BBQing!

Earlier this week I had a friend visit from out of town and decided to make an event out of it by cooking up a delicious BBQ. It included homemade baked fries, a watermelon basil salad and obviously some good ol' beef burgers. I was pretty pleased with the outcome though I will say I did slightly overcook the burgers - good thing I seasoned them deliciously enough to kind of make up for it!

Below I've included the recipes for the fries and the salad should you be interested.

Oven Baked Fries with a Kick

serves: 4

Ingredients:

4-5 medium sized Idaho potatoes

1-2 tbls olive oil

A sprinkling (about 1-2 teaspoons) of 

• Cumin
• Herbs de Provence
• Thyme
• Seasoning Salt 
• Cayenne Pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450°

2. Cut potatoes into long, skinny evenly shaped pieces and place in a large bowl.

3. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with seasonings then mix until all fries are evenly coated - add more olive oil and seasonings as needed to cover all fries.

4. Lay out fries on cooking sheet being sure to spread out into a single layer. 

5. Bake for 45 minutes.

As for the watermelon salad this one was grabbed from Martha Stewart here and turned out delicious!    

Enjoy!