1st, some housekeeping. Sorry I’ve been a little MIA lately. Here’s what’s up. I have been dealing with some wrist pain, I’m pretty sure caused by typing. So I’ve been, sorta scared to type. Which makes blogging difficult. So I gave myself a few days off to watch Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix. Now I have a wrap on my wrist that I’m hoping will stabilize it enough so I can type pain free. Fingers Crossed. The good news, there still has been a lot of cooking happening around these parts, so I have a lot of great recipes headed your way! Starting with today’s!
Ok, on to amazing!
Amazing thing #1
I have a super fun special project I’ve been working on for you guys! Announcing the
November 2nd!
Amazing thing #2
So we have perfected the microwave mug cake right? Now you guys, it’s time for microwave CHIPS!!! Yesss! Seriously. Shockingly crispy, completely un-deep fried chips! Made in the microwave. ::insert balloon party emojis here::
The easiest way to make this recipe is using a mandolin, this is the one I have in my kitchen. It’s cheap, small and the easy to clean. I personally like that it doesn’t have an attached bowl, because I can slice over a cutting board, a bowl, whatever. It’s really flexible. Please please remember to ALWAYS use the hand guard! This thing is SHARP, which is great, but can quickly turn painful!
If you don’t have a mandolin, you can use a knife, just try and slice as thinly as possible. It works, just takes a tad longer.
Spicy Sweet Potato Chips
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato
- cayenne, salt and pepper
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Using a mandolin, thinly slice potatoes. I used the #1 setting
- Line a microwave safe plate with paper towels, and arrange potato slices in a single layer
- Give the potatoes a quick and light spritz of cooking spray
- Sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper, and lightly with cayenne (cayenne is spicy! Remember, you can always add, but you can't take away!)
- Microwave, starting with 4 minutes, and check.
- Microwave in 30 second intervals after the 4 minutes until crispy. Mine took about 6 ish minutes, but other times took 8 minutes, so keep microwaving and checking, microwaving and checking. Until crispy and yummy!
Amazing thing #3
BLUE CHEESE DRESSING. I am most excited about amazing thing number 3. With your very crispy, very non-deep fried chips, there’s blue cheese dip. And it’s like amazing, and totally not diet tasting AT ALL. I have been trying to find a blue cheese dressing recipe for what feels like years. Seriously. And I finally found it. Bring on more of those balloon emojis and dip your chips! And at only 60 calories a serving, you can dip, well, everything!
Blue Cheese Dressing
Ingredients
- 1-2 stems of green onions or scallions
- ¾ cup greek yogurt sauce
- ¼ cup mayo
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Worcestershire
Instructions
- Blender method:
- I made this in the blender, if you do the same, add all ingredients to blender except the blue cheese.
- Blend until green onions are chopped finely, transfer to a bowl or storage container, add blue cheese and stir to combine.
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- Non-blender method:
- Dice green onions
- Combine all ingredients
Notes
If you allow to sit for a few hours (in the refrigerator, be safe!) this will taste even better!
This recipe is thick like a dip, if you want to thin, add a bit of non-fat milk to desired consistency. I don't love almond milk for this recipe, it's a bit too sweet.
This recipe is thick like a dip, if you want to thin, add a bit of non-fat milk to desired consistency. I don't love almond milk for this recipe, it's a bit too sweet.
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