kale chips

At the request of my fans last night I made kale chips and documented the entire journey! Luckily for all of us it's superbly easy and sssooo delicious! Kale chips are one of those things that everyone should know how to make. They are becoming really popular on the food channels and depending on how you flavor them (and if there are any kids around what you call them) they are a true treat to anyone.

Before you start preheat the oven to around 400. Temperature isn't terribly important but you want it hot enough to crisp everything up pretty quick.

Now what you want to do is chop up your kale, just a rough chop. I would make them pretty small, easier to deal with, but it's really up to you. You want it small enough to spread evenly on your baking sheet without any overlapping but big enough that you don't get any tiny pieces that will just burn away.

Now we want to season your chips. You need oil, salt, and pepper for basic kale chips. Last night I used coconut oil because it's the only oil I have in a spray bottle, and that makes it really fun. I use a cheap spray bottle I bought at KMart but I've heard they make bottles for spraying olive oil, I would definitely use that if I had one. Do not over oil your kale or they will never get crispy! Once you're seasoned toss the kale around and make sure it's evenly spread over the baking pan. Then pop it in the oven!

Keep an eye on these, they can burn pretty easily as soon as you stop paying attention. After about 10 minutes I would open the oven and give them a good shake, maybe even a toss. If I find that they're not crisping like I want them to I will turn the broiler on for a minute or two but you definitely don't want to walk away from that! When you're done you'll have amazingly crispy and delicious kale chips that will melt in your mouth and disappear in seconds!

Enjoy!

totally clueless!

Alright everyone, after my overwhelmingly moderate success with my first food blog entry I am ready for more! But I don't know what to write about so I am leaving it up to all (4) of you to tell me what to do. What have I cooked for you, or promised to cook for you, that you want a full write-up on? Let me know and I'll start cooking!

EDIT!!!!!!!!


According to the wishes of my Facebook fans I will be doing Kale Chips next, I just need to get to the grocery store and see if anyone has kale!

Maybe now I'm a food blog?

Welcome to the newest resurrection of sometimes i feel! This time around I'm going to try food blogging. I've had people ask me for my recipes and I'm sure everyone wants to know what I'm eating, what I'm cooking, and what I want to eat and cook!

So today, for my first food entry I'm going with something simple that Jason convinced me to cook. I'm sure many of my "hundreds" of fans have seen the move V is for Vendetta and you may have noticed the breakfast he cooks. After researching on Wikipedia we found that one of its names is Egg in a Basket and it is delicious!

Here's my version on how to make an egg in a basket...

1. Get a small frying pan (I've tried doing more than one in bigger pans but the spacing just isn't right and you don't get a good seal) and put it on low heat.

2. Take a stick of butter and rub the pan. I suppose you could cut some off and put it in the pan to melt but I'm not a huge butter user so I've found if you just rub it around a bit you get enough for the taste and non-stickiness but not so much that you get a call from Paula Deen for a spot on the show.

3. Put your piece of bread in the pan, soak up some butter, get it warm, then flip it over. After flipped take something round, little glass or something, and poke a hole in the middle of your bread and put that in the pan.

4. Turn the heat up a little, medium/highish and crack an egg into the center of your bread. At this point I like to shake some salt and pepper on, sometimes I even throw some shredded cheese on there. Turn the heat down and put a cover on your pan.

5. Now you just wait depending on how well done you like your egg. I like a little runniness so I can soak it up with the rest of the bread so a minute or two is fine, but it's up to you. When it gets where you want it put its hat on and put it on your plate. SO SIMPLE!

So there it is, my first food entry in the newest life of sometimes i feel. I hope you enjoy it and please leave comments for different recipes you'd like to see!