First of all, I have to say that this blog thing is harder than I thought. Brooke, I need you to show me how to get all the cute things on my page, and how to even save my new page, cause I've tried to switch backgrounds a couple of times, and nothing happens.
When I was a kid we had a tradition on Snow Days. My mom would get out the deep fryer and make homemade french fries. This was such a huge treat for us! This was back in the dark ages when you didn't eat fast food at least once a week, so any kind of french fries were a treat, but there is just something about homemade french fries that is awesome. They are so greasy, and hot and yummy. We would eat them plateful after plateful.
Fast forward 20 years or so, and the snow day is a thing of the past, especially where I live. It could be snowing a foot an hour and the temperature 20 below zero, and the kids would still be in school. Last year every school for a 200 mile radius around us was closed except for us. We're Star Valley cowboys, we're tough, we can handle it. Okay, whatever. So I started having our own snow day on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (I think the PC way to say it is Civil Rights Day). Since we're never going to get out of school for a snow day, I might as well make my own right? It is fun to see my kids eating plateful after plateful of hot crispy golden homemade french fries. And, thanks mom, now it's easier with my new french fry cutter. Even now as my tummy is bulging, and I'm thinking, Why the heck did I eat that many french fries?" I'm still happy because I'm keeping old traditions and making new ones with my own kids.
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2 comments:
What a great tradition! Mind if I steal it? However, I don't know how to make them-kinda sad I know, but I am just not quite sure. Just cut and fry or are there any secrets? Thanks for the cute post!
Niki, hey, is there a C in your name? Fries are easy. You just cut potatoes into strips, and deep fry them. Of course you could bake them, but that wouldn't be as fun. My mom gave me a fry cutter for Christmas, you can use it any time!
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