We all need comfort food, like my Sheet Pan Home Fries, now. And I thought giving away a really good knife would be a real perkative in the midst of all this this. But first ...
The Sheet Pan Home Fries
While there's nothing difficult about making home fries, it's more trouble (and mess) than it needs to be when you're in the middle of making other things as well. Too much checking and turning, and I always end up using too much oil to keep them from sticking.
It took me a long time, but I finally wised up and haven't looked back since. I thought, why not just throw them on a sheet pan and put them in the oven? I didn't want to get fussy about that either. I know a lot of people roast vegetables in the oven and do a lot of turning, and I didn't want to be bothered with turning.
So I lined a quarter sheet pan with parchment paper to prevent sticking problems, tossed my potato chunks with a few simple ingredients (you can season them however you like) and just a modest amount of oil, popped it in the oven and just let it go. Fabulous! All part of my streamlined cooking strategy to save time.
It also saves time on cleaning because there are no grease splatters on the stove to clean up. No skillet with stuck-on bits to soak and scrub. And, even more important for those of us who really care about making every simple dish as good as it can possibly be, the potatoes are perfectly cooked, evenly cooked.
The New West KnifeWorks Knife
I grew up with a mother who was a world-class cook with the worst --THE WORST--knives in the world, so I was determined that when I grew up I would have good knives. And I gradually acquired very good knives. But a couple of years ago I discovered the truly remarkable knives made by New West KnifeWorks (NWKW).
The NWKW knives are as beautiful as they are useful and a joy to work with. Call me shallow, but the first thing I noticed about the Ironwood 5-Inch Chopper was that it is the most gorgeous knife I've ever seen. That desert ironwood handle is beautiful. It is a richly textured, incredibly dense hardwood that with minimal care will last forever, making this an heirloom.
The handle is ergonomic, the blade is razor-sharp, and together they make a well-balanced knife that is just big enough to be my go-to "chef" knife for most of my cutting board work. For the tasks that require a bigger blade, I can pull out a chef knife; but this should take care of about 90 percent of my slicing and chopping. It cuts through tough potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower like butter. Chopping chocolate and nuts is effortless.
Go to the section below the recipe for details on this very generous giveaway. If you don’t happen to need a knife, you know someone who does; and this knife would make a great and generous gift.
Sheet Pan Home Fries
(Serves 4 or 5, can be easily doubled*)
2 to 2.2 pounds (32 to 35.27 ounces/0.9 to 1 kilogram) russet potatoes
2 tablespoons (1 fluid ounce/ml) extra virgin olive oil1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon marjoram
1/4 teaspoon thyme
* To serve a crowd, double ingredients and bake on 18x13x1-inch half sheet pan.
1 Preheat oven to 400F/205C/Gas6. Line a 13x9x1-inch quarter sheet pan with baking parchment paper.
2 Peel potatoes and cut into roughly 3/4-inch (2 cm) cubes. In 1.5- to 2-quart bowl, toss potatoes with olive oil, salt, pepper, marjoram and thyme. Spread in a single layer on parchment-lined quarter sheet pan.
New West KnifeWorks Knife Giveaway
This giveaway is open to readers in the US* who are 18 years of age or older. To enter, leave a comment below (one entry per person). Tell me the first thing you'd make with the knife. Please include your email address in the body of your comment. Must enter by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday April 22.
* If you are outside the US but would like to have this sent to someone you know in the US (you would have to send them a gift card separately on your own), go ahead and enter!
Winner will be chosen by random drawing and be announced here in the comments before noon Eastern time on Thursday April 23. If I don't hear back from the winner of the random drawing by noon Eastern time Sunday April 26, a new winner will be selected from the original entrants (those who commented before the giveaway deadline).
Disclosure: New West KnifeWorks provided a knife for review purposes and one for the giveaway. The views expressed here are entirely my own. I always tell my readers what I really think!
