Month of fun: Days 18-20

Day 18

I made one of my favorite snacks: Yummy eggplant chips.

Eggplant chips are a healthy way for me to achieve what I want (DIP!) while keeping fat, preservatives and all kinds of nastiness to a minimum. Think of them as corn chips, but without the regret.

They are also far more delicious than they sound. The eggplant loses any kind of bitterness, soaks up the salt and condenses into a mild, but tasty, background for my favorite salsas. They never achieve the same kind of crunch as potato or tortilla chips, but they’re another entity entirely.

Want to try them yourself? Good. They’re incredibly easy. Just slice an eggplant into thin rounds. Sprinkle with a little salt (or seasoning of choice), then dehydrate for a few hours — just until the chips lose their chewiness.

Here’s what they look like in the beginning:

 

And here’s the final product.

 

No dehydrator? No problem. Set your oven to the lowest temperature and keep the oven door cracked while the chips are drying. They will still take several hours to dehydrate completely.

 

Day 19

Fun manicure!

 

This was my first time making dots on my own nails. Some were look great, but a lot of them look smudgy and warpy, like bubblegum crying. I think I’ll keep trying.

 

Day 20

Goofing around with the Photo Booth on my MacBook.