Crunchy Vegan Snacks

Today's' recipes are for some healthy, crunchy vegan snacks. Potato chips for one! I have a huge bag of oily but delicious kettle fried potato chips from Costco sitting unopened in my pantry. Oh, have I been good or what resisting the not-infrequent urge to get stuck in.

Susan Voisin, the "Fat Free Vegan", posted these three recipes on her blog today. I like the fact that the potato chips are actually cooked in the microwave oven! Sounds convenient and easy to clean up.

Here's the link to the recipes: http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2008/08/healthy-crunchy-three-guilt-free-snacks.html.

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