Chocolate Chip Fondue.

Chocolate Chip Fondue.

I can remember my first potato chip experience and have enjoyed eating them tasty fried tatter crisps since infancy.

Where I grew up we were surrounded by the snack manufacturers and I remember all the smells as you got closer to the factory.

Hostess/Frito-Lay Potato Chips. Jacks Snacks Cheese Twists Cracker Jacks, Arnolds Nut’s, Reid’s.

Dare Foods for Jube-Jubes, Scotch Mints and Girl Guide Cookies

Raymond’s Nuts, made Beer Nuts and Hickory Almonds.

Smiles and Chuckles, made the Turtles just to name a few.

Reid’s made Chicken Bones and Fudge

A lot of neighbours and friends worked at these places and like my mother who worked the fry kettles for Hostess potato chips years back would share the bounty with the family’s in the neighbourhood.

Potato chips, is by far one of North Americas most favourite snack foods noted in government consumption facts. Over the years as an executive chef I have got to know a lot about potatoes, from the source at McCain’s and Cavendish especially in the fried form. I’ve met many potato farmers to purchase their expected quotas from PEI to Idaho to make sure that I had enough inventories to keep me in fries and bakers all year. Knowing where to get a good seasonal supply of spud’s is a chef’s asset.

Hardbite All Natural chips fit the bill to my liking. To me, life is too short to eat mediocre snacks. Sepp the chip meister gave me this next recipe using Hardbite Jalapeno Chips. It only takes 4 minutes to prepare.

It is simple to make and once you give it a whirl, you can make some now or keep this recipe to wow your guests at your next social get together.

Hardbite Chips are available at most good grocery and speciality stores.