it look (and growing it yourself) in the cool season, maybe it needs to be?
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