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Who’s ready for Thursday?
And by that I mean whose ready for Thursday Night Football? And by that, what I REALLY mean is…who’s ready for Thursday Night Football EATS?!
ME!
You all know that while my brothers, my dad and basically all the men in my life love football, I can totally take it or leave it. Here is what I do love about football…
With the start of football comes the start of fall… cozy nights spent by the fire with the game on, the smell of a fall scented Yankee Candle (ok that really has nothing to do with football!) and of course all the tailgate food! I also oddly love the sound of football playing in the background on Sunday nights. It reminds me of being a kid, and for some reason it’s totally comforting to me.
What I don’t love about football?
Ahh, well, I don’t really have anything negative to say…but then as sad as this is going to sound, I really don’t know much about the game either. The players throw a ball around and getting a touchdown is a really good thing. That’s about all I got. I know, I know, so sorry to all the football lovers who just read that and are now completely disgusted with me. This fall I’m going to actually try to live life a little and possibly leave the kitchen for like and hour or two, so maybe I finally learn the game that everyone loves so much.
On a kind of random, but sort of related note, to this day my dad has always said that I can throw a ball better than any of his boys. Fastest baseball throw and perfect spiral on the football. He thinks I missed my calling…maybe in another life I’LL be the all-star athlete…
Ahh yeah, right.
OkOK! So Thursday Night Football obviously means snacks on snacks on snacks!
My favorite!
One of my favorite foods are sweet potato fries. My dad used to make homemade sweet potato fries all the time… since mom my loves them. My brothers would never dare to eat anything orange, but I’ve always been a sweet potato fry fan as well. Spicy sweet flavors are so my thing, so these cajun fries have been on my list to make for a long while now.
These skinny cajun sweet potato fries are addictingly good on their own, but incredibly awesome with a little garlic cheese sauce for dipping. Yes please!
Perfect side dish to burgers, wings or even atop a salad, AND they’re pretty healthy too! Got to love when delicious food is also good for us!
Question: what are you guys making tonight? Can these fries please, please, PLEASE be a part of your menu? They really are the bestest!
Hello, skinny cajun sweet potato fries + garlic cheese sauce?
No brainer in my mind!
OK and last up, I feel like since this is a super friendly space, and that I pretty much tell you guys everything (I mean, for the most part), that I should let everyone know that today I am another year older.
Ahh yes, today is my b-day and if I am being honest, it’s probably one of my least favorite days of the year. I know, how depressing is that? For some reason as I went through my teen years my birthday just stopped being fun and I began to kind of dread it. I really do not like having all eyes and all the attention on me. Is that weird? Especially since I write a food blog and create videos and talk to you guys pretty much everyday on Instagram stories and snapchat? I love talking about food and things, but turn the topic to me and I just can’t. Makes me so uncomfortable. Anyone else feel the same?
Anyway, it’s my birthday and I plan to just have a chill day and try to be happy and excited about it! Getting older is making me wiser, right? Thinkin so! 🙂
Oh, and yes, there will probably most definitely be chocolate.
**Special add-on…
I have something very exiting to share! I found out Wednesday night that HBH won the Bloglovin Awards 2016 Best Food Blog Award! Wait, what?? I’m genuinely in awe, but so excited at the same time! Thank you to everyone who voted, and voted daily! You guys are honestly the best and you continue to make doing what I do, day in and day out, the best job ever! Thank you, thank you!! Tomorrow we will celebrate with a super fun (and super simple) recipe + VIDEO! ?
Skinny Cajun Sweet Potato Fries with Garlic Cheese Sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes, cut into matchsticks
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 tablespoon creole seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- kosher salt + pepper
Garlic Cheese Sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cloves large or 2 small of garlic, minced or grated
- 1/2 cup milk + more if needed
- 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese or smoked gouda chese + 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt + pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Place the sweet potatoes on a large baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Add the flour, creole seasoning, thyme, paprika, cumin, cayenne, salt + pepper. Gently toss with your hands or two spatulas to evenly coat. Bake for 15-20 minutes, then flip and bake for 15-20 minutes more. You want the sweet potatoes to be tender, but crisp. Serve with the cheese sauce (below).
Chese Sauce
- Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. Next add the garlic, cook for 30 seconds then add the milk. Toss the shredded cheese with the flour in a small bowl. Add the cheese to the warm milk and stir until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm until ready to serve. Serve over the fries.
