Baked Chipotle Sweet Potato Fries

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I decided to try to shake things up a little.  We had burgers and fries the other day, and instead of russet potatoes, I decided to make fries out of sweet potatoes.

I don't know if I am going to do that again.  They turned out really soggy, even though I followed the directions on how to make them crispy.  Sigh.  We shall see.

They were really easy to make.  I chopped up a bunch of sweet potatoes into fry size.  I bought 4, and oh my goodness, that made so many fries!  I think 2 would be enough.

I put them in a bowl of cold water and let them sit for an hour or two.  I then tossed them in a mixture of chipotle chile, cornstarch, garlic and salt.

I tossed all of that in olive oil and tossed it in the oven.

I baked them for about 10 minutes and put them on a cooling rack.

They were incredibly tasty, but somewhat soggy.  And it made too many.

I am going to have to tweak the recipe to see if I can get them to not be so soggy.

They were good, but... meh.

Biscuits on a Stick

So last night we went up into the mountains for Family Night and I learned the yummiest dessert. First you have to find a branch. You need to shave all the bark off of it. Next you get a container of refrigerator biscuits, take 1.5 and roll them into snakes. You then wrap your snake around the bark less stick making sure that the end of the stick is completely covered and the end is sealed off. Next you roast it over the fire until it is nice and golden brown. Pull the biscuit off of the stick, and fill it from the open end (there should only be one open end) with honey butter. Yummy!

Hobo Dinners

First off, I have to apologize, I didn't take any pictures of our dinners, so you will just have to use your imagination. Hobo dinners aka tinfoil dinners are perfect for camping!

Meat of your choice (however much you want)
1 Potato
1 celery stalk
5-6 baby carrots
Onion
salt and pepper

Take the meat of your choice (Steak is always good, as is chicken but ground beef will do as well) cut it up into small pieces and place in a large piece of tinfoil. Chop the potato into cubes (about the size of a dice), add to tinfoil. Throw the carrots into the tinfoil as well. Dice the onion, and add to your concoction (I didn't specify an amount, because everyone likes different amounts of onion). Salt and pepper to taste.
Roll the tinfoil tightly so no juice can escape, and no ash can get in. Put the package of food onto hot embers. Let sit for about 45 minutes, turning once.

Open and enjoy!

This recipe is very general. The beauty of hobo dinners is that it is completely to your taste. Add whatever you want, or subtract whatever you want. Just make sure it is wrapped tightly, and you enjoy it when it is finished!