Crunchy Sweet Potato Fries!

No, really....crunchy sweet potato fries! It's possible, with a little magic! Thanks to Martha I now know the secret behind them. I will save you the suspense, its egg whites! Read on for the recipe.

 

Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients
2 medium sweet potatoes
1 egg white
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp each cayenne pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder

Heat oven to 400° F. Peel sweet potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch slices. Whisk egg white until frothy, add spices and whip to combine. Toss sweet potato sticks in egg white. Transfer in a single layer to a parchment lined baking sheet, shaking to remove excess egg. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown and crunchy.

I served these up with a simple grilled flank steak, corn, and spinach. What a tasty meal!

Date Night Friday!

Well, date night did not go exactly as planned this week. I bought all the ingredients to make Ina's Grown Up Mac and Cheese, a nice flank steak from Whole Foods, and arugula for a salad. Unfortunately the roux for the mac and cheese didn't come together as planned and it was ruined. Thinking quickly I decided to use the leftover cheese and make a big salad topped with steak.

I had the butcher at Whole Foods cut me a night piece of flank steak, about 3/4Lb. Rubbed with olive oil, salt, pepper, red pepper flake, and Worcestershire sauce. Tossed arugula, red peppers, Craisins, and walnuts with homemade honey mustard dressing. Thinly sliced the steak and arranged on top. This was so filling I almost didn't miss the mac and cheese!

Homemade Honey Mustard Dressing
Ingredients:
 2 Tbsp each Honey, Dijon Mustard, Apple Cider Vinegar
4 Tbsp Olive Oil
salt, pepper, cayenne pepper

Whisk together everything except oil. Once combined continue whisking while slowly adding the oilve oil in a stream. Season to taste.

This dressing has been a huge crowd pleaser and is not full of sugar and who knows what from the bottled kind!