Greetings!
Today has been a busy one getting ready for the market tomorrow. Tomorrow is our last market day and then we are taking some time off from the market so we can have some free weekends this summer. We are looking forward to it!
I also snuck in a quick run today. I had a little run in with a scary animal…a coyote! It was only about 15 feet ahead of me and it stopped and looked at me for the longest time. Then it just left and disappeared into the woods. Never know what you are going to see out here!
The run:
- Distance: 4 miles
- Time: 33:56
- Avg pace: 8:29
Mile splits:
- Mile 1: 8:45 (started off way too fast!)
- Mile 2: 8:36
- Mile 3: 8:39
- Mile 4: 7:56 (rocked it!)
I have the race bug in a big way lately…specifically the 5k race bug! I have never run a 5k before and I am dying to run one soon. I’d like to find one for the 3rd or 4th week of August.
Dinner blew my mind. That Martha did it again!
Homemade Salt & Vinegar Chips (and S & V green beans!)
Salt & Vinegar fans rejoice! These S & V chips are a delicious and healthier alternative to the S & V potato chips I used to love as a kid. I also recommend trying the S & V green beans that I added to the recipe- they were hands down the best tasting green beans I have ever had! If you don’t want to bake these, you can grill them on the BBQ too.
Adapted from Martha Stewart and 101 Cookbooks.
Ingredients:
- Approx 4 cups (or more) white vinegar
- 4-5 medium potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
- 1-1.5 tsp coarse sea salt
- Very small sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 3 handfuls fresh green beans, trimmed
Directions: Wash and slice up the potatoes into 1/4 inch rounds. Place in a medium sized pot. Wash and trim green beans and place in the same pot. Pour vinegar into pot until all the potatoes and green beans are covered by the vinegar. Bring to a boil and then reduce to medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit in pot for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, take a greased baking sheet and lay the potato rounds (not green beans yet!) flat on the sheet. Drizzle oil and mix with hands. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 425F. After 30 minutes of baking, flip carefully and then take the green beans and place on the baking sheet. Drizzle oil and sprinkle more salt. Bake for another 10-15 minutes, watching carefully not to burn the potatoes or beans. Serve with ketchup and more sea salt if preferred. Enjoy!
The cooking process…
Slice the taters!
I used a mixture of red and new potatoes.
Into the pot ‘o vinegar!!!
I thought it was worth a shot to see if the green beans would work as well so I tossed them in too.
Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes over medium. Remove from heat and let sit for 30 minutes.
I could not stop eating the green beans straight from the pot of vinegar…they are so addicting!!
After baking for 35 minutes at 425F:
Flip and add green beans and cook for another 10-15 mins:
Oh dear me.
Words cannot describe my joy.
I had it with a side of tomato paste.
This S & V idea is genius. Thank you Martha!
Eric is not a S & V fan and he loved these chips.
Of course all kinds of ideas are flooding my mind now. I wonder what other veggies could be made like this? The possibilities are endless!
The beans were so good.
I can’t wait to try these on the BBQ next time…yum!
Well, I guess I better hit the hay as it is late, late, late. My goal is to get up and do 5 minutes of smiling meditation when my alarm goes off tomorrow morning. I’m sure that will go over swimmingly. lol.
Sleep tight!
Oooh those look so good! I think I might have to try it on butternut squash!
I made the 101 Cookbooks version the other night too! They were so so so yummy!! I made a spicy vegan aoli for dipping too. I ate an obscene amount of potatoes haha :-)
These S & V chips look amazing! I might have to make them for my grandma’s birthday tomorrow because I know she would love them.
I always put salt and vinegar on my fries, and they are my favorite chips too!
i think there’s a 5K run at sunnybrook park on the last saturday of august
http://www.towomensruns.com/5k.html
i’m signed up for the 10.
YUM! These look great! My husband hates salt and vinegar, though–he says he won’t kiss me if I eat those chips. Maybe I’ll just make some for myself!
Wow…these look and sound delish! Thanks for the recipe.
I’m running the TO Women’s 5k on August 28th at Sunnybrook Park!
Oooh…this is fun! I love S&V chips, but they always make my mouth feel weird and get all peely after I eat them. I’ll have to try your recipe!!
Those look SO good! I’m not big on potato chips, but homemade ones are always delicious.
Wow! My husband and I love, love salt & vinegar chips. What a great idea! Thanks for sharing :)
Wow a coyote as a running partner..never heard of that before. :P And this recipe looks awesome! Bookmarked!
Have fun at your last market!
I’ve ran into little foxes before on my running trail — they are usually 10-15 feet away and they are always looking the other way. To be honest the animals are the least of my worries, I get more scared when I see a human being on my trail!
yum! i have to try that sometime :)
enjoy your last day
Hope you’re doing amazingly today!
The salt and vinegar idea makes my mouth water. What IS it about that combo? Mmmm. Thanks for the great ideas.
Looks divine. Potato in any form would be!
Did you trash the white vinegar you boiled the veggies in?
Just wondering if they’d be re-usable at all…?
(Sorry, I can be a cheapskate! ;) )
Those look to die for! I can’t help but imagine what your kitchen must have smelled like though. I remember when my mom used to clean out the coffee pot once a month with vineger and I’d have to find excuses to leave the house to keep from smelling it. Maybe I should try these and hopefully get over my disgust of the vinegar smell!
I am addicted to salt and vinegar chips – once I start I can’t stop eating them! Thanks for the healthy alternitive! :-D
I love salt and vinegar chips. :)
Nice run.