Harlee was super easy today. He slept for two hours, and then Jami came home just in time to feed him. Our dinner was, in theory, easy. Hawaiian BBQ sandwiches with sweet potato fries and homemade potato chips. Sounds like a meal that should be super easy, but I think it was the prep time that took the longest. Slicing potatoes took a long time, and the whole time Harlee was kind of fussy. So I held him while Jami sliced pineapple and potatoes.
Anyway, our meal was tasty when it was all done… two hours later. The sandwich was based off a sandwich I ate at The Earl of Sandwich at Downtown Disney in Florida. BBQ sauce, pineapple, ham and swiss cheese. Yum! And the potato chips turned out surprisingly crispy, for being done in the microwave. And the sweet potato friends also turned out yummy.
Harlee’s started on solids now, and he joined us in eating sweet potatoes. Just in different form. He’s not too sure about them at the moment, though, and I think more got on his face than in his mouth.
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| Looks like he's liking it here! |
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| Well... maybe not so much... |
**Jami's side note: we made both potato chips and sweet potato fries because Jenna said she didn't like sweet potatoes. She changed her mind after trying these though :)
Sweet Potato Fries
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp lemon pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Toss sweet potatoes with Italian seasoning, lemon pepper, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Arrange fries on a baking sheet in a single layer.
Bake for 30 minutes, turning once after 15 minutes, or until fries are crispy on the outside.
Sweet Potatoes for Baby
2 sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
Place potatoes in a steamer basket and place in a pan with about a half inch of water. Steam on stove, covered, on medium-high heat until potatoes are tender and easily pierced with a fork (of course I didn't keep track of the time - one of these days I'll learn to do that!).
Place steamed potatoes in a blender with about 1 tbsp of the water from steaming and blend to a fine puree, adding more of the water as needed.
Let cool and serve to baby! If you can resist eating it all yourself, that is... Store the rest in clean ice cube trays in the freezer. Once frozen, pop them out and keep in a freezer safe bag, thawing one cube at a time as needed.
Microwave Potato Chips
(from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/potato-chips/Detail.aspx)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 potato, sliced paper thin (peel optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Pour the vegetable oil into a plastic bag (a produce bag works well). Add the potato slices, and shake to coat.
Coat a large dinner plate lightly with oil or cooking spray. Arrange potato slices in a single layer on the dish.
Cook in the microwave for 3 to 5 minutes, or until lightly browned (if not browned, they will not become crisp). Times will vary depending on the power of your microwave. Remove chips from plate, and toss with salt (or other seasonings). Let cool. Repeat process with the remaining potato slices. You will not need to keep oiling the plate.
Hawaiian BBQ Sandwiches
~ 1 lb of ham, sliced 1/8th inch thick (or desired thickness)
4 slices of pineapple
4 slices Swiss cheese
French bread cut into 8ths for 4 sandwiches (you can use whatever bread you like, but French bread seems to be sturdy and crusty and holds onto the juices well)
~ 4 tbsp honey barbeque sauce
Lightly toast the bread. Spread bbq sauce on one side, pile on as much ham as you'd like, and top with Swiss cheese. Place a pineapple slice on the other side. Repeat for the other 3 sandwiches. Toast in oven at 400 degrees at about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted. (We used 400 degrees since that's what it was set to for the sweet potato fries - 350 may work just fine too but might need a longer cook time). Enjoy!
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