My favorite kind of dishes to make are “healthier” comfort foods, and these oven fries are just that kind of recipe. “Healthier” comfort foods, to me, are rich, craveable dishes that are made with nutritious ingredients. And these potatoes are definitely comfort food: warm, golden and crisp after being brushed with olive oil and roasted in the oven. The fries are tossed with zesty chives and…
I love, and always will love, making healthy baked French fries at home. But these days, I’ve been switching out the potatoes for carrots. And I’m loving them even more than the traditional kind. My reason: Parmesan Herb Carrot Fries are so delicious, they actually make you want, crave, and look forward to eating nutritious carrots (who knew that was possible?)
I know sweet potato casseroles – usually made with lots of butter and marshmallows – are a sugary, super sweet American classic, especially around Thanksgiving. But I’ve never really liked syrupy, sugar-covered casseroles, so I’ve never cooked my sweet potatoes this way. To me they taste like dessert, and I don’t like to eat dessert alongside the roast turkey and gravy and mashed potatoes. So…
So, when I made the homemade fish sticks for my last post, my meat-and-potatoes-loving husband was way more excited about the side dish: baked french fries. So I decided I should do a separate post for the fries. I actually make these baked fries all the time and here are the four reasons why: 1) they’re really easy 2) they require only four main ingredients, and they’re…