Hello? Anyone out there?
It’s me again, your long lost friend who loves to eat a lot.
I started a lot of blogs in my adolescent years (anyone else remember xanga?), and I would always start off posting “I am finally going to start a website and actually keep up with it!”. Then, like clockwork, I would post 3-7 posts and then lose my way. Well, with this site I’ve had a pretty good track record since I started it almost 3 years ago but recently it’s been a lot of radio silence. My bad.
So, I am back with a resolution to resume cooking and posting more. And today we are back with a doosie: homemade potato chips.
I’ve been thinking about food a lot lately- how it’s linked a lot to family memories. So I am commemorating my return to Cinnamon Freud with a food my family (especially my dad) loves: potato chips. And they are fun to make homemade and (despite the damage of a permanent black circle in the middle of one of my mom’s plates and burning the tips of my fingers) all in the microwave. I promise: it really works!
HOMEMADE MICROWAVE POTATO CHIPS
From the kitchn
INGREDIENTS
Russet potatoes
Kosher salt (or other desired seasonings)
Paper towels
DIRECTIONS
Slice potatoes extremely thin using a mandolin. Soak potatoes in warm water. Working in small batches at a time, dry sliced potatoes.
Line a plate with a paper towel. Place potatoes in a single layer on top. Season with salt. Microwave at full power for 3 minutes. Flip over. Microwave at 50% power for 3 minutes until golden brown. Repeat with remaining batches.