First we made kale chips. I've tried to jump onto the kale bandwagon and, to be completely honest, I haven't been all that successful. With kale chips though, you have the freedom to season them however you want or however much you want so that it gets to the point where it doesn't even taste like kale anymore, which is ideal for me.
Kale Chips:
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut up kale into bite sized pieces and wash well.
3. Mix with oil and a seasoning of your choice (I used seasoned salt).
4. Spread out on a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper (so that they do not stick to the pan) in a single layer. Making sure the chips don't overlap is important because otherwise the moisture won't be soaked up and they won't be very crispy.
5. Bake for about 8-12 minutes, keeping an eye on them so they don't burn.
Enjoy!
The next snack that we made was homemade potato chips.
Homemade Potato Chips:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut up a few potatoes into thin slices, about 1 cm thick. It's not necessary to skin them, but if you would like to you can.
3. Place the sliced potatoes onto a cooking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper and use a spray bottle to coat the chips with oil. Invest in a spray bottle if you don't have one. It's only about $10 and pays for itself after a couple of uses!
4. Sprinkle salt onto the chips.
5. Bake for about 45 minutes to an hour. The longer you keep them in, the crispier they will be.
I know this snack takes a lot longer to make, but 45 minutes is a good chunk of time to focus on writing a paper or studying. For me, making goals to do homework for a specific amount of time is super effective. Taking the potato chips out of the oven and sitting back down to enjoy them is a great break to become motivated again to do more work now that you have a tasty snack!
What about you? What kinds of snacks do you eat during your late night study sessions?
