Making Love in the Kitchen

Jun 7th, 2010 by Meghan Telpner

Only a few spots left on our Digestive Healing Total Health Retreat taking place June 25th – June 27th in Midland, ON! And if you want to get cooking, act fast! Healing with Super Foods on June 13th and Easy Indian on June 15th are the last classes until the fall.

Kale chips are kinda gearing towards the crack of healthy food addicts. Is that terribly un-PC to say? I’m over it. These crispy, crunchy, light and tasty flavour absorbers are just so gosh-darnitt delicious that when I started experimenting with them, well, I just couldn’t stop. You know how that song goes? Right? I believe I must use the stylings of Depeche Mode to truly describe how I feel…

We walk together, we’re walking down the street
And I just can’t get enough, I just can’t get enough
Every time I think of you I know we have to meet
And I just can’t get enough, I just can’t get enough

It’s getting hotter, it’s a burning love
And I just can’t seem to get enough….

See, kale chips are just the perfect food. Anytime, anywhere. On the go or at home. I just can’t get enough. So after days and weeks and many heads of kale later, I present to you the grand finale. Way 5 of Kale Chips 5 Ways. To recap:

Way One: Lemon and Olive Oil
Way Two: Asian Spiced
Way Three: Macro-Japan
Way Four: Nacho Cheeseless

And now, way five (blow those trumpets, wave those flags!)…

Sour Cream and Onion Free Kale Chips

1 Head of Kale
2 Tbs apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup raw cashews
pinch of sea salt
1/4 cup water (or just as much as you need to make this mix creamy)

Place all marinade ingredients in a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Add water as needed just in order to blend. Remember- you will be drying this out again after so you want to avoid doing this as much as you can.
With your hands, mix together the marinade, massaging gently.
Transfer to dehydrator rack or parchment lined baking sheet
Stick in your dehydrator on medium-high setting or in your oven on its lowest temperature with the oven door left slightly open

In the dehydrator it will take about 4-5 hours for them to reach the perfect crunchiness. Drying times will vary in an oven.

Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough