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Veggie Cake Patties

Posted on October 22, 2013 by LFFL

I’m gonna start off by saying “no, thank you” off top to these li’l patties. These were some type of Veggie Cake Patties and Potato Salad that I got in the Whole Foods deli area.

The potato salad was A-ok. The veggie patties—they were a hard swallow. I tried them cold and then I tried them warmed. They tasted a lot better warmed in the microwave, but I still would never eat them again.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, try a veggie cake patty if you dare. Or better yet, maybe stay away from these two in particular.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Sometimes you just gotta have the right taste buds to enjoy what life can offer you.

Making McDonald's French Fries

Posted on October 17, 2013 by LFFL

Made with Idaho russet potatoes, canola oil, and salt.

So I made these from a “How to Make Perfect McDonald’s-Style French Fries at Home” recipe. Let me just say—I don’t think so.

Don’t get me wrong, the fries were good and all. I mean, any fries you can make at home are always good—but McDonald’s fries? Come on, now. Either that or I just really didn’t follow the instructions properly, but I’m sure I did.

Recipe for—McDonald’s-Style French Fries (David Myers)
6 Idaho russet potatoes
Peanut oil
Sea salt (Myers prefers Sel Gris, a fine light grey French salt)

Peel and square off potato ends. Cut into 3/8” batons. Soak for two hours changing water after an hour. Dry thoroughly with paper towels. Heat about an inch of oil (or enough to cover potatoes) in a large, heavy bottomed pot to 290 degrees. Blanch potatoes gently for about 2 minutes until cooked through but still completely pale. Place on a paper-towel lined sheet pan and cool in the refrigerator to stop cooking process.

Re-heat oil to 370 degrees. Cook fries until golden and crispy, about 3-4 minutes. If necessary, agitate gently with a spatula to prevent sticking. Remove from pan and toss with salt to taste. Serve immediately. Serves 4-6.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, see how close you can come to making actual McDonald’s French fries and let’s see how they turn out.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Never give up hope getting your fries to taste like McDonald’s fries.

Mashed Potatoes With Kale

Posted on October 3, 2013 by LFFL

Made with russet potatoes, kale, minced garlic cloves, butter, onion, chicken broth, Mascarpone cheese, Parmesan cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, and salt & pepper.

Be still my heart! Can you marry mashed potatoes? Oh yeah, baby! Can I just say—these were SO SO SO good that I just plopped a big bowl of these in my lap and ate ONLY this for lunch. This was all I needed. I ate like I would never see mashed potatoes again. This was such a great recipe. Thumbs up.

These are now officially my go-to mashed potatoes to make unless and until I can find something else to top these.

Recipe for—Mashed Potatoes With Kale

So, if you have nothing else to do today, try and find some better mashed potatoes than these. And, if so, post me the recipe. I’m always looking for some hometown mashed potato goodness.

Take-Away Life Lesson: You just never know if a recipe is going to be hit or miss until you try it.

Fried Potatoes

Posted on September 13, 2013 by LFFL

Made with new red potatoes, Vidalia onion, red bell pepper, smoked paprika, olive oil, salt & pepper, fresh parsley, and homemade BBQ seasoning (made from paprika, sugar, and onion powder).

I’m not even going to begin to tell you how many servings I think this will feed because you’ll think I’m a pig (not that you already don’t from previous posts).

Recipe for—BBQ Home-Fried Potatoes

Made with russet potatoes, Vidalia onion, fresh chives, turkey bacon, salt & pepper, and butter.

If the skillet weren’t so hot at the end of the cooking process, you could just put it in your lap and have at it.

Recipe for—Hash Browns

So, if you have nothing else to do today, immerse yourself into some homemade fried potatoes. Smell, live, breathe, and eat fried potatoes all day today.

Take-Away Life Lesson: McDonald’s fries can’t even compare to homemade potatoes ANY day of the year.