How Big Are Yours?

We have finally broken through the kale barrier!!!

This is coming from a mama who puts kale in absolutely everything I cook, if I can. My favorite variety, Lacinado, is soft and equally delicate in soup and salad, and I can't get enough. Sad to say, I might have been the only one in the house bestowing blessings on the happy green leaf all day.

So, it was quite the memorable moment around the dinner table the other night.

The boys were shovelling it in and asking for more! I sat back in awe and couldn't believe all the protests were over.

Calvin used to love the stuff but lately has been pushing the
itty bitty chopped pieces to the side of his plate or bowl. Miles
would slurp it up when it found its way in on a soup bite but
never, NEVER have I seen them eat it with such joy and... expectation ?

"Are my muscles big yet?"
"Am I getting stronger?"

Ha! It could only mean one thing!











The boys watch their eagerly awaited show on 'show day',
a Saturday or Sunday. Big day around here. The last one saw
Miles staring at a tin lunch box given to him by his Uncle Robby
filled with old Popeye shorts on DVD. The boys were curious...
So in it goes and we get swept away on a very grainy, old fashioned
ride into the world of Popeye and the (very whiny) Olive Oil...
I winced on a couple of occasions, skipped ahead on some not too
politically correct scenes, but all in all enjoyed some down right
hilarious adventures in the simple cartoon formula that is Popeye.

Oh, yeah. And then there is the spinach.
Miles comes out and after devouring his kale for dinner says,
"Mom, can you get some of that black stuff in a can?" Ha!

Pretty classic that the old propaganda and subliminal messages
are actually working some good voodoo for a change.

Thanks Robby.

For all you skeptics or all you lovers out there...
here are two sites you might want to check out.

One is on all the magical nutritional greatness of kale:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38

The other is a useful article for anyone who wants to get their hands dirty planting some this Spring:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2003-08-01/The-Best-Kales.aspx

Happy Munching.... toot toot!