Chow Vegan

I’ve been guilty of eating a whole bag of potato chips in one setting on more than one occasion. In my defense, the bag wasn’t really all that big. Yes, that’s a flimsy excuse so I’ve been working on kicking my salty junk food habit.

Now when I get the munchies, I make my own potato chips in the oven. They’re a lot thicker than store bought chips and have much more of a potato taste. It’s quick, spicy and satisfying.

Spicy Baked Potato Chips
Serves 1

1 russet potato
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Seasoned salt

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Thinly slice the potato crosswise into about 3/8 inch thick slices. I hand-cut mine but if you have a mandoline, you can probably get them thinner. If you do make your slices thinner, you’ll need to adjust the cooking time and/or temperature so the chips don’t get burnt towards the end of the cooking time.

Place the potato slices in a bowl. Add the olive oil, cayenne pepper and seasoned salt to taste and mix well. Spread the potatoes out on a baking pan in a single layer. Bake about 12 minutes on each side. Eat immediately with ketchup.

Today for “Show and Tell”, I have (drum roll please) – Soya Milk! I love this little guy! Especially his soybean leaf ears and tail. A super cute mini-figure series, The Moofia first appeared in late 2006 featuring seven dairy themed characters and one soy milk. Packaged in a miniature milk carton, Soya Milk stands all of 3″ tall.

Recently, it was announced that for 2008, the hit series will expand with three new characters, one of which will be rice milk. I’m hoping future additions will include almond and hemp milk.

Designed by the renowned Italian artist Simone Legno for his tokidoki brand – tokidoki means “sometimes” in Japanese. So named because Simone loves Japanese culture and he believes “everyone waits for moments that change one’s destiny.”

Check out more designer toys here, but be forewarned, they are highly addictive.

How nice of Lisa from Show Me Vegan to award me with an Excellent Blog Award! Thank you so much Lisa!

I’m passing it onto these excellent blogs:

Food Trance! – Fun eating and drinking vegan in the LA area
The Modern Vegetarian – Lots of yummy recipes from Singapore
Vegan Visitor – Beautiful photos and delicious recipes
Vegan Dad – Awesome food for the whole family
Your Vegan Mom – Tasty recipes with great stories