Homemade Potato Chips

Okay, okay, to echo Lindsey's question when I made yogurt, "Why would you do that?" In this case there are several reasons I was prompted to make homemade potato chips. A) We always seem to have an abundance of potatoes in our kitchen (I'm Irish, what do you want?) B) We're on a budget (and really, who isn't right now?) C) Tage likes chips in his lunch. D) I don't like them because they're always so greasy.

So I gave it a shot and was amazed at how easy it was to make my own and found that I really liked them! Tage is okay with them but he really likes the salt and grease in regular old store-bought potato chips. The best part? These are made in the microwave. So here's how you do it...

1. Wash a potato and slice it into thin slices. I prefer the skins on but you could peel them.

2. Spray a plate with oil. We use olive oil for just about everything because it's good for the heart.

3. Lay the potato slices on the plate, making sure they do not overlap, otherwise they will stick together.

4. Spray the potatoes with oil and season to taste. I make Tage's with just seasoned salt but I like mine with chili powder. I really want to try to make salt and vinegar ones!


5. Put the plate in the microwave and cook. This part you'll have to adapt for your own microwave. In ours I cook the chips for 5 minutes on one side, turn them all over and season the other side, then another 3 minutes. You want to stop cooking once they begin to turn light brown. The thinner you slice them the faster they will cook.

6. The chips have a tendency to stick to the plate so as soon as they come out of the microwave I run a knife under them to separate them. Let them cool before you package them so they don't get soggy (I learned that with the first batch.)

Enjoy the crunchy goodness!