Chippies

These are homemade potato chips. I made them in the microwave. They are tasty, tasty tasty!
They taste nothing like the ones we buy in the store. So much fresher!

Here is the stuff I used. A russet potato, seasoned salt, a grater & microwave (not pictured...LOL). I washed the potato, then sliced it on that horrible slicer. Sprayed a glass plate with cooking spray; arranged potato slices on plate; sprinkled with salt, too much on first batch...oops. Put in microwave for 2 minutes. They aren't the crispiest, but that's probably because I didn't nuke them long enough. But I had read others had trouble with the potatoes sticking to the plate so I didn't want to test my luck.

I have discovered in the past couple of weeks, my kitchen does not have tools I properly require to cook with anymore. No meat mallet; hubby flattened pork chops with a hammer from his tool box last week & now this crappy slicer. Now I used to have a cheap mandolin somewhere. But I must have tossed it, (I know, I know - those that been in my house wont believe that I actually threw anything away), when I discovered the complicated tastes the boys had for food when they were younger - Kraft Mac-N-Cheese; chicken nuggets, pizza; etc.

The other day I had stopped at a friends house just before dinner & she was making home fries. Thinly sliced fresh potatoes, sliced red onion & olive oil. They smelled delicious! Another reason for me to get a good slicer! *nodding* ( I can only hope all I left her was the paperwork I had & not the nasty cold I came down with the next day!)

I think these will make an excellent healthy after school snack & morning snack at school ( we have new lunch schedule this year - recess before lunch - my boys will be starving by the time they get to eat lunch). I am also going to try sweet potatoes seasoned with cinnamon sugar.

And boys -- NO trading!