Cut sausage into rounds and sauté’ in a TBS of olive oil about 7 minutes Add garlic and onions to pan and sauté and additional 3 minutes. Add sausage, chicken broth, potatoes, onion and garlic powder into slow cooker Pour the chicken broth into the slow cooker Add just enough water to cover the vegetables and meat. Cook on high setting 3-4 hours (low 5-6 hours) Mix flour into creamer and whisk until smooth Sauté facon until crisp 30 minutes before serving, add creamer and kale to the slow cooker. Stir to mix. Continue cooking on high setting for 30 minutes or until broth thickens. Add facon, salt and pepper to taste.