Bacon delivery system

You have probably already heard of kale. It has been very popular of late. Some people like to bake it into a crispy chip-like snack food. Others like it sauteed, collard-green-style. Regardless of how you cook it, in our opinions it is a highly underrated vegetable. It's a dark leafy green, and despite our high-quality illustration, it looks nothing like broccoli.

Kale was no mystery to us, but we were damned excited about getting some. Already knew what we wanted to do with it. Because sauteed kale is an excellent excuse to cook bacon.

So one night, after we got The Kid to bed, Brian cooked the kale while I did something extremely productive and not at all a waste of time. A few minutes later, when the kale was done, Brian comes over and asks a question I always love to hear.

"Would you like a glass of wine?"

So we popped open a bottle of wine, one thing led to another, and not a shred of kale or crumb of bacon survived the night. I think Brian may have licked the bowl.

Sauteed Bacon Kale

Ingredients:
lots of kale, chopped
6 strips bacon
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/8 cup lemon juice
1 tsp-ish sriracha
generous pinch of red pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:
1. Fry up 4 strips of bacon
2. Remove bacon from pan, add last 2 strips of bacon, cut up into little bits, and fry 'em up until extra crispy
3. Eat first 4 strips of bacon
3. Add chopped kale to pan
4. Once kale has wilted, add vinegar, lemon juice, sriracha, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Cover pan, and cook until tender (about 15 to 20 minutes)