"Jude" > wrote in message
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> Serene wrote:
>> On Sun, 7 May 2006 12:51:08 -0400, "Dee Randall"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >DH, a chip eater in recovery, has vowed (a few months ago) never to eat
>> >a
>> >chip again. I've not eaten chips for months either, except in a setting
>> >where I'm bored (not too often).
>>
>> We rarely buy or eat potato chips (once in a while, but I'd say no
>> more than a few times a year), but we do eat a fair amount of tortilla
>> chips. Not any healthier, but I find them to be more versatile.
>
> We get potato chips (have to be Ruffles) once a year, to go with
> Lipton's Onions Dip for Superbowl Sunday. Necessary trash food. I'll
> eat them at parties, but if they come with a meal at a restaurant, I
> always ask for some other side.
>
> We do, however, eat tortilla chips all the time. Sometimes I fry my own
> when I have corn tortillas to use up, or I fry tortilla strips for
> tortilla soup or for southwestern style salads. But it's partially
> because I love good salsa.
>>
>> serene

Yes, me too. I love salsa. DH is just now putting in the ground some
tomatoes, cilantro, etc. for this summer.

When you deep fry your corn tortillas to make tortilla chips, do cut them
into 8ths, or in strips; and do you fry them in oil on top of the stove in a
pan?
I've not deep fried ready-made corn tortillas (only baked them). Do you
feel it's successful enough to make your own chips, or do you just prefer
the convenience of buying ready-made. Or both?
Thanks,
Dee Dee