You can never go wrong with some good chicken shawarma

My Strawberry Blonde Chicken was in the oven and had about 20 minutes to go. I thought to myself, "what can I do with potatoes in that amount of time?" My husband was working on the plumbing so there was no running water. That meant I couldn't boil them. Well, you know the old saying, "Necessity is the mother of invention." So my little brain went to work. I recalled that my husband's uncle used to fry potatoes, so I got out my trusty cast iron skillet and went to work. Boy, did it pay off! They are delicious!

When it comes to home fries, I prefer them crispy on the outside. Therefore, I like to dice them into small bite size pieces to ensure can be air fried evenly all the way through and are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. How do you like yours?

A delicious appetizer or snack for a crowd of people. Add potatoes as you go for a party or large family!

Half pound of turnips yield about 14 g of carbs, which is only about one third of carbs from potatoes. Hence, this makes turnips a great alternative when you are craving for fries.

These thighs are easy and mind blowing. They're a special blend of spices that are infused with smoked paprika, brown sugar for that just right amount of sweetness, garlic and cayenne pepper that will give it a little kick.

can never go wrong on the grill

You can never go wrong with green beans and a hint of bacon. Trust me.

I have always preferred homemade fries to the shop brought ones. They take a little bit more effort but they are worth it.

can never go wrong with these potatoes! they bring my kids home for dinner all the time, with a nice cheesy sauce and the cheese layers its all just yummy!

Spicy (or not), home made sausage.Using a food processor allows you to control things. And it's so easy. This is based loosely off an African dish called merguez. But lamb here is very expensive for some reason, so I decided to use pork, and they had some nice chops on sale. I made this a day ahead, and allowed the flavors to blend, but you can go just a couple hours if you need to. I spent less than 20 minutes making the sausage in this fashion, and I can't say you would save much time using pre-ground meat, but you can. Just make sure there is some fat content in whatever meat you use, or it will end up too dry. The meat is the stand out star here, and had really good flavor.

I had beets that needed to be made into something. Why not a soup?I tried to find a recipe that I liked, but either it didn't sound good or the directions were not helpful.The purple sweet potatoes were added to give the soup it's purple coloring. You can use whatever potatoes suit you. This was my first time making a soup and throwing ingredients together.So here is my take on a beet and potato soup. I hope you enjoy!!**serving size is dependent on how big and hungry a person is. If serving small cups can easily feed 8-10 people**