My Favorite Thing — Right Now This Second!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

… is my Mandolin slicer!\u00a0It’s the best thing since sliced… well, EVERYTHING!\u00a0I am now a slicing fool!\u00a0You name it… I’ll slice it (vegetables and fruit that is). Cucumbers, Potatoes (white and sweet), Peppers, Carrots, Onions, Cabbage\u00a0and even Celery … and my favorite all time thing to slice (because of what I do with the slices) is Apples. I \u2665<\/span> baking some Apple Chips (although baking Potato Chips (especially sweet potatoes) is a fav too!<\/p>\n

I have never been one to do much cooking or baking, so I had never heard of (or at least paid any attention to) a “mandolin” until watching a segment on the Food Network (see my blog re: Kale Chips<\/a>).\u00a0None of the cooks in my family have ever used any type of slicer. They still\u00a0do it the old fashioned way — with a knife (whichever one they can\u00a0find in the knife drawer).\u00a0Not me — never again.\u00a0I like the modern life.<\/p>\n

<\/a>My slices are now identical in thickness, which I imagine is important for cooking foods evenly and consistently. The mandolin comes with attachments to slice thick, thin, medium, or julienne\u00a0(which I’ve not tried yet<\/em>). Most importantly, at least\u00a0to me, evenly sliced items\u00a0make a lovely presentation. In my book, it’s ALL <\/em>about the presentation. If you make it look pretty, people will be more likely to eat it, buy it, read it, use it, etc. Last, but definitely not least, is using a mandolin takes much less skill than cutting with a knife, and slicing can be done very quickly — I \u2665<\/span> saving time in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

If you don’t have a mandolin already, I\u00a0highly recommend purchasing one… and trying my simply yummy Apple Chips recipe below!<\/p>\n

Apple Chips<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>Ingredients:
\n1 Apple\u00a0per large cookie sheet (I like Fugi applies)
\n1 tablespoon olive oil
\nCinnamon to taste (no need for sugar!!)
\nHe says cheaters are not the bad, rotten guys; “they can also be nice guys that get lost and do the wrong thing.” Just like the lady who tried to remove personal responsibility by saying “everyone does it”, here is another person, Gary Neuman who removes the responsibility of preserving bone solidity. find out that shop<\/a> cialis viagra australia The generic cialis uk<\/a> companies new product of choice is not even coffee, but what it calls a new category of a passion drink. So, deep down, you know its unlikely you’ll viagra uk<\/a> ever actually read their mails again. They also provide strength and conditioning sessions, brand viagra cheap<\/a> for those in need of it. <\/span>
\nDirections:<\/p>\n

\n
1. Preheat an oven to 200 degrees F.<\/li>\n
2. Wash apple(s).<\/li>\n
3. Slice apple(s) as thin as possible (I can get them paper thin with my\u00a0mandolin slicer).<\/li>\n
4. Grease cookie sheet with Olive Oil.<\/li>\n
5. Arrange single layer of apples\u00a0onto the sheet and sprinkle generously with Cinnamon.<\/li>\n
6. Bake @ 45 minutes, then turn.<\/li>\n
7. Bake for\u00a0another 30-40 minutes (check regularly… my oven is crazy and hot).<\/li>\n
8. Cool and enjoy the crispy goodness!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

   Buying a\u00a0mandolin has been a great investment — saving me money and time. No longer do I pay extra for a veggie or fruit tray. Now, I do my own slicing!\u00a0How did I ever do without one?<\/p>\n

   \u00a0\u2665\u00a0 My Mandolin is My Favorite Thing \u2026 right now this second!\u00a0\u00a0\u2665<\/span><\/p>\n