Fried Food Feasting

Weakness alert! Some rather harsh realities in this post...

We indulged in some not so heart healthy foods this past weekend, being Superbowl and all.  I am sure some of you may have also so I won't judge if you wont! 

It's common really, a big game, a fight night, a party - it happens even with the best of intentions (you know, putting out that veggie tray)

Now that I've gotten that off my chest I should maybe tell you one other little detail (gosh I am blushing)
Every Football Sunday we have fried chicken - OH I KNOW, how bad is that!?! 
It is only 16 weeks out of the year - that's me justifying.  You have pot roast every Sunday, I have fried chicken and biscuits, you say tomAto I say tomatoe.

I do believe that if you make your own fried meals they seem to be healthier (or at least that is what I am sticking with).  You can control the oil you use and how much salt you add - see, healthier....and again, justifying.

This time around we had fresh cut fries and chicken fingers.  They always taste so good when they aren't jumbled up chicken parts :)

Mint Chunk Cookies

Do you know how many hours I wander around the Walmart or grocery stores when visiting the United States just oogling over all the neat things Americans can buy?
It amazes me that some items are not sold in other countries.  And I want to know what I can do to make this happen!
Cereals for example!  Cookie Crisp, Apple Jacks, Count Chocula to name a few... POP TARTS, sure, we have them but in the US the flavors are endless!  I honestly can stand in that section alone for a good 10 minutes trying to decide which few boxes to bring home to Little Ugh.
Canned foods - I recently saw blackberry pie filling - I said it, BLACKBERRY pie filling.
Yes, I can make pie filling from them here but the convenience of it being in a can...GENIUS.

There ARE however some things that I am quite happy aren't here - spray cheese to name one.  Cmon cheese in a can?  Picture it, waking up at night, rushing down to the fridge for a good ole squirt of cheese?  Going to a fancy dinner party, picking up a  little cracker, looking around for some cheese and the hostess brings out "the can"
Really??

But one of my all time favorite thing to pick up for my baking is Andes Creme de Menthe baking chips. 
MMMMM melt in your mouth.  Naturally cookies is the perfect way to use them (although a few spoonfuls on ice cream is also great!)

Sweet Potato Gnocchi

First, I have to tell you that I do not like sweet potatoes.  I don't know why, I just don't.  Every major holiday dinner my MIL makes them and the rest of the family gobbles them up, me, I gobble up my turkey and mashed regular taters.
Sweet potato fries?  Oven Roasted?  Yup, don't fancy them either.  I know, strange eh?

Shoot! I am Canadian and I have held out SOOO long by not adding any "Eh's" in any of my previous posts but that one sort of slipped out.

For you non Canadian readers, to settle a few myths, we do not live in igloos, we do not travel by dog sled, Ottawa is our nations capitol, and we do really love hockey (well most of us do).  But yes, EH comes flying out of our mouths on occasion after a sentence.  We cant help it, I think its our 3rd word we learn.  Dada, Mama and EH.

Alright if you have any other Canadian questions you'd like reveled lemme know.  If not, I will get back to  why I am posting this.
Because, I have found a way to enjoy this nutrient packed veggie and I thought you might want to try it too - see, I share!

This recipe is actually very simple to create.  Just try it, just once!
I don't have a disclaimer but I do highly recommend this post.