Ladyfingers Recipe & Video. Printer Friendly Page. You may know them as Ladyfingers but these long finger-or oval-shaped sponge cookies are also known around the world as Boudoir biscuits, sponge biscuits, sponge fingers, Naples biscuits, Savoy biscuits (Savoiardi) and biscuits la cuiller.
Steaming Kale on the Stove: Place the chopped kale in a steamer basket. Bring 1-2 inches of water to a boil in a large pot then carefully place the steamer basket into the pot. Cover and cook for 5-10 minutes, until kale is just wilted. If you don't have a steamer basket, put the kale in a microwave-safe bowl with about 1 teaspoon of water (the water in the kale itself will be enough to do most of the steaming). Cover the bowl with a paper towel or microwave-safe plastic wrap.
Plants grown from seed require 70 to 80 days from sowing to reach a mature size. The time of year and weather affects the harvest time. Kale grows best in cool weather when temperatures are below 80 degrees Fahrenheit and it can tolerate freezing, but the plant grows more slowly when its below 32 degrees. Kale planted in late summer is usually ready for harvest in early fall, while winter and spring kale is ready in late spring or early summer.