2016 The YEAR of Things to Come

I woke to the first day of 2016 with a dusting of new fallen snow (not even really enough to cover the ground) and a dash of snow falling from the sky. It was as if Mother Nature and Old Man Winter couldn't decide if they wanted to start the New Year with winter. 

I am one of the few who LOVES the snow. I love watching it fall peacefully to the ground. I love the view of untouched new fallen snow. I am not going to pretend that I like grey slush or the way people sometimes forget to be decent human beings on snowy highways, but I won't blame snow for the behavior of a few. 

After a leisurely morning I had the JOY of making pizza fries with my Sampson and sitting and binge watching Jessica Jones on Netflix. 

What are Pizza Fries you ask? They are a simply joy, something this house is focusing on more and more. Start with potatoes, sometimes we use red, sometimes Yukon, and sometimes Russet. My preference would be to use local potatoes, but, sometimes that isn't feasible.  I am learning to accept that which I have no control over. 

Slice your potatoes into fries, toss them in a bowl with oil of your choice (we typically use Olive Oil, but have also used Coconut Oil) and some seasonings. Again this is totally up to what you like. Right now we use Onion Onion (or Onion Powder), Garlic Powder, Salt, Pepper and Basil. Spread on a pan (with the large batches we have been doing we have been using a large roasting pan). Bake at 425 for 20 -30 minutes. At this point your fries SHOULD be cooked all the way through. The bottoms are typically nice and golden. You an at this point flip them all. We usually just shake them around and or stir them. Add shredded mozzarella to your liking. Add Pepperoni to your liking. We cut the pepperoni into quarters the second time we made this dish and found it to be more manageable. You an leave your oven on or turn it off. Since all we want to do is melt the cheese we turn the oven off and use the residual heat to melt the cheese and warm the pepperoni. If you are a fan of tomato sauce, you could always heat some in a pan and dip your fries in that. We however, LOVE white pizza and that is essentially the flavor we get when we season our fries. 

If you are particular about your fries being evenly golden and crunchy on both sides you will need to flip your fries and return them to the oven at 425 for another 5-10 minutes before moving on to the cheese and pepperoni. 

Sampson loves making fries and he does a pretty good job. We adjust our recipe based on what we have on hand and we are forever being creative. A better blogger would have taken pictures of the fries, but I was ravenous so we just plated them and ate them. Maybe next time. 

Happy New Year! What Do You Want 2016 to Be For You?