As always, I am several months behind on my archiving. In reviewing September 26, I found this which I had overlooked back then.
I believe Mary Beth will have me nibbling on kelp in a few recipes calling for Kombu. One site I looked at claimed kelp as the new kale. If that’s the case, I hope she hides it in a stew as so far I am not very fond of kale. Just had a kale and sweet potato pizza the other night and yes on the sweet potato, not so much on the kale.
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I’ve got a packet of kombu gathering dust in my larder. I quite understand your reticence. That said, I love kale and wish that we had it here in Spain. Sadly it only likes to grow in cooler climates.
Your photograph is mesmerising. I like the shine on the pebbles bringing their colour to life and I can hear the waves as they splash on to the shore. Perfect.
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There is dried kale, but maybe the import duty would be too much. Mary Beth did a nice job of hiding the kombu in a stew. So far so good. 🙂
I am happy you enjoyed the image. There are a lot of captures to choose from as one never is sure exactly what the wave will look like. This was my favorite as it had the best spread shape. Thanks, Lottie.
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The shiny stones and the kelp look wonderful against each other. Lovely.
Like you, I am trying to develop a liking for kale. I keep buying it and it keeps going bad in the refrigerator. ….Osmosis???
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One thing you can try doing is eating it with a tasty sauce on it, alone or as part of a dish with other ingredients. We added a three-greens mixture (spinach, kale, chard) on top of a pizza we made last night. Nutrition aside, the greens looked good against the red of the tomato sauce.
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Possibly the combination would work as I do like spinach and chard..in soups mostly…but the experience of kale on the pizza the other night didn’t work for me. Maybe we’ll try your formula.
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If you end up taking a liking to it, we’ll sing a chorus of “Kale, kale, the gang’s all here.” By the way, did you know that the melody of that song is from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance?
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Can’t say that I did, but I’ve never seen or heard it.
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I really liked the sheen on the surfaces too and the kelp is so shiny…it really looks alive.
Ah, those hidden and unpopular items that end up lost and rotting in the back of the fridge. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could reap the benefits of certain unpopular foods by osmosis? 🙂
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Haha, yeah it would!
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In the Philippines, where Eve is from, and in other Pacific countries, people eat many kinds of seaweed. On my first visit to the Philippines, in 1987, I gladly tried various kinds of seaweed and liked them all (some more than others, of course). Why we over here don’t incorporate more seaweeds into our diet, I don’t know.
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I’ve heard of the benefits of seaweed, and pleasure, over the years but have resisted trying it. Foolish, I know. Many things we westerners turn our noses up to turn out to be more enjoyable than we expect.
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When I look back at what I ate as a teenager and what I eat now I am so amazed…I do eat kale, drink green tea, and would consider kelp under the right conditions.
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I was one of the rare kids who loved my vegetables. But we had the basics, mostly. Typical American diet.
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So if you now should try out some kelp
You’d make up for what you missed as a whelp.
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That kelp is just presenting itself on a plate right there, in the middle of nature’s feast. Love this shot, keep staring at it.
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The kelp wanted to be photographed, I think, Bee. It wasn’t there when I first arrived at the beach, but came in on one of the waves. Kismet?
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The only kale I liked was JJ. But I do like the photo. Wasn’t it the Beatles who had a hit with Kelp!
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Thanks for the grin, Andrew. Now, if only I could enjoy kale even 1/100th as much as I like JJ,
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Andrew is a great wit, unlike me who am half a wit. His posts are often quite grin worthy.
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Kelp, I need salad.
Kelp, not just any salad.
Kelp, you know I need some salad.
Kelp!
J.J. was a favorite of mine too.
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I guess I haven’t been around enough kelp in my life. All I can see is a giant sea slug splayed out on that rock. I do like the splashing water, and the shine on the rocks, though.
I’ve never eaten kelp (that I know of) but we do have sea lettuce here that I’ve tried. It’s not something I’d get a craving for, but it wasn’t the worst thing in the world.
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Sea slug? I’ve never seen one but if I try I can see one here.
As with most things, it’s all in the preparation, I guess. Kale on top of the pizza didn’t work, but when in a stew or stir fry it’s not too bad. Kale smoothie? I think not. 🙂
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What a whoosh of a photo. Love it. As for kale, chard, and spinach, I love them too. And I have liked all the seaweed I have tried, although what I have tried I can’t remember. This is one of my favourite ways to eat kale http://www.kitchensimmer.com/2014/01/sri-lankan-kale-mellun-vegan.html .
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Maybe we’ll try that, although I am not sure if Mary Beth will want the turmeric as spices cause her throat to constrict. Thanks, Ann.
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Oh that is not a happy situation. Don’t think the turmeric is really necessary though. I have had it without.
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She is pretty good at altering recipes. Lots of substituting.
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I think I prefer my seaweed in the photos which is a good one by the way.
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I am not sure if I’m there with you on the kale or not until I try it, Lyle, but I am glad you like the picture.
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I liked this one immediately when it came up in my reader. Something about the slick stones, water movement, and (of course) the kelp. Its name is Laminaria. I see more fragments of it in the foreground. Back at the Farm we used to use a fertilizer called Humistart, in the spring and between hay crops. It always made Joanna and me laugh out loud when we would walk onto the front porch, the morning after having fertilized the front hay field. If you closed your eyes one could imagine that you were at the seashore … at low tide! It smelled, very strongly, of decaying seaweed! And, of course, Humistart is derived in part from calcified seaweeds!
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We’ve never used seaweed as a fertilizer although I have seen bags of it at the local garden center. It’s good old organic (if the label is correct) cowpost for us in addition to what comes out of our compost bin.
I think that was excellent that you could smell the seashore…I hope you had a nice big conch shell handy to hold against your ear.
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Love the capture and I am in complete agreement on kale!
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Thanks! As far as the Kale goes…it wasn’t as bad the second night as a leftover. I guess I can get used to it.
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