Ive tried it with bread and it worked for me. I think because the sinuses are all connected from your tear ducts to your nose drainage etc. Putting pressure like a spoon will help from getting you teary. And the bread smell is kind of like a wall so ive read. less

So if you're like Melissa and you have an awesome blender, this might not matter to you. But I have pretty limited kitchen space, and I usually let elbow grease take the place of fancy equipment, so I have to chop my foods into bite-sized pieces, instead of blendable-sized pieces.

I spent a long time in life cursing kale and collard greens and other delicious leafy greens for being so frustrating to cut. They have big veins so you can't just tear them up like you can spinach... then one day a guy taught me this awesome trick on our first date. I feel ridiculous for not having figured this out sooner... but I guess that's a good reason to cook with people on first dates? Kale is totally sexy, guys!

Anyway, check out how effective this is.



Cut out the vein (you can even do this with like 5-8 leaves at a time). Then take all your V-shaped leaves and stack them and roll them up. Then cut the roll into slices. When you unroll your sliced greens, these will be completely edible.





Add them to your soup and thank your lucky stars you thought that guy was cute
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