Lazy as Kale

Not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. Had a lovely long weekend and spent the better part of today doing various levels of "nothing" with the BF. I'm all caught up on house chores, my magazines, my blog reading and finished No Touch Monkey! The one real trip outdoors today involved going to the newly opened Yeah! Burger to stuff our faces - so I was obviously very cas'd out today.

Top: BDG by Urban Outfitters (worn here, and here, and here before)

Shorts: Ann Taylor Loft

Shoes: Indigo by Clarks Finch wedges (worn here, and here, and here, and ...)

Necklace: Fossil pave feather

As for my new favorite kind of weird food? Kale "chips." Now I am not known to be the world's most healthful eater and this is probably not new to you, but I've just recently been hearing about this stuff called kale chips, which is supposed to be a super-healthful and easy to make and good-tasting (what what?!).

And as an avid reader of KERF - and she eats the stuff at least once a week - I thought what the heck, when I was at Fresh Market over the weekend and grabbed a bunch of kale to try it (original recipe I followed here, but I added some cheese à la KERF recipe here).

BF wouldn't touch them, but they don't taste bad at all - like a real thin, crisp chip with a faint tinge of seaweed (and I don't mean they are fishy, more like the big sheets they roll sushi with). I've had them twice so far and sprinkled on a bit of garlic powder and pepper with the second batch. Just make sure you don't over-crisp them - they turn quickly from crispy chip to crumbly ash.

Try them as your next sammie side dish:

Before: the kale leaves cut from the stems and sprinkled with some parm, pepper and olive oil - ready for baking!

After: the finished kale "chips."

What kind of other non-traditional foods do you ladies like to eat? Are there other incredibly healthful (and secretly delicious) recipes I should be considering?