No Pigs in a Blanket and Homemade French Fries

This is great for a weekend lunch.  It is super fast and always a pleaser.

No Pigs in a Blanket


Ingredients:
1 package of Tofu Pups
1 package of Vegan Crescent Rolls (most are vegan, but check the ingredients)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate it into squares.  The rolls are cut to be triangles, so use two of the triangles to make one square.  Take your tofu pup and roll the crescent roll around it.

Bake for 10-15 minutes until they start to brown.

Homemade French Fries


Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato
4 medium yukon potatoes
3 cups of vegetable oil
Salt and pepper to taste
2 brown bags (from the super market) for draining the oil

I don't peal the potatoes because the skin makes the fries so yummy, so I make sure to wash my potatoes  really well.  Cut your potatoes in half and then in half again.  I then cut them into smaller pieces until I have pieces that are about 1/4 of inch thick.

Put your oil in a deeper pot and turn the heat up to medium.  You will want to give your oil a good 5-8 minutes to heat up, but you won't know it's ready until you put a fry in and see the oil start to bubble.

You have to do these in batches and each batch needs to be fried twice.  The sweet potatoes will take a little longer to cook then the yukons, so I usually do them first.

Drop in your first batch of fries and let cook about 3-5 minutes, until they start to brown.  Pull them out using a slated spoon or wire skimmer and immediately place them on one of the brown bags to drain the oil.  Continue this process until all of the fries have been fried once.

Then start frying them a second time.  They will not need to be in the oil as long this time, but you want to let them brown nicely.  As they are ready use the second brown bag to drain them.  While they are draining, season with a little sea salt and pepper.  If you like to add a little kick to them, use a little all spice to season as well.