We made it!  Finally, Friday is here.  I wanted to wind down the week with one of my favorite comfort foods – potatoes.  Potatoes are easy to make, versatile, easy to season and accepts flavors well.

For me, potato wedges must have some crunch and a whole lot of flavor.  I really work hard on making sure they get golden brown and cook evenly.  Nothing worse then getting a good bite of potato and then a partially raw bite.  We have all been there.

These little wonders are super easy to make and if you are on a budget you can really stretch your dollar with this recipe.

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The time has come, Sweet Potato Fries is now getting some attention.  A few weeks back I shared with everyone a quick and easy way to whip up a batch of healthy homemade french fries.  This crunchy plate of goodness received a lot of positive response.  With that came requests and references for sweet potato fries.

Krista over at Kristas Kravings said she loved sweet potato fries done in a very similar process. Juliet from Think Inside the IceBox said that she had sweet potato fries on her to do list.  As well, Nick over at PeanutButterBoy said he also like to make a batch of sweet potato fries in the oven.  Also Clayton from Furiousfoodies asked if I could whip up a batch of sweet potato fries. Needless to say with all these requests, I had to oblige and put these on the Zesty Menu.

Now I have been experimenting with sweet potato fries for a couple of years now.  To be honest, I find the most successful way to make excellent sweet potato fries is to deep fry them.  Read the full story