Homemade Parmesan Potato Chips

Homemade potato chips. With freshly grated parmesan and a sprinkle of sea salt. What else can I say?

Equipment:
A very sharp knife or one of these.
4 Qt sauce pan or dutch oven.
Heat proof slotted spoon or spider strainer.
Candy thermometer or instant read thermometer.

Roasted Jalapeño Salsa

Rumor has it that spicy food speeds up your metabolism. That's a cool bonus. Either way, I love it.

This is my favorite salsa recipe. Traditionally, the ingredients in this salsa are roasted over the flame on a gas range in heavy duty foil. It takes forever, and the foil often breaks due to the acidity of the ingredients. I prefer broiling it all at once.

Tangelo Margarita

Happy Cinco de Mayo

We have had an unbelievably productive tangelo tree. We've made tangelo sorbet, I've got tangelocello in the closet steeping, and I have eaten at least one tangelo a day for the last four months. Vitamin C.. check.

So here's a little tribute to Cinco de Mayo.