We get together for dinner pretty much every week anyways, so last week I had them over for dinner a couple of days after she got back. I asked her if she cared what we ate for dinner and she said American food!
That was easy! So I went pretty basic American... burgers and fries!
I decided to try homemade fries and be a little bit healthier than just buying the bag at the store. I found this website that had directions for homemade fries, so I gave it a try!
I don't have a tool to cut the potatoes so I did it by hand... not very fun. And no chopping experience is complete with out a nice slit to the finger. It still stings. Before I make these again, I will definitely purchase a tool to cut them!
I soaked them in water (like the recipe said, to get the starch out and make it so they crisp better... I love crispy fries!), then dried them off and put them on wax paper to add salt, pepper and olive oil. Note to self: next time do the olive oil first, salt & pepper will stick better!
I forgot to flip them until about 15 minutes in (they cooked for about 45 minutes total) and when I went to flip them I used a plastic spatula so I ended up breaking the potatoes off instead of scraping up the part that was starting to stick.... next time a metal spatula would work better!
They did turn out pretty decent though, and yummy. I forgot to take a picture of the final product though... we were hungry!
And we had to have a delicious desert, so I made cheesecake filled strawberries! I found the recipe on pinterest and will post it tomorrow :)
And I also have to mention that while she was in China she bought me a cute little wine bottle cover and pearls! A very pretty, real, peral bracelet! :)
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