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Crunchy Kale Chips.. 

7/12/2013

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Ingredients:
one bunch organic curly kale
4 TBS olive oil
2 TBS sprouted chia powder
several pinches celtic sea salt

Step 1 
Wash Kale
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Step 2
Rip up kale in bite size pieces
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Step 3
Place kale in salad spinner
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Step 4
Everyone gets a turn to spin the kale!
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Step 5
If kale is still moist, lay it out on a cloth to dry some more
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Step 6
Add olive oil, sea salt, and sprouted chia powder




Don't forget an extra pinch of salt!
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Step 7
Gently massage ingredients into kale





Step 8
Spread kale out evenly on a baking sheet and bake in an oven at 275 degrees for 30 minutes, turning every 10 minutes
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STEP 9
At lunch we go over the process of how we made our meal together and thank everyone for helping. We discussed how kale is rich in calcium and great for our growing bones.  Kale also helps keep us cool and energized in the Summer. 


Everyone says "more please!"
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When children 'play' with paint they learn:

*to develop their imagination and creativity
*hand-eye coordination
*to distinguish and purposely create shapes
*to express feelings and ideas
*that their ideas have value
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*concepts of symmetry balance and design (math)
*how colors mix to make new colors (science)

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Music class
Liam's Uncle Preston came for a visit from NYC and led us all in a wonderful music class at circle time... with a few John Prine songs too! 

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