Baked French Fries Recipe, a.k.a. Oven Fries (It’s National French Fry Day!)

What’s for dinner on July 13th, National French Fry Day? How about baked French fries—no need to deep-fat fry (which is our least favorite kitchen task). Fried potatoes have been around for thousands of years, since the ancestors of today’s Peruvians cooked wild potatoes over fire in oil. But what Americans call French fries began…
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RECIPE: Baked Fries With Ras El Hanout

[1] Moroccan-spiced baked fries (photos #1 and #4 © Idaho Potato Commission) [2] Ras el hanout, the famed Moroccan spice blend (photo © Silk Road Spices). [3] The ras el hanout spices are blended, then ground. This mix includes allspice, black peppercorns, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, crushed red pepper flakes, cumin, hibiscus, lavender, mustard seed…
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RECIPE: Baked Cheese Fries With Bacon & Scallions

[1] Who can resist cheese fries? (photo © Idaho Potato Commission) [2] Crinkle-cut fries are baked from frozen fries (photo © Walmart). [3] Sharp cheddar from Wisconsin (photo © Wisconsin Cheese).   October is National American Cheese Month, so how about some cheese fries, made with a fine American cheddar*? You don’t even have to…
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