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Jean
Hi Jean. I have been waiting two long weeks for this post. Well of course we English think we are the best at making chips. But yours look brilliant. I am sure they are. When I read your comment, “ (you can season them however you like) .” You took me back a few years to Provence, in the South of France . Marilyn and I stopped beside a roadside vendor. We had been in France for about a month, eating some fantastic Provençal cooking when suddenly I had the urge for some chips. This Frenchman fried some chips in olive oil for us and I was thinking, so far so good, when to finish off, he took a bunch of fresh herbs from under his counter. He ripped some off in his bare hands and with a flourish he rubbed the fresh herbs in a shower over the chips. Blimey they tasted so good!! Probably nearly as good as yours look Jean. Hope you and Mr Delightful are staying safe and well? Tony
ReplyDeleteTony, thanks so much. "Waiting two long weeks for this post" -- love that! Home fries is a dish you see on breakfast menus in American restaurants. If I were making "chips" (called french fries here), that would call for deep frying, something I rarely do these days. Though I should definitely post them one day, if for no other reason than to tell my childhood french fry story. Must remember to do that! Yes, we are staying safe and well, thank you. Hope you are doing the same.
ReplyDeleteI have never tried home fries in the oven but when I do make them I make them with cooked potato.
ReplyDeleteI need a good knife I would chop some the veggies I have in the frig and make pan roasted veggies and then put them on a pizza.
Cathy
I did not put my email in my comment for the giveaway
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Cathy
Cathy, some pan-roasted vegetables sounds good right now. Think I'll do some this evening.
ReplyDeleteOh yum. Love the look of your potatoes. Ha! My mother worked magic in her kitchen with the worst knives ever, too.
ReplyDeleteI love your smart streamlined cooking method and the dish looks so yummy! It sounds like a great knife. And I agree, it's gorgeous :-)
ReplyDeleteEllen, thank you. I don't know how they did it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tamago. I get more streamlined all the time, and the right tools certainly help.
ReplyDeleteGreetings, I have just placed a pan of Home Fries into the oven. They should taste good along with my lunch on this rainy day here in California. Thanks for offering the very delightful knife. everydaydelight09@gmail.com. Stay Healthy.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary. And may you "stay healthy" as well. Love a rainy day!
ReplyDeleteThe potatoes look so good and I sure could use the knife, but if I do not win the knife, am still going to make the potatoes
ReplyDeleteThey look crisp and yummy! I usually made mine with rosemary and garlic...gotta try recipe next time. Thanks for sharing, Jean.
ReplyDeleteThanks, tea lady! And do let me know how they turn out for you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Angie. I sometimes make them with rosemary, too. And maybe a little onion, but no garlic for me (allergic). This is so much easier, hands-off, than in a skillet.
ReplyDeleteYour sheet pan potatoes look wonderful, Jean! I have fine them that way, but need to make again from your inspired post. I like the herbs that you’ve used. The knife looks fabulous! I’d make your potatoes!
ReplyDeleteSo delicious! My husband makes pans of potatoes like this but in the smoker. He adds provolone or gouda to them and smokes the whole thing and it is amazing! But it is all rainy and snowy here, so we won’t be cooking outside any time soon. I am going to give this recipe a try! Thanks for sharing and linking up with me, Jean!
ReplyDeleteShelbee
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The Fries looks delicious and the golden crust is wow! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
ReplyDeleteKitty, thank you. I love potatoes in any form. And these days, the easier (and less clean-up) the better.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shelbee! That sounds good. Maybe I should get a smoker someday. In the meantime, you could throw some smoked paprika on these for some smoky flavor along with some cheese.
ReplyDeleteMegha, thank you. I think they might be quite good served with my favorite dal.
ReplyDeleteWow! Never thought to do the potatoes that way. It will be on the list to try very soon. Just finished a loaf of french bread to go with potato soup tonight. Love the knife. Like you I enjoy a well made knife. Had to laugh several years ago, when talking about cutting things up with a friend and I asked about her knives. Her reply, "Why I only have one knife." The sad part - it was true!!! I'd probably cut up an apple for my salad first thing with the knife. Nancy reddogjnj@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOh I love roasted potatoes and your method of not turning sounds great to me. I am also interested in the combination of herbs you have used. Looking forward to trying this recipe as soon as I have some potatoes. A blessed Easter to you, Jean.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to say, but I'd probably make salad.
ReplyDeleteBlessings from Harvest Lane Cottage
Thanks, Nancy. There's virtually no cleanup with this method of cooking potatoes. I can't imagine having just one knife. And problem is, you friend's one knife was probably a bad one!
ReplyDeleteVee, thank you. And they reheat really well, so if you're cooking for just one or two, you can have enough for more than one meal.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Laura. It makes salad-making a snap!
ReplyDeleteOne potato, two potato, three potato, four… That’s how many potatoes I’ve eaten in the last half a century. My bonafides as an Irishman are in serious question. But I’d love to win a new knife as it is tough doing kitchen meal prep with a razor blade (mn222mn@earthlink.net). First thing I’d do with such a knife is join the boy scouts, ‘cause their motto is “Be Prepared,” which has obvious implications for culinary cutlery!
