Kale Chips

Nate Mustache Man (he said we wanted a fun name) and I never really celebrate Valentines day,  super crowded restaurants and forced lovey eyes just aren't really our thing.   So I made what I termed our Gourmet Redneck meal.... Brats, Bread, Chips and Chocolate Pudding.  But... the brats were homemade Jalapeno Cheddar Elk brats, the bread a Rosemary Olive Oil French bread, the pudding was Pots'de Creme (I'll have to post the recipe for that soon, so easy and delicious) and some yummy Kale Chips (I have been wanting to make these for quite some time and this gave me a good excuse). They were AMAZING!  The only downside was the little broccoli tasting burps after eating nearly a whole pan :)
Once again here is the link for an awesome food blog with pretty pictures of Kale.  Enjoy.


Ingredients:
- 1 bunch (about 6 ounces) Kale 
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Sea salt, to taste


Directions:
Preheat oven to 300°F. Rinse and dry the kale, then remove the stems and tough center ribs. Cut into large pieces, toss with olive oil in a bowl then sprinkle with salt (go easy on the salt, Kale is fairly salty on it's own). Arrange leaves in a single layer on a large baking sheet (I lined mine with some foil). Bake for 20 minutes, or until crisp. Place baking sheet on a rack to cool.


*Thanks Smitten Kitchen for the yummy recipe http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/03/baked-kale-chips/