Nutrition
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Go Team!
Happy birthday! And these are perfect for Browns games with all the orange and brown going on! GO CLE !!!!!!!
Yes, go BROWNS!! 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIEGHAN!!!! What a great present to win the award! Last week Friday you made a birthday cake and it was my birthday (thank you for the birthday wishes BTW); my sister did end up making me a cake for my birthday and I hope that somebody makes you a cake too! Or just buys you a huge box/bag of chocolate!
THANK YOU!! SO happy I made a birthday cake on your b-day…it seriously made me so excited! haha!
Thank you! My sweet mom made me an amazing cake!
Happy Birthday!!! Hope you have a great one 🙂 Also, I’m craving these fries right now–yum!
Thanks Lindsay! Have a great weekend!
Happy birthday and congrats on the big win !!!!! You deserve it!
Thank you so much, kellie! Have a great weekend!
Okay first of all I TOTALLY knew you would win!!!! And of course I voted for ya!! Happy Happy Birthday Tiegen!!!!!! You are shining bright like a diamond!
PS – I want these fries. In my mouth. Right now.
Can’t wait to make them!!!
hehe! Thank you so much!! Have a great weekend and thank you so much for voting! 🙂
Tieghan,
If anyone deserves to win that food blogging contest it’s Y O U ! I am very excited for you..it’s a start of a very successful cooking future. Your recipes with their presentations are not only refreshing to to look at, but just as delicious to eat .Your ingredients and the way you combine them always end up creating a good balance of sweet, sour, hot, and slightly salty..all in one recipe ! You should be on the cooking channel! And if your worried about having to many people looking at you..don’t worry they are going to have all their eyes on your delicious concoctions! Sending you congratulations and wishing you a Happy Birthday too.
Sue
Susan! Thank you so much for your kind comment!! You have me smiling ear to ear!
Also, so happy you are enjoying my recipes, that is awesome! Have a great weekend!
Happy birthday to you!!! I hope your day is filled with all of your favorite things; lots of cheese and chocolate!! I absolutely love birthdays, mostly other people’s, though. So I understand. Make this day about doing things that that make you happy, even if that means going for a hike and then hiding the rest of the day away on your sofa 🙂
yes, yes and yes! cheese and chocolate! Thank you so much, Jessica! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Happy Birthday! I know how you feel about birthdays, too. I usually take 3 days off to be a recluse/rewatch all of the Harry Potter movies while eating my weight in popcorn. It really is the best introvert birthday tradition 🙂 I hope whatever you end up doing, it’s fun and low-key!
OH MY GOSH!! You birthday sounds perfection!! YESSS. I need to do the HP marathon! Thank you so much and have a great weekend!
Happy Birthday, Tieghan! Hope you have a wonderful one filled with delicious food =) and these fries! Oh my gosh! I love that they’re Cajun. But the garlic cheese sauce sounds out of this world!
Thank you so much, Andrea! Hope you have a great weekend! Oh and yes, the cheese sauce is the best!
HUGE congrats and Happy BIRFDAY! You deserve it 10 times over – have an amazing day!!
Thanks Janel! It truly means a lot!! Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂
Congrats on your award and a very Happy Birthday to you 😉 I found your blog months ago after coming across the video of your barn. I have fallen in love with your blog and recipes since! Have an amazing day!
Hey Ally! Thank you so much!! So happy you found my site and are enjoying it! Hope you have a great weekend!
Happy birthday fellow September birthday celebrant! And congratulations on the win! So much to celebrate – have a great day <3
Thank you so much, Izzy! Hope you have a great birthday! 🙂
Congrats on your win! How amazing! And Happy Birthday! I hope you have all the sweet potato fries and chocolate you can stomach! haha!
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THANK YOU! And have done and will do! haha!
Have a great weekend!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I am so glad you mentioned you winning the Best Food Blog. When I saw it Wed. night I just had to go away and Congratulate you even before you announced it.
haha! THANK YOU! You are soooo kind! Hope you have a great weekend!
Happy Birthday! (I feel the same way about my birthday which is at the end of the month!) ?
You have great recipes and style! Congrats on winning Best food blog – you deserve it!
Thanks so much, Kara and happy early Birthday! Try and enjoy it at least a little! 🙂