ReplyDeleteI would make an apple pie or a strawberry pie, either way I could make a lovely pie..I do not have a decent knife and would love to win this, I could bake and chop away..My name is mjs from mrs.sampson1@outlook.com! Happy Passover and Happy Easter, love love your blog!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is my kind of cooking and this is definitely the way I'd cook "fries" at home. I've even managed to get potatoes lately by buying them from restaurant suppliers who can't sell them to the closed restaurants. I've got to admit that I don't usually even bother with baking parchment these days. I bought a super non-stick, easy clean tray and then I do my best to get someone else to do the washing up. I can't understand why people think I'm lazy.
ReplyDeleteSully, yes, potatoes or not, you would "Be Prepared" to do just about any culinary cutting with this beauty of a knife!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, MJS. This knife makes short work of 2 or 3 pounds of apples, so you'd have that pie in the oven in no time!
ReplyDeletePhil, I'm out of potatoes again. I must find a supplier as you have. Since my washing-up helper has little patience and would simply use a harsh scrubber on my baking tray, I feel it prudent to use baking parchment!
ReplyDeleteJean, your potatoes look wonderful . . . the perfect simple side dish for so many things! I don't like to fry these days (too messy, too "heavy") and I like to roast potatoes in the oven myself. But why-oh-why did I not think of parchment paper?! (And thus, less oil needed to prevent sticking!)
ReplyDeleteIf I were to win the knife . . . I just might make some of your oven roasted potatoes! That, or some other type of roasted veggies! My email is thinkingabouthome@gmail.com. Thank you for offering this great gift to one of your readers!
Those potatoes look delicious! I'd get a lot of use out of this beautiful knife when prepping for my andouille sausage, tasso, and chicken gumbo.
ReplyDeleterusthawk at gmail dot com -- thankyou!
That looks like a wonder knife and one I would love to add to my collection.
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Leslie:
ReplyDeleteI would love to win these knives and use them to make soup.
leslieannstevenson@yahoo.com:
My, that is a pretty knife!
ReplyDeleteI roast a lot of vegetables in the oven with just a bit of oil and (maybe) seasonings- just today, a pan of with a mix of carrots, turnip, and zucchini. For a while I couldn't seem to get the "drizzle of oil" right - it was usually too much - but I recently started (wait for it) measuring out a tablespoon of oil and drizzling that instead of just pouring from the bottle. One of those simple fixes that makes a person feel rather silly for not trying it sooner!
Potatoes are really loved by my family so I must try your herb combination on them, Jean. I usually roast them with fresh rosemary. I hope you have a safe and happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteCheryl, I love my parchment paper! A lot of vegetables don't really need it, but potatoes can stick like glue to a pan. Ease of clean-up gets more important to me all the time!
ReplyDeleteRusthawk, that gumbo sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGaye, it is a really handy size to have of a quality knife.
ReplyDeleteLeslie, it is a perfect knife for soup making!
ReplyDeleteQuinn, I love that -- "wait for it." I know what you mean. Even though I had it down for this particular thing, I've had my own little revelations just about like yours! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you, Martha. I hope that combination makes a nice change for you. Stay safe and well.
ReplyDeleteHi Jean, Firstly thank you very much for linking and sharing your post on my blog under the B.O.S.S. feature. I hope that you have many readers and participants. I am a nut case when it comes to a wonderful and good roasted potato, and I am all for the easy, no messy version you describe. I wish to all the best during this crazy period and whoever wins the prize, enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteEmail address: esmeaslonsci@gmail.com.
Take care and Happy Easter to you and your family and all readers and other bloggers.
I would probably make a potato dish -- most likely sweet potato hash if I had a good knife like that. Mine is abysmally dull and I don't know where to get it sharpened around here. Last time I tried to cut through the sweet potatoes, I nearly took off a finger, too! But oh, it's so good -- sweet potatoes, onion, sausage, lots of wonderful herbs and spices. Or possibly a stuffed acorn squash. Oh, and email: jeanie@wkar.org
ReplyDeleteThese potatoes look delicious, Jean. We love roasted potatoes but sometimes they are a bit of a pain. These look yum!
What a great knife! I think I'd do roasted veggies first. Then maybe salad fixings...
