thank you to my friend kristee, who finally taught me to leave the salt OFF the kale chips until they’re done!  what a difference.  they are so incredibly good.  i got this recipe off of nomnompaleo.com, which is a real, legitimate food blog, and it is so beautiful.  i am incredibly jealous.

so you bake these kale chips at 400 for 12 minutes, rubbed with a little olive oil, and THEN salt them after cooking.

helpful hints:

• make sure the kale is completely dry after washing it.
• use the thick, curly kale, not the baby kale in the back, already prepared.
• don’t salt before baking ~ salt after.
• add flavors!  a dash of balsamic vinegar, crushed red pepper, parmesan cheese, stone ground mustard, etc…
• don’t forget hot sauce!  isn’t everything better with hot sauce?