The Woes of Frozen Kale

Okay, so I don't have to tell you that I'm a huge fan of freezing things....I also love roasted kale, which I buy every other week. After the hurricane Trader Joe's shelves were devoid of tons of essentials, so I was forced to go to Safeway, the most expensive, poorly arranged store in the WORLD. I purchased the only remaining bag of kale left on the shelves- it was large enough to feed a family of 10. So, in an attempt to be extra thrifty last week, I froze my leftover kale in sandwich bags, as well as a portion of kale-coconut milk-kidney bean soup (which was delicious). Anyway, guess what doesn't freeze well? Kale. Earlier this week I eagerly emptied a sandwich bag onto a baking sheet, tossed it with olive oil, salt and pepper, and cumin, and roasted it in the oven. It ended up tasting like spicy, soggy lettuce. Then yesterday I tore into my leftover soup and I almost couldn't make it all the way through. If I wasn't poor I would have thrown it out, but luckily I believe in eating absolutely every single thing I purchase. How should I use up the rest? I was thinking of adding small portions of it to supplement my smoothies... but a disgusting smoothie would be almost too much to bear, so I'm not sure I can risk it.  Anyway, here's a picture of a sure mood-booster: Beef and mushroom stew, dill-yogurt smashed potatoes, and salad with raspberry vinaigrette. Plus, a lovely view of my desk!

And, although leaving work over 10 hours after arriving kind of sucks, I got to witness a beautiful sunset as I rode away on my bike:

                             

                                            I guess Georgetown isn't that bad after all.