ReplyDeleteHello, it IS a lovely looking knife. Should I be blessed enough to win, I will use it to chop my carrots and parsnips for roasting. Take care. Memarge grgrands@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHi Jean! That's a beautiful knife, and I'd use it to cut up the many veggies I'm always preparing. I love roasted potatoes, often tossed with fresh rosemary from my backyard. Thanks for reminding us of how easy & yummy this dish is! Have a lovely weekend, Laurie
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I make potatoes in the oven similar to the way you do, yours sounds yummy too! Cool knife giveaway. I'd make a blooming onion with it!! I'd like to enter but I'll get too much spam if I leave my email here. Thanks so much for linking up with me at my #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 11, open April 1 to 26. All entries shared on social media if share buttons installed. I’d like to invite you to check out my other current link parties too!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your food recipes and love those spuds!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Esme. And I hope you and yours stay safe and well during all this "this."
ReplyDeleteJeanie, thanks. That sweet potato hash sounds like something I need to make, very soon!
ReplyDeleteSounds good, GrammaGrits!
ReplyDeleteMemarge, thanks for reminding me about parsnips. I like parsnips, but I simply must be reminded about them!
ReplyDeleteLaurie, I used to have a rosemary bush in my backyard. It completely took over the 4x4-foot planting bed I had put it in with three other plants. And it was getting wider and taller so quickly, we had to dig it out before it devoured the whole town!
ReplyDeleteDee, thank you. And don't worry, if you win the drawing I know where to find you! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anonymous. I love sharing my recipes.
ReplyDeleteI would make red coconut curry with mixed veg and chicken!!
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Wow, Praptee, that sounds great!
ReplyDeleteI’d use it to make some oven “fried” crispy onion rings! melissacdavis@outlook.com
ReplyDeleteThanks Jean and yes, you do know where to find me ♥
ReplyDeleteOhhh, Melissa, that sounds sooo good to me right now!
ReplyDeleteThis is the ultimate comfort food addition. I am totally making this tonight. AND I actually have everything to make them. These days you just never know what's in the pantry. Mostly soup and pasta. Hope you have a great weekend!
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I would use the 5” mini chopper knife to make some homemade enchiladas and pinto beans. Lots of small veggies to test drive the new knife with!
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Thanks for this awesome contest!!!!!
Brandi and Sherry ~ Hey, those happen to be my two favorite cooking liquids! Hope you enjoy some comfort food and relaxation this weekend.
ReplyDeleteKB Smooth, oh how I'd love to get in on some of those enchiladas and beans, two of my favorite foods!
ReplyDeleteMark loves potatoes made this way - but we’ve never used marjoram and it’s one of his favorite herbs! Thanks, Jean - hope you are keeping well and healthy.
ReplyDeleteThank you, David. Yes, so far we are well and healthy. Mark has good taste--marjoram is one of my favorite herbs as well!
ReplyDeleteI would make a glorious colorful salad with perfectly chopped veggies
ReplyDeleteThis looks soooo good! Potatoes are not one of my diet staples. So I'll have to remember potatoes for my next grocery run!
ReplyDeleteP.S. This will work for sweet potatoes too, right?
Hi Jean, and Happy Easter weekend! Your sheet pan fries look delicious and I bet, tasty. I will be making those! You would just shake your head if you saw the knives I use. This has been the story of my life and EVERYBODY makes fun of my knives! I have been replacing the old ones, one at a time but they can be pricey. I just spent two hours making chicken pot pie from scratch. Does anyone even do that any more? So much work, but it is so good. No turkey dinner this year, so for just my hubby and me, I decided to make this instead. Tomorrow's leftovers I will probably enjoy more because it's already made; just warm it up. I hope you and your hubby are doing well in this pandemic we're in. I've been doing more baking than usual to keep busy. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteSounds good, Karen!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Margie. Yes, I do sweet potatoes like this all the time.
ReplyDeleteSandi, I love homemade chicken pot pie, but don't make it very often! I'd be happy to eat your leftover pie tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI would make these potatoes with the knife! Looks delicious, and agreed what a beautiful knife too.
ReplyDeleteHanson155@gmail.com
Thank, hanson155. I had never heard of desert ironwood before.
ReplyDeleteI'd make my favorite soup, which just so happens to require lots of chopping, Tuscan Vegetable Soup.
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Sounds good, Annette. Today would be a great day to have a pot of soup simmering on the stove.
ReplyDeleteWonderful potato recipe thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteHugs diane
Thank you, Diane!
