Cookin Cutiez: Episode 16: stand-alone, equally-healthy-as-tasty, skin-on sweet potato fries!

for some reason, cold weather makes me crave potatoes of all fashions. today's treat: easy-peezy sweet potato fries. these are cooked to be sort of savory, but their natural sweetness is the perfect hand-holder.

these are SO om-nom-nommy and really good for you. they're baked in olive-oil, and at only around 130 calories per potato, you can eat these guilt-free anyway! similarly, sweet potatos are rich in complex carbohydrates for long lasting energy, SUPER high in fiber (since these are cooked with the skin still on the potato, it even beats oatmeal in fiber content!), and are packed with vitamins A and C, iron and calcium.

plus, prep time and cook time amount to less than 30 minutes. BONUS! and these are always loved at holiday parties.

ingredients:
   -3 or 4 medium/large sweet potatoes
   -1 cup of olive oil
   -1 gallon-size ziploc bag
   -1 or 2 cookie sheets/baking pans
   -spices
          -basil
          -rosemary
          -crushed red pepper
          -salt n pepa

recipe:
-preheat oven to 400 degrees
    -cut off the ends of each potato and cut each potato down the middle---hot-dog style (the long way)
          -don't forget to LEAVE THE SKIN ON! it's the best part!
    -slice potatoes into thin, wedge-like strips. the thinner they are, the better they usually turn out.
    -load your potato slices in the plastic bag.
    -pour in olive oil and spices to taste.
    -seal up the bag, pushing the air out.
    -smoosh the potatoes around in the olive oil until they are fully coated in the olive oil and spices.
          -you want them to be totally doused before going in the oven or they won't cook well.
   -dump the potatoes onto a baking pan (it may take 2 to fit them all on)
   -arrange the slices so that the skin of each piece is face-up and the orange inside is face-down.
   -bake for 20 minutes or until you can see the edges of the potatoes starting to appear a crispy blackish/brown color