my vices: potato chips and shopping

To satiate my potato chip craving without having to eat a large bag of oily chips I have finally found a way to make oil-free potato chips. I cannot express enough how excited I am for this new discovery.

I finally bought a slicer but it doesn't work very well or maybe it's operator error.

The key to getting the potatoes crispy is to soak them in cold water to get rid of the starch then dry the chips on a towel.

Lay the chips on a plate (not crowding them) and microwave for about 3 minutes but keep an eye on it before it starts to get too brown. Make sure you see a little brown it means they're crispy. Flavor the chips before you put them in the microwave.

You can use a little bit of cooking spray on the plate to make sure it doesn't stick. A paper plate will work as well.

The chips are crispy. They don't quite taste like baked potato chips but you can flavor it with garlic salt or onion salt.

That's one vice I've sort of kicked, now if only I can quit shopping.

New Year's (one month) Resolution update: 

I went shopping two days in a row because once I started, I opened the flood gates. I purchased pants, two sweaters and a necklace.

As far as losing 5 or more lbs. in one month that progress is slow. I've lost 2 lbs. since the first.