Sesame-Soy Kale Chips

I know I'm a few years behind on this Kale Chips trend, but I tried them once and was not impressed. However, this time, I used soy sauce to season them. I ate the whole thing in 1 day! All 3 bags that I made!

Kale has many benefits! It is low in calories, it is good for your heart, and has tons of vitamins!


Ingredients:
1 bunch "dinosaur" Lacinato kale, washed and dried
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds

 Chop up kale in large pieces. 

In a zip lock combine olive oil, soy sauce, and sesame seeds. Add kale and shake up! Massage the kale to allow even more flavors in.

Bake on parchment paper at 300* for 30 minutes. DO NOT LET IT BURN!

Store in zip-lock baggies, or in my case, it it all! 

Spicy Ranch Pretzels

OMG, these are so good! They have a little kick to them, which you can adjust, but the hint of Cayenne makes it! They take a little time in the oven, but are easy to throw together. I think I might be making these this year for some of my co-workers!

Ingredients: 
3/4 c. vegetable oil
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. lemon pepper
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper (more if you like spice!)
1 package Ranch Dressing mix (I buy this in bulk, 3T = one package)
1 bag of small pretzels

Directions: 

Mix oil, spices, and dressing mix together. 

Place pretzels in a large roasting pan and drizzle oil mixture over pretzels. 

Place in oven at 200* to roast. Stir every 30 minutes for 1 1/2 hours.