Fire Cajun Fries and “Everything but the Kitchen Sink”Grilled Cheese

For those "cheat" days of course!

Fire Cajun Fries

Ingredients: (makes 2 servings)

4 Thin White Skinned Potatoes

2 tsp Hot Sauce of Choice ( I used Tapatío)

2-3 Tbs Old Bay

4 Tbs Canola Oil

Salt as desired

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 460 degrees* wanted it a little hotter than 450 but you could probably do 475 and it would be fine as well.

2. Stir oil, hot sauce, liberal pinch of salt, and Old Bay together. Cut potatoes as desired and toss in oil mixture.

3. Lay our potatoes on a baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes depending on size. I suggest keeping the potatoes as far apart as possible so they can get crispy. Too close together and they will steam instead.

Everything but the Kitchen Sink Grilled Cheese

Ingredients: (based on what I had to use up in the fridge,will list other suggested ingredients below)

Whole Wheat Bread

Brie

Mozzarella

Cheddar

1 tsp of each Dijon and Whole Grain Mustard

~2 tsp Mayo or Butter

2-3 Cherry Tomatoes

Directions:

1. Use butter or mayo to layer the outside of the bread. On the inside, I put Dijon on one side and whole grain mustard on the other side. Not a ton, but just enough to add a little "hayy!" on the inside of the sammy.

2. Slice brie into small, thin, meltable slices, shred cheddar and motz (I used pre-shredded mozzarella). Cut tomatoes into thin small slivers.

3. Stack cheeses and tomatoes on the buttered side of the bread. Reserve a little bit of the mozzarella to top off the tomatoes so they can be in a nice war blanket of cheese.

4. Grill sandwich on each side in a frying pan until golden brown (about 4-6 min on each side). I recommend using a lid over the sammy when the first side is grilling so enhance the cheese melting.

5. Tips: Other great additions include: American cheese and Gruyere (I consider these grilled cheese staples but I didn't have any in the fridge), thinly sliced ham or prosciutto, fig preserves, nice sourdough bread or a nice Rye