A Message from the Kale Foundation

We had a long day out at the farm, but it was filled with sunshine, pretty flowers, and a cute rabbit! So all in all it was a good day. The soil is finally drying out so we got a chance to plant about 75 more tomatoes, and harvest a butt-load of greens, pea shoots, and flowers. We figured we ought to pick some flowers for mothers day. We have bouquets of Bachelor Buttons, Indian Paintbrush, Poppies, Yarrow, and a few flowers that we haven't figured out yet :)

There is Don picking pea shoots. Harvest is slow going for these sweet little greens, but it is well worth it. Pea shoots are perfect for salads or just eating plain. They are sweet, tender, and taste like peas! We also picked bunches of Kale, Mustard greens, and Turnip greens.

We've decided we need to start a Kale Education Foundation- now accepting grant money:) No really, we just want people to know how awesome kale is. It tastes great in many dishes and it is very good for you. I came up with a new recipe today for Kale Fritters. I tested them out on some friends and got good reviews.

Kale Foundation Fritters

Ingredients:
1 bunch kale
2 eggs
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp corn starch
1 tsp salt
butter or oil of choice

Chop the kale up into fairly small pieces, and sautee it for about 2 minutes. Then rinse the kale in cold water and squeeze out the water as best you can. Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and corn starch) in a bowl, then beat in the eggs. Toss in the sauteed kale and mix it all up. It looks like it will fall apart when you fry the fritters, but trust me, it won't! Melt a generous amount of butter (or oil) in a skillet on medium heat. When it is hot, ball up the batter into small pancakes and place in the skillet. Sprinkle them with salt while they are cooking. I let mine cook about 5 minutes on each side, or just until they were brown and crispy. This recipe made about 10 fritters. Enjoy!

-Chelsea