Comments on: Cactus Eaters https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/ I can scarcely move or draw my breath // Let me, let me freeze again to death Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sarah https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-10390 Sarah Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:15:51 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-10390 I might have missed the boat on this one, but my mum’s a nutritionist and she loves to promote kale. She says it’s one of the few veges that your body can access the calcium from. Very yum. And kale chips are divine!

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By: Ian https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5809 Ian Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:26:30 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5809 I was actually just grocery shopping and looked for some fresh kale to try a salad out of… nothing. Grocery stores here FAIL.

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By: bucket of bunnies https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5760 bucket of bunnies Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:56:04 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5760 I am fairly late to comment but pitayas taste delicious! My family is from Oaxaca Mexico and it was somewhat common place to make “waters” with pitayas. Anything with pitayas is great!

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By: Danielle https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5741 Danielle Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:59:12 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5741 I also love kale. I grew up eating it in mashed potato with sausage (ahh, the Dutch) but recently I made a colourful slaw with it:

Red cabbage, kale, pea shoots, peas, mint and coriander.

I love how it stands up to acid and heat. I made a lime/mayo/hot sauce dressing and it lasted 3 days in the fridge without wilting.

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By: Danielle https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5723 Danielle Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:11:22 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5723 I was just going to mention the baked Kale recipe that Twwly gave. I eat this several times a week, great replacement for potato chips. I find they taste like Baked Lays!

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By: Pixie https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5719 Pixie Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:51:36 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5719 Hey, boerenkool! That’s what we call it (farmer’s cabbage). Didn’t know it’s called kale in English.

It’s a traditional winter food here in Holland, sliced into thin strips, boiled and mixed with mashed potatoes, then eaten with smoked sausage. I didn’t even know you could make salad with it! :)

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By: peteD3 https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5718 peteD3 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:19:42 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5718 im not a big Kale fan, but y-to-the-uuumm, when it comes to Dragonfruit.

i like the comic book idea, i wonder if they are aiming for non-fiction or if they will turn yur likeness into a modified vigilante with magic powers and a taser?

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By: Toast https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5715 Toast Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:46:04 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5715 Love kale, we have some growing on the allotment just now. Blanched, then fried off with some diced bacon… mm. Of course, I realise the bacon’s not so much your thing. Oh, coarsely chopped chestnut works well too.

Dragon fruit I found a bit of a let down. Really attractive fruit, but the taste was a bit of a poor impersonation of kiwi IMO. Chard was another eye-pleaser that left me a tad cold, though it’s a versatile enough leaf if you’re short of soil.

That crispy kale recipe sounds amazing, Andrew, going to have to give that a go!

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By: Twwly https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5714 Twwly Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:16:00 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5714 I cannot begin to estimate how much kale and chard we eat! We consume it at a pretty remarkable clip. Definitely our go-to veg.

Though when buying it out of season, the grocery store checkout girls NEVER know what it is!

You can also toast your kale, chop it, throw it on a cookie sheet, sprinkle with an oil of your choice and some salt (and/or other seasonings). The nuttiness of the kale really comes through then and it’s a change from the routine steaming (that it usually gets in our house).

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By: Andrew https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5711 Andrew Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:05:52 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5711 I’m a huge fan of dragon fruit. There’s a few different varieties and the inner flesh can vary in colour.

I came across this a few days ago: Shatteringly Crisp Kale with Sea Salt and Red Chile — https://dailyfillblog.com/blog/shatteringly-crisp-kale-with-sea-salt-and-red-chile.html I might give it a go.

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By: Joan https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5710 Joan Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:08:56 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5710 Anika loves dragon fruit. I always let her choose any fruit she wants to try out when we shop and it has become onew of her favorites along with lychee

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By: Seraphynae https://zentastic.me/blog/2009/03/03/cactus-eaters/comment-page-1/#comment-5709 Seraphynae Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:19:19 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=6328#comment-5709 Kale is delicious, you should see if you can get chard, it’s also hella yummy. (young chard good for salads, older chard needs to be cooked) My friends have a stake in a farmshare and chard is in season, so we’ve eaten it in everything from curries to fajitas :D

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