Will beat the pants off any old kale you find at the grocery store. Bunches may be either green stemmed Vates or red stemmed Red Russian. We’ll pick whichever looks best. Both are open-pollinated heirloom varieties.
Sweeeeeeet! Taters! Soooo good roasted. I’ve been skipping the pans and roasting them straight on the oven racks (only longer taters are good candidates). They come out like that fried plantain texture I crave.
For a real treat on a cool fall night, chop into smallish pieces and roast until golden brown along with your other favorite roots. Rutabaga fries are devoured by our little ones, and even preferred to potato fries by this farmer.