adventures in instax

David gave me the cutest ever little Fuji Instax Mini camera for Christmas. Here are some of my favorite instant photos with that camera:

faux fries

I saw a cooking show today where they made portobello mushroom fries... they looked pretty darn good, even though I do not care for mushrooms. I had asparagus in the fridge, so I used that up and baked the fries on a baking rack instead of deep frying. I used panko bread crumbs and italian seasonings with a little bit of grated parmesan cheese. They came out so delicious! Crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside... and with plenty of kick! I used a lot of black pepper. I was sure to season the flour, egg, and bread crumb mixtures. What a delicious and healthy option if you are craving "fries." I would have taken pictures, but David and I ate them all as soon as they came out of the oven!

Next up for this weekend... trying to copy the Chileanos Compleatos hot dog from Neal's deli in Carrboro. We found pretzel rolls at a local grocery store (our attempt at home to make these wasn't so successful) and our favorite taco joint now sells their salsas (yes all 7 of 'em!) by the pint. We are breaking out the Weber and charcoal again on this spring-like weekend!