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KALE IS PROBABLY best known in Ireland as ‘the green stuff’ in colcannon.
Now it’s lauded round the world as a superfood par excellence, but back in the day it was served up to many Irish families as a special Halloween treat – little did we know there was actual goodness in there.
However, you don’t have to wait until October to get some of that leafy green tastiness into you – we’ve rounded up a selection of recipes to try out as well as a little information about the new (old) superfood on the block.
Here are just a few of the reasons kale is good for you:
Apparently kale likes a little TLC as much as the rest of us. If you massage kale for 2-3 minutes with oil it breaks down the kale a little, wilting it (just a fraction) in front of your very eyes, and makes it more digestible for you. It also helps to remove a little of the intrinsic bitterness of the kale.
You can eat kale raw in salads or cooked in a variety of ways. We have a few recipes to get your tastebuds tingling.
Traditional colcannon is potatoes, kale or white cabbage, a little milk and lashings of butter. This is a far from traditional recipe for colcannon, but it does increase the superfood power of kale immensely and is ‘clean’ as well as vegan. Worth a try, we think.
If you want to add a touch of the tropical to your kale, here’s a nice recipe that combines massaged kale (yes, it’s a thing) with pomegranates, cranberries, walnuts and honey for a superfood nutritious salad.
Here’s another lovely fruity, nutty kale salad that’s easy to prepare and full of goodness.
And just in case you thought kale was no fun, here’s a recipe for kale chips so you can have a crispy healthy snack whenever the mood takes you.
Isn’t it amazing when an attempts to stab someone in a school .. the media is more concerned about telling that they are actually Irish rather than condemning the serious crime .
The footage tells a lot
@barry lyons: it’s sad that they have to..because there are certain people in this country who are claiming all crimes are made by immigrants and foreigners…these people have an agenda and are causing more trouble than anyone else
@William Slevin: If you bothered to read my post properly…you would have seen I was making the point that there are groups in this country continuously blaming immigrants and foreigners for all the crimes in this country…of course there is a percentage of foreigners committing crimes but not 100%. Try harder with your response next time
@William Slevin: ghettos like newtownmountkennedy in wicklow and Dundrum in tipperary you mean!!
@William Slevin: ah the usual blame the media response….there’s plenty of credible outlets that do good reporting on a variety of issues…just because you don’t like some of the facts doesn’t mean they’re not true
@William Slevin: haha..I’m not coherent……I’m finding it difficult to follow your posts with the bad grammar and lack of punctuation!! Or maybe it’s thee suoerior attitude you seem to have about everything and everyone Also you must have access to every news outlet to know what’s being reported and what’s not.
@William Slevin: just checking you were paying attention….now maybe if you could stop with the sweeping generalisations without any facts to back them up
@William Slevin: also I’m glad to see my dyslexia amuses you…I had a feeling you were one of those people who thinks they’re better than everyone else
@William Slevin: did you ever think that was why I was struggling to read your long winded badly punctuated posts? But no you’re the one who had to throw out insults…
@William Slevin: there you go using that nazi word again..seems like you’re obsessed with it…maybe that’s why you think you’re superior to other people
@William Slevin: I don’t have the opinion that I’m better than other people unlike you….you’re trying to make it look like you’re better than everyone and then you’re very passive aggressive with all your fake lols…
They don’t want foreign interference when it comes to their undemocratic regime, but they want that same foreign money to help with their floods. There’s no need to invade a country “spreading democracy” like the USA has, simply just let them be on their own. “Do you want money? Call for fair elections immediately and allow full access to international observers and accept the people’s vote”
The situation in Myanmar is dire.
Made worse by climate change caused by burning fossil fuels, greed and economical colonialism. For those that have no defence when disasters happen, all of us who live in comfort need to assess the impact of our lifestyle and start pulling together.
@William Slevin: yes yes, fossil fuel industry are verifiable saints and do nothing but good for the planet.
. . . Right?
They don’t need you to defend them, why do you bother?
The world should tell the Junta to take a hike. Unfortunately it will be ordinary people who will bear the brunt, not the tin pot despots.
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