Costa Rica House Hunters and Kale Chips!

Last night Pat's sister Corinne came over to visit. She's leaving next week for a trip to Costa Rica. And strangely enough, last night was Costa Rica night on one of Pat's favorite shows, House Hunters International.

She'd told me a couple times about kale chips. She's a Weight Watcher too, and she heard about it from other members at a meeting. We were looking at recipes for something else online and we accidentally came across a video showing how to make them. So we decided to give it a try.

I had two different bunches from the CSA and we used them both. It took less time for us to make our kale chips than it did for the couple from Oklahoma to find their dream house in Jaco, Costa Rica.

Here's how we did it.

Kale Chips
2 bunches Kale
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp (or less) Sea salt

Preheat the oven to 350.

Wash and thoroughly dry the kale. Tear the leaves off the stems. Rip the leaves into about 2-inch pieces. Drizzle the olive oil over the kale and use your hands to mix and coat evenly. Sprinkle with salt and toss again.

Lay the pieces out in a single layer on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.

And, the verdict...

They were pretty good! Not as good as a potato chip, but a good crunchy, salt substitute. And, they're packed full of vitamins!

So, I would definitely make them again. I also saw some recipes to add vinegar, which I think I'll try next time. And, out of the two different kinds of kale - the one that was curlier and lighter in color made a better chip.

The best part was spending quality time with my new sister-in-law!