Aug 29

Sweet Potato Fries

Welcome to our weekly Foodie Friday link up! I’m linking up with Montana from Pretty Lil Mudder, Annmarie from the Fit Foodie Mama, Emily from Whatever Floats Your Oats, Esther from Chocolate Runner Girl, and Cassandra from Powered By Bling, to create awesome healthy recipes each week! Today’s theme = Touchdown! Make sure you hop around to check out all the amazing recipes in this link up and feel free to add your recipes as well!

We have a new co-host, Cassandra! :] Make sure you stop by her blog!

So…on to Foodie Friday! I’m going to be very honest here.

…I’m not a big fan of football. (Please don’t throw things at me! :[ )

It’s not actually football’s fault. I just don’t really watch sports in general, other than gymnastics (and dance, if you consider that to be a sport!). This may sound weird since I [think I] want to subspecialize in Sports Medicine, but here’s the thing–I’d much rather be playing sports than watching, although every sport I’ve ever done tends to be either an individual sport or a “team” sport with individualistic aspects (e.g. powerlifting, pole dancing, BJJ, dance). I’m apparently a loner(-ish).

Back in the days of dating Secondary Ex, a die-hard Phillies/Eagles/Flyers fan, I would watch games mostly because I liked spending time with him and didn’t care what it was that we were doing. (It was also really hilarious to see him getting so worked up over every game.) So I did in fact sit through many a football game, once upon a time. :O We ate really healthy stuffs (he’s the dude who got me started on my whole journey of lifting and healthy living and all that good stuff), so our football foods probably weren’t what would be considered the norm. If I’m not mistaken, he’s also the one responsible for introducing me to the wonderful world of sweet potatoes, so into finger-food form they go!

Sweet Potato Fries

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Ingredients:

  • 1 ginormous sweet potato*
  • 1 tbsp EVOO
  • dash of sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • garlic powder, to taste
  • paprika, to taste

Instructions:

  1. Preheat toaster oven to 450.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Cut the sweet potato into ~1/4-in.”-thick pieces. (If you want to make your life infinitely easier, microwave it in 20-30 second intervals until it’s easier to stab through!)
  4. Combine EVOO with spices in a small bowl and toss fries in it!
  5. Spread fries evenly on baking sheet.
  6. Cook for 20 minutes (or until fries are browned), turning occasionally.

You can bake these in the oven too, but I felt like it was a total waste to turn on the oven for a single sweet potato.

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  1. I promise not to throw things at you ;) I LOVE sweet potato fries, even more do than regular fries! So tasty!
    Annmarie recently posted…Foodie Friday: Roasted Buffalo ChickpeasMy Profile

    1. Thanks! ;P I adore sweet potato fries as well! There’s this really awesome maple something sauce I had with them at a restaurant in Davis back in 2008. I need to try to recreate that!

  2. Thanks for the shout out, Farrah!!! I love sweet potato fries…there are a staple in this family. We promise we won’t throw anything at you for not liking football :)
    Cassandra @PoweredByBling recently posted…Foodie Friday: Touchdown! Score With These Tailgate RecipesMy Profile

    1. hehehe, thanks! :P I’m glad, because I have terrible coordination and would likely get beaned in the face. :[

      We’re so happy to have you co-hosting with us! I adore sweet potato fries as well. :] I don’t know why I never tried making them sooner!

  3. Sweet Potato Fries make you feel like you can rule the world. And they make you able to do so. That is all.
    Susie @ SuzLyfe recently posted…Tasty this week (My life in pictures)My Profile

    1. I am rather inclined to agree with you! :P

  4. I’m not a fan either! I just go to the parties for the food. LOL! Thank you for the recipe, sweet potato fries are my fave!!
    Earl-Leigh recently posted…Photoshop and A To-Do List {Free Printable}My Profile

    1. haha, sounds like we’d get along! That’d be one of my deciding factors on whether or not I’d attend the party! :P

  5. First off, everyone knows that the best part of football is eating/drinking, haha. Especially when it comes to Superbowl Sunday. Second, these look SO GOOD! Definitely going to have to try these out soon…and since the BF doesn’t like sweet potatoes, it looks like I’ll be on my own eating these and I’m completely okay with that.
    Gloria recently posted…This Weekend in San Diego: August 29-September 1 {Labor Day Weekend}My Profile

    1. haha, I wholeheartedly agree on that! :P I found it really hard to share these too. :D You’ll be just fine having em’ on your own! He’s missing out!

  6. I love sweet potatoes but haven’t tried making sweet potato fries. Looks delicious!
    Emily @ Whatever Floats Your Oats recently posted…“Touchdown” Mini Crustless QuichesMy Profile

    1. Same here! I don’t know why I never tried earlier, but I love that they weren’t difficult to make! :D

  7. Awesome choice! Sweet potato fries are one of my favorite snack foods! And I won’t throw things at you for not liking football…actually most of my friends aren’t as die hard as I am! But you may.laugh at me for swearing at the tv. :-)
    Montana recently posted…Foodie Friday: Touchdown!!My Profile

    1. hahaha, I promise not to. :] I’m sure I get super into things that other people could/would make fun of me for too. :P

  8. LOVE THESE!!! Perfect for a party too!

    1. Yes indeed! Although it’d have to be a really big batch because they disappear rather quickly. :P

  9. I got really into sweet potato fries because my son (he’s one) loves them. We took a little bit of a break during the summer from eating them, but this made me want to make them up again. Yeah for Fall!
    Tricia the Good Mama recently posted…Cinnamon Apple FriesMy Profile

    1. haha, yep! These might not be the best on a super hot day, but…it’s approaching sweet potato season again soon! :D

  10. Throw things? Never :)
    Yum! Love sweet potato fries! I make these all the time. I think I am actually making them with dinner tonight!

    So sorry this is so delayed…my brain has been ALL over the place the past week. Too much going on.
    Anyways, thanks for this awesome yummy recipe post!
    Esther recently posted…Labor Day…My Profile

    1. No worries! The only reason I’ve been even somewhat on top of things = the fact that my preceptor’s on vacation this week. (I still haven’t gotten anywhere close to finishing all the things I need to get done though. :[ )

      Thanks for stopping by though! :D I’m probably going to raid the grocery store for more soon! :]

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