If you are a regular reader of blogs, you’ve probably heard of Kale Chips by now.  Hesitant to commit to an entire bag of kale, I’ve put off making them . . . I’m fickle like that.  I can’t commit.  I’m not a gambler.  I like to play it safe and eat roasted vegetables and bowls of caramelized onions like it’s my job. 

But the kale was on sale . . .

(didn’t even mean to rhyme that, but I secretly like it!)

. . . so I committed.  I bought the whole giant bag of kale. 

It kinda freaked me out.

I may have had a (mild) panic attack.

But I did it.

Determined not to screw this up, I followed Kath’s recipe because Kath is like, a blog-Goddess and knows all things kale.  I trust Kath when it comes to Kale.  Kath for Kale President.  Or something. 

So, my kale went into a bowl . . .

Where I sprayed it liberally with cooking spray, and seasoned it with a little Garlic Gold and S&P.

Mix it up!

And spread it out in an even layer on a sprayed cookie sheet.

Into a 375* oven for 15 minutes . . . here is where I fail.  My oven tends to run a little on the hot side and in my exhausted stupor, I sort of forgot about that.

After 12 minutes in the oven, it smelled done. 

It wasn’t totally burnt, but I could tell it didn’t turn out like it was supposed to.  Still crunchy and salty, but a tiny bit singed. 

But I will not give up!

(I cannot give up . . . I have an enormous bag of kale in my fridge.)

It was tasty with a repeat of Saturday’s Panini, though!

And this little guy looked a little better than the rest!  Super crispy (but not burned)!

I wouldn’t call it a culinary success, but I will prevail!  Kale Chips—Round 2—will be happening soon! 

In the meantime, what else can I do with all this kale???