ReplyDeleteBe safe during these Corona virus worldwide outbreak. Knife looks so useful,lost all mine in hsefire, Praise God I'm alive. I would hull a flat of fresh strawberries & prepare for eating & freezing. Can smell them now!! Email janehowell46@gmail.com. Good handwashing, stay at home. Be safe Jane Howell
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jane. Now you have me craving strawberries! Yes, I'm staying home, don't need the coronavirus!
ReplyDeleteGiven how sharp and precise a new knife would be I'd definitely go with some locally grown Sweet Potato Chips (Baked). Olive oil to coat, salt, pepper and a touch of Paprika. Mark [at] falconportal (dot) com. Stay Safe!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mark! It's my new favorite!
ReplyDeleteI great side dish, Jean - I like that they are baked.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
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My oven hasn't worked for over a year, so won't be making home fries sadly. Probably the first thing I'd use the knife on is vegetable/fruit chopping for canning. I may not have an oven, but I do a lot of canning. drags59 at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amalia. It's a real time-saver!
ReplyDeleteCheryl, isn't canning fun?! I haven't done much of it in years, but I always have a blast when I do it!
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I would make with this knife is caramelized onions. I think it would do the job of cutting them with precision! My email is dances4wins@gmail.com
ReplyDeletee-mail - jkulb@jngllp.com
ReplyDeleteI would make amazing chicken parm!
This recipe looks delicious!! I love making roasted potatoes! With a sharp knife like the one you used, I’d love to chop some carrots and beets with ease instead of fighting with my produce! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteJob.Shannon@gmail.com
Suzi, I've done it. The onions practically cut themselves!
ReplyDeletejkulb, sounds good!
ReplyDeleteShannon, I haven't cut any beets with it yet, but I'm sure it will handle them just fine. It goes through carrots like you won't believe!
ReplyDeleteThose sheet pan fries look delicious. It’ll be the first thing I make with the new knife, if I’m so lucky to get it ��
ReplyDeleteThank you, MPROVO! You need to include your email address.
ReplyDeleteMy father was a "cook" (no formal training, so he said he was not a chef!) and restaurant owner. I remember him sharpening his knives with ease.
ReplyDeleteThis knife would be a great addition to my small collection. Chopping is very therapeutic
for me.
Will try this recipe soon.
Thanks, Carole
carole.brenner@gmail.com
Thanks, Carole. I love when people share their food stories with me! You are the first person who has ever told me they find chopping therapeutic--but I find kneading bread dough to be very therapeutic.
ReplyDeleteI always make fries in a similar way to you. Thanks for the seasoning suggestion though... Sounds like it will taste amazing.
ReplyDeleteOh Jean, I love easy oven roasting! These look delicious and potatoes are *such* comfort food. I would probably always use dull knives except for the fact that Mr. C keeps my knives sharp. Here's got a thing about that. I'd love to enter the giveaway. Thanks! judymasrud(at)gmail(dot)com. Stay well.
ReplyDelete...and who doesn't love potatoes?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Victoria. I know lots of people like highly seasoned potatoes (lots of garlic, chili powder, etc), but I like them with just a hint of herbs so you can still tell that what you are eating is potatoes!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Judy. Easy oven roasting is definitely the way to go. Of course, Mr C keeps your knives sharpened--he is such a handy guy to have around!
ReplyDeleteTom, I actually know one person (also named Tom, coincidentally) who doesn't like potatoes. To top it off, he is of Irish descent! :D
ReplyDeleteI actually can't remember the first time I used a knife. Now I use one each time I prepare a meal, and they are never sharp enough. I'm left-handed; do you suppose that's the problem? Thanks for sponsoring this giveaway: bethbackusmoe@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteBeth, I too am left-handed. And when I was a kid, my mother always got nervous watching me use a knife, because of that. But SHE was the one who put a knife through her hand (story here: https://www.delightfulrepast.com/2012/06/pork-chops-pork-chop-incident.html)
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog.. The potato recipe sounds delicious.. I need to try it very soon.. I love to cook and am always looking for new recipes. A good set of knives would be awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anne. Do let me know how you like the potatoes this way. And all the best on the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog. Oh, these potatoes look wonderful. You asked about the little bonnet pinkeeps. I thought they were from the 1930's and 1940's due to some of the fabrics. I did find a pattern that was dated 1936. I imagine they were made into the 1950's too.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day.
