Sweet Potato Fries

MMM I had been craving sweet potato fries like crazy all week. So last night I threw together some sweet potato fries that tasted like heaven! I wanted something that was salty, crunchy and a little bit sweet!

I chopped up 2 sweet potatoes while Andy prepared the marinade to coat them in. It smelled fantastic! Also...DUDE SWEET POTATOES are tough to cut through! omg! I had no idea.



We used sea salt, olive oil, brown sugar, cinnamon, pepper, chili powder and Trader Joe's version of Mrs. Dash. The chili powder gave the fries a delicious kick!



The fries bathe in their marinade while we preheat the oven.



I paired my fries with a spinach and feta burger on a slice of Pepperidge Farm's Oat & Barley Bread. Here is some info from their press release.."The Barley & Oats bread is a heart healthy solution. Oats, together with barley, a versatile grain with a rich, nutlike flavor, makes for a nutritious combination that will tantalize your taste buds."

I am addicted to this bread. It's so so tasty! 120 calories a slice though...ugh! I hate bread calories because I can eat like 10000 slices.

Do you have a favorite kind of bread? I always seem to love breads with honey or oats in them. I can't get enough!

Panini Night!

Andy's mom got us a panini press for Christmas two years ago and we love it. We've been wanting to try out new panini recipes for a while now so when we got the 5 loaves of bread from Pepperidge Farms we knew that paninis and sandwiches would be on the menu.

The bread is great! It has about 3-4 grams of fiber per slice (depending on the variety) and it tastes like a nice hearty wheat bread should taste. A lot of the time "healthier" breads taste too dry or too light. This bread was filling!





The sandwich fillings. I had colby jack slices, buffalo sauce, miracle whip, honey mustard, garlic mustard aioli (only 25 cals per serving!) and sliced apples.



Lean ham & turkey



A variety of hummus and guacasalsa.



Have you tried this? It tastes JUST like guacamole with WAY WAY less calories and fat. I love it!



My panini with ham, 1/2 slice colby jack, a shake of feta cheese, slided apples and garlic mustard aioli. It was divine!



And jellybeans! A customer bought a huge pack of these for one of my co-workers. We have been munching on them like crazy. I bought some for me and Andy and have been limiting myself to 10 jelly beans per day. (I'm crazy I know! but they last longer that way!)


And since we made paninis again tonight:



That is tonight's meal. Eaten on the couch while blogging! I have no school tomorrow since it's a holiday (Cesar Chavez Day) I am so excited. I still have to work but NO SCHOOL. It's been insane juggling school and work lately. Do any of you work while going to school full-time? How do you like it? Personally, I cannot imagine not working! I like being busy.

Also OMG!!!!

How great is Grey's Anatomy lately? Does anyone else like it?

Catching up

I made this amazing pasta sauce the other night using whatever I could find in our fridge and/or pantry. We've been trying to avoid the grocery store by using what we have on hand until it runs out. This definitely makes dinner interesting!

For this pasta I took a bag of frozen spinich and cheese ravioli, grape tomatoes, 1/4 jar pesto sauce. half an onion, garlic, olive oil, and 1/4 bag of frozen turkey meatballs.



The sauce was so so good. 2 spoonfuls of pesto goes a long way. I love pesto but I'm always hesitant to use it since it's full of fat! But combine a little pesto with tomatoes, onions and minced garlic and you've got a very flavorful sauce. I was really worried about how it would turn out!



And since Pepperridge Farms sent us bread samples, I figured I might as well break into the Raisin Cinnamon bread. (Check back for a full review of Pepperidge Farms Healthy Bread line)



Yes that a is a paper plate and yes I topped my raisin cinnamon bread with almond butter.



Barney Butter! It was $9 for a jar but really good. It's so creamy. Every other brand of almond butter pales in comparison. Barney Butter reminds me of JIF or Skippy but with almonds instead of peanuts. I highly recommend!

http://www.barneybutter.com/ Check out the Barney Butter website and sign up for a free sample!