My dear husband pointed out that I’ve left my blog unattended for several days. It’s time for a full confession: My name is Lois; food is my love language, and sometimes, I love myself too much.
I’ve been dieting, eating some boring, sensible meals – certainly nothing worth blogging about. Tonight I tried kicking sensible up a notch with fat-free french fries.
The final verdict: very satisfying, as sensible food goes.
Ingredients
1/2 large sweet potato, peeled
1 egg white
salt and pepper (still being sensible, I used No-Salt, a sodium-free salt substitute)
Directions
Preheat oven to 450. Cut potato into thin french fry strips. In a bowl, whisk egg white until foamy. Whisk in salt and pepper. Toss potato strips in egg white until coated. Place potatoes on a parchment covered baking sheet, keeping them as separate as possible. Bake for 30 minutes.
Note: I turned the heat down to 350 about 8 minutes before the baking time was up. Some of the thinner pieces were getting “nice and brown” as my mother would say about burnt food.
Serves 1 – 2
An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.
faithy, the baker
looks tasty and sweet!! Looks like something i would like!
Christy
these look delicious! i feel your pain about dieting…i have finally taken to long walks in the morning to combat some of my eating habits. i’m afraid it might be a bit of a losing battle for me.
Vicki
Sweet potato fries are still the “in thing” in California and yet, I’ve never ever tasted one. I’m going to make this version and probably dip them into something lush which will totally void out the non-fat virtue.
Lois B
Faithy – thanks, I hope you’ll enjoy them.
Christy – I just returned from a 4 mile walk; my goal is to hit 1000 this year!
vicki – I’m shocked! Enjoy the dipping sauce; you can think of it as breaking even.
Suzie-Q
Okay, what do I do with the egg whites? (See, I do pay attention!)
Lois B
Thanks, Sue.