Thank you, Linda. And thank you for the information. More often than not when I ask a question on a blog, I never get an answer, so I really appreciate it.
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ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a keeper of a recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Carla
Thanks, Carla! I'm hoping to get some more potatoes in a few days and have this again.
ReplyDeleteThese potatoes look delicious, Jean! I've never tried cooking potatoes in this style before, but it'll be a nice change to give them a try! Thank you for sharing them :)
ReplyDeleteGemma, thank you. I hope you'll try them soon and let me know you liked them.
ReplyDeleteHi Jean, I know I already commented but I didn’t comment appropriately to enter the knife giveaway! I would use this knife for chopping up veggies to make my fancy ramen bowls! Thanks for sharing and linking up with me.
ReplyDeleteShelbee
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Thanks, Shelbee. It is a gem of a knife!
ReplyDeleteIf I win the knife I would use it making my Mom’s Chinese pepper steak recipe.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you my dear, Stewart
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ReplyDeleteThis is such a good idea, Jean! I've always said it's a shame they don't do frozen home fries in the UK, but this is an easy, healthier option! I'm so very glad you shared it!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I agree, there is nothing like a good knife - it makes all the difference and is much safer too. I hope this finds you well. Take care.
Sounds wonderful, Stewart!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, April! Hope you like it.
ReplyDeleteSo I made these home fries for my best friend and her new boyfriend, and he was instantly hooked, and she is insisting I teach her make them again. Perfectly crispy! So if I win the knife, I will totally make these again first thing, and send you a pic!! Thanks! Email for giveaway: kathryncbradley@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteIf I won this knife I would make my vegetable soup...lots of chopping required:). These pan sheet fries would also be on the list. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGeorgehall1 at gmail.com
Kathryn, thank you so much. And pics are always welcome!
ReplyDeleteGeorge, I love a good vegetable soup! It IS a lot of chopping, but it won't seem like it with this knife!
ReplyDeleteYou and I are so in alignment; I prepare my oven roasted potatoes in the very same way because I can't be bothered with flipping or turning. And the seasoning? Depends upon my mood. I'm just tickled to see I'm not alone in this regard. The first thing I'd make with a dandy of a knife like the one you're giving away is...well...sheet pan home fries! I've got a new set of knives so no need to enter an email address - I'm happy for another reader to have a chance to win. Best wishes!
ReplyDeleteBrooks, you've probably noticed as I have that after years of doing something a certain way, you get to a point where you decide to skip some details, and then you find out you could've made it easier on yourself ALL THESE YEARS! :D
ReplyDeleteI would use this knife to make SUSHI! jmargwarth@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteJaquline, I've never made sushi, but this knife would work very well for it, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteHi Jean, Thanks for visiting my site. I like seeing your site with all these recipes. They look so good.
ReplyDeleteI want to enter your giveaway. My very first thing I made with a knife was when I cooked for the very first time. I made stuffed pork chops with stuffing balls surrounding the pork chops. Because it was my very first time I worked and worked on this. When everything was done, I was so excited I made my very first actual dinner and items.
I do hope I win so I can make more good dinners.
What would I make with this knife if I won it? I think I'd use the knife to chop up potatoes for a Western Omelet, Use the knife to chop up onions for Macaroni salad, Potato salad, Naming just 1 thing is tough. I think I could use this to Chop all kinds of vegetables for vegetable soup. I really could use this knife.
My email: don(dot)stewart(at)zoominternet(dot)net
I wrote my email like this for privacy sake.
I hope I win.
Crystal
Although I love stovetop home fries, they certainly do take a bit of work, as well as time at the stove. Love your sheet pan version! A lot easier. And I love roast potatoes, so I know I'd love these (pretty similar -- a good thing, in my book). Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Crystal. I love your cats! Well, truth be told, I love ALL cats. If you like pork chops, you might like my story The Pork Chop Incident, https://www.delightfulrepast.com/2012/06/pork-chops-pork-chop-incident.html.
ReplyDeleteThanks, John. Yep, the stovetop kind take a lot of time at the stove and then a lot of time at the sink! :D
ReplyDelete*Giveaway Winner Announced* - The winner of the New West KnifeWorks giveaway, by random drawing, is Tamago. Tamago, as soon as you send me, delightfulrepast at aol dot com, your name and shipping information, the company can ship the package. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteIf I don't hear from the winner of the random drawing by noon Eastern time Saturday April 25, another drawing will be held and new winner selected from among the original entrants (those who commented before the giveaway deadline).
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