Help! My Kale is on fire!

So I'm not sure if you remember the blog post about me, slowing turning in to Mrs. Claus? Well, I feel like I have been dieting my whole life. Sometimes more successfully than others. Anyway, I am now on this big kick about eating healthy (ya, it started today) and I'm really hoping this will turn things around for me. Since I was just posting about Chocolate on Sunday, I'm sure you are all shocked. 

I was reading in my new favorite book called, Think and Grow Thin, by Charles D'Angelo, about the good foods to eat vs. the "forbidden foods" that should only be eaten on rare occasion. I was so excited when I realized that I have all the tools to make this food. I just didn't have the food. I have been buying a lot of crap. Back in the day when I did Weight Watchers, I obsessively followed the plan, but I seriously ate 1/3 of my points every day in sweets. I lost the weight, but I did not eat healthy. Don't get me wrong, I love weight watchers and what it did teach me. And at the time I loved that I could eat all my points in brownies if I wanted to, but seriously, what was I thinking? This time, I'm just going to focus on being healthy. So off I went to Woodman's today  and 2 1/2 hours later, I have the healthiest fridge you'd ever seen. 

On to the Kale on fire, right? I read in my new book that you can make chips out of Kale (it's a leafy vegetable that most people think is lettuce). It said to bake them in the oven. BUT OH NO! I grabbed out my most fabulous Microwave Chip Maker to make some KALE Chips in the microwave. You can make Sweet Potato chips and potato chips - of which are NORMALLY on the forbidden lists, but HO HO! I CAN have these chips and I can make them in 2-3 minutes in the microwave! Luckily I had some Kale left over from when I used it for garnish at a school event. Well, to make a long story, longer, within 2 minutes the damn Kale started on fire.  Luckily I saw the sparks and grabbed it out without damage to the microwave or the chip maker. I don't know if it was the kale, or the olive oil i lightly spritzed on it, but yikes. 

The recipe worked great in the oven on my large bar pan. I did bake them for 35 minutes -and they melt in your mouth. Now if you KNOW how good Kale is for you, you might consider making a batch. 

Enjoy the recipe... and to read about the amazing health benefits of the cancer-fighting Queen of Greens... check out the article at webmd.com ...

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/the-truth-about-kale

Baked Kale Chips

Rated: Submitted By: LucyDelRey Photo By: CookinBug Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 6

"These are a low calorie nutritious snack. Like potato chips, you cannot stop at just eating one. They are great for parties and a good conversation topic."

INGREDIENTS:

1 bunch kale 1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a non insulated cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2.	With a knife or kitchen shears carefully remove the leaves from the thick stems and tear into bite size pieces. Wash and thoroughly dry kale with a salad spinner. Drizzle kale with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning salt.
3.	Bake until the edges brown but are not burnt, 10 to 15 minutes.