Sweet Potato Fries

After a night out, I had the intense craving for anything greasy. For breakfast, I made an omelet with green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, and Mexican blended cheese (a deviation from my standard chocolate chip pancakes). Lunch was just ramen. As I was on the bus on the way back from fixing my now-alive iPod touch, I was wondering what I should eat for dinner (after seeing Knock Knock's "What To Eat" notepad, which I will talk more about later). I knew I had one more burger patty left in the fridge and I shouldn't make a big meal because I was leaving to go home to Maryland on Tuesday.  So, what went well with a burger? FRIES! More specifically, SWEET POTATO FRIES!! I didn't get to eat too many sweet potato fries at the SED GSA party on Thursday so I guess I was still craving it a little.

After researching some recipes online, I kinda just winged it. I stopped by Star to pick up a sweet potato as well as other items I needed to make it to Tuesday. Cutting the sweet potato was really tough...literally. I don't know if sweet potatoes are generally harder to cut or what, but it was difficult. The potato was cut into strips and then I threw them into a mixing bowl of some olive oil, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes. Make sure that the fries are seasoned well, especially with olive oil. 

Place them on a baking sheet and put it in the oven heated at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes. I checked it around 15 minutes, and it was cooked, but still a little soft. Turns out, after 30 minutes, some parts were still soft but other parts were crispy (but I ain't complaining!)

When I had cut all of the fries and placed them on the pan, I definitely didn't think I could eat it all, but it was so delicious that I did. Lauren helped a little as well. This was a delicious snack! The sweet potato was very sweet and savory, and the crushed red pepper flakes added a hint of a spicy kick (not enough to mask the sweet potato flavor though).

About the "What To Eat" notepads, I was seriously contemplating buying them at Anthropologie (where I stopped by and "shopped" while waiting for my appointment at the Apple store). Sometimes I have trouble planning out my meals for the week, and I only go grocery shopping once a week with my roommates so it would be easier if I could plan it out. Of course, the grocery store is only a 4 minute walk so I could always pick up more things, but most days I am either busy or lazy. The notepads were around $7.50 so I took some pictures with my cell phone and decided that I'd just make these by myself. It's not difficult at all and I have lots of time :]