For a moment, I thought I had lost it. My passion for food. But it's back with a vengeance and sweet Heaven, it feels good!
I was making a smoothie and scanning the internet (practically simultaneously because I can do that sort of thing), when I re-discovered baked kale. Kale chips.
Oh, don't you look at me that way.
They do too taste something like potato chips. Honest!
And anyway, I'm not much into substituting things so that they taste like something else. I want it to be so freaking fantastic that you aren't even thinking about any other food-- it's just disrespectful to the dish, I think.
So. Kale chips. You get kale, break up the leaves, put it on a pan, season with olive oil or any sort of coating (Pam will do and did do for me) and then come the seasonings. Sea salt is most common and for good reason because it simulates potato chippy goodness. I went there. However, I've heard about cider vinegar, lemon, garlic, cumin, you name it. So you can experiment.
And experimenting is good. I think too many people have abandoned creativity in the kitchen (and really in a lot of other places, but this is a food post, thank you kindly). So get it back, quick and simple:
Kale Chips that Totes Taste like Potato Chippy Goodness, Honest!:
Ingredients:
Kale
Tbsp olive oil or other coating (I noticed that Pam designates servings by seconds; such a strange thing to do but wholly logical).
Seasonings to taste (Sea salt for beginners and whatever else for adventurous folk like yourself).
Bake at 350F for anywhere from 7-12 minutes.
Beware of over cooking, as they will taste burnt and that's hardly tasty. You're going for light and crispy, so check it to make sure.
I'm baaaaack...
