I've recently become addicted to Kale...

I know its odd. I always have these little runs of vegetable addictions, especially when they are non-mainstream vegetables. I have the Lexington Coop to thank for the recent Kale addiction. I never would have tried Kale, had I not mistaken the "Emerald Kale" for Spinach. The labels are placed on the bottom of these ready made food containers, so I missed it, and it looked like Spinach, so I didn't question it. So I had a "pleasant surprise", tempered with a "this spinach tastes funny" experience.

So far I've tried to make:

Recipe Attempted: Emerald Kale (Like the one I bought at the Lexington Coop)
Results: Slightly burnt, and I shouldn't have toasted the sesame seeds so much.
What I learned: Recipes that mention "Toasting sesames seeds until they begin to pop" rarely mention how high they might pop. Needless to say some sesame seeds were lost in the voids of my kitchen while creating this fond smoky memory.
Final thoughts: I think the heat was too high, causing the sesame seeds to burn first before reaching popping potential. Either that or I prefer non toasted sesames seeds, but I just don't realize it yet.