Sweet Potato Fries

This is great for a healthy alternative to french fries. I love french fries! But I can feel a lot better about eating these, and they are delicious!

Ingredients

1 large sweet potato
2 TBS Olive Oil
1 TBS Montreal Steak Seasoning
2 tsp seasoning salt

Directions

Cut the potato in wedges. Mix the ingredients and potato wedges in a bowl then spread out on a foil lined cookie sheet (for easy clean up). Bake @ 350 for 15 - 20 minutes, until tender. Change your oven to broil and broil potoatoes a few minutes on each side. Just long enough to get a little crispy.

Eat plain or with ketchup or fry sauce.

Balsamic BBQ Sauce

This BBQ sauce is sooo good. It's a nice change from the regular everyday sauces. I love balsamic vinegar in just about anything anyway, so if you are a fan too, TRY THIS OUT! It doesn't end up with a strong balsamic flavor, but the flavor is still there. mmmmm.....

Ingredients

• 1 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

How to make it

Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and stir until all the ingredients are well mixed and the mixture is smooth. Simmer over medium heat until reduced by 1/3, about 15 to 20 minutes. Then put on your chicken or steak or whatever you like to make it delicious!

Honey Balsamic BBQ Wings

We made these for New Years Eve. They were very tasty and very easy. If you love balsamic, you will love these. You might love these even if you don't like balsamic vinegar. They are a bit sticky, so you might want to have some wet-naps handy.
This recipe is from Giada Delaurentis

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
  
• 5 sprigs of rosemary
• 5 garlic cloves, halved
• 10 to 12 chicken drumsticks
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

Combine the balsamic, honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, rosemary sprigs, and garlic cloves, in a large, re-sealable plastic bag. Shake and squeeze the contents of the bag to dissolve the honey and the brown sugar. Add the chicken drumsticks to the bag and seal with as little air as possible in the bag. Place in the refrigerator and marinate for 2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Place the chicken drumsticks on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake until the skin is caramelized and very dark in spots, about 30 to 35 minutes.

Meanwhile, place the marinade in a small saucepan. Bring the marinade to a boil (in order to kill bacteria). Reduce the heat to simmer and cook over low heat until thick, about 15 minutes. Reserve.

Use a pastry brush to brush some of the cooked marinade on the cooked chicken. Place the chicken on a serving platter. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds and the chopped parsley.