These steak frites are from the Lucky Bones Backwater Grille in Cape May over the Thanksgiving weekend. This might have been my GAR! Podcast partner Ray‘s Thanksgiving dinner, but they saved this for Saturday night. Some folks are living the life, eh?
Last week I posted some really cool pics from my friend Robin Renee of her Homemade Vegan Sweet Potato Pies. A conversation via text later indicated that Robin didn’t think they were technically sweet potatoes, but yams instead. This got me thinking about what the real difference between sweet potatoes and yams actually was… and therein I discovered quite the conspiracy.
It would seem that what we think of in America as yams are really just sweet potatoes, just another variety of them. We’ve been calling them the wrong name for years. It’s just like those French taking credit for fries from the Belgians, we’ve been giving yummy sweet potatoes the name yams when they are not yams at all. You can read about what’s really what in the world of yams and sweet potatoes here.
And while we’re sort of on the subject of Robin Renee and the holidays, you might want to check out these two YouTube videos, “Hare Krishna Christmas” and “The Yule Song.” Enjoy!
Homemade Vegan Sweet Potato Pies, a special pair of random holiday tater pics from my good friend and French Fry Diary contributor Robin Renee. Mmmmm…
If you’re still wondering what you’ll be making tomorrow for Thanksgiving beyond the turkey and the cranberry sauce, I might have something for you.
Click here for thirty-five amazing mashed potatoes recipes from the nice folks at The Cooking Channel. Enjoy!
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Animator Evan Hilton made these mashed potatoes for the Food Network, and their Thanksgiving Live series.
For more of Evan’s Vines, check him out here.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Folks shopping early for Hanukkah may have noticing a serious problem in their expeditions. There is a nationwide potato knish shortage. Yes, I’m serious.
Due to a September fire at the Gabila’s Knishes Factory, the number one supplier of potato knishes in the country, there is a shortage. The machinery used to make them was damaged, thus creating the problem. Otherwise, Gabila’s makes and sells more knishes worldwide (so far, well over a billion) than any other company.
According to a Facebook message from the company promises to have the famous square knishes back in stores just in time for the upcoming Thanksgivukkah. Let’s hope so!
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| You get LOTS more fries and rings than pictured here, but we were sharing. |
The Atomic BBQ Sauce is one of three new sauces at the Cool Dog Café in Cherry Hill, along with TNT Mustard and Garlic Aioli, mmm. We had a friend visiting who had wanted to try Cool Dog because she’d heard so much about it, so what better time to go?
I ordered my regular, The Bride got hers, (isn’t it great to have a local place with such good food where we can have ‘regulars?’) and our friend, who’s a chef, caterer, and foodie herself actually got two different dogs, and the onion rings. She was very well impressed and would definitely be back.
With my required order of Cool Dog’s award winning fresh cut fries, I also got an order of the Atomic BBQ sauce. It was sweet, but hot with a little bit of a kick, I loved it. The sauce was great for dipping, it was good on the fries, and the rings, and even on the dog (hint hint, if you’re looking for ideas for future dogs, this is it).
And of course, the big news – is that the Hanukkah Dog will be returning to Cool Dog Cafe the week of Thanksgiving/Hanukkah, so get your appetites ready now!
Another potato chip company bites the dust, joining the ranks of Wonder Bread and Yodels on the list of foods we wish were still around. Here‘s the official story.
So, “the president of Martin’s is married to the daughter of Gibble’s founders.” That’s going to make Thanksgiving and other family get togethers very very interesting.
Maybe I will be able to snag some Gibble’s to review before they disappear completely. Thanks to my buddy Ray for verifying what I think we all have been suspecting for a month or more. Thanks, Martin’s Famous, now we know what you’re famous for.
Catching up here, I haven’t said anything so far about White Castle’s fairly new Sweet Potato Waffle Fries. Here’s a pic, and I’ll have a review up as soon as I try them.
Speaking of White Castle, I have to pick your brains out there. Does anyone have the recipe for White Castle cheeseburger stuffing? I have heard rumors there are also WC fries in there as well. Anyone got it?
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