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You see it's "revelation day" for The Secret Recipe Club; a fun game for food bloggers. Each participant is assigned a blog to clandestinely explore. We then choose a recipe, prepare it and blog about it - all the bloggers involved, disclose their recipes on the same day - today!
My commission this month was a delightful blog called Hugs & Cookies XOXO ............ but it wasn't an easy task. Check out Danielle's amazing blog and you'll know exactly what I mean - she has a myriad of wonderful recipes that seemed to be calling my name! I felt like a kid in a candy shop! Finally I decided on her Roasted Potatoes with Scallions.
P.S. These are such a fun cooking project for kids - my granddaughters helped cut out the shapes and they had a ball!
Ingredients:
¼ cup fresh chives, packed
1 teaspoon Sriracha
⅓ cup rice wine vinegar
¾ cup salad oil
1 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 clove garlic
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
sea salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. In a food processor bowl combine vinegar, basil, chives, garlic, mustard, sugar and honey. Puree mixture until smooth.
2. With motor running slowly add the salad oil to form an emulsion.
3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Janet says
What kind of oil do you use as “salad” oil?
Chris Scheuer says
Any neutral-flavored oil that you like would work, Janet, such as avocado oil or grapeseed oil.
Mira Crisp says
Wow! This is so cool! I love potatoes and this may be my next recipe! What a great idea to shape them like that!
Lisa~~ says
Love all the fun shapes and the dipping sauce sounds wonderful.
If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my Group 'A' SRC entry: Crunchy Fudgy Heart Bites
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
GLENDA CHILDERS says
YUM ... nice secret.
Fondly,
Glenda
DANIELLE-HUGS and COOKIES XOXO says
THEY LOOK AWESOME!!! GLAD U HAD FUN WITH THEM!!! XOXO
Lisa {Authentic Suburban Gourmet } says
I adore potatoes and with a dipping sauce, now you are talking. These are book marked to make. Glad to be part of SRC group C with you!
Hovkonditorn says
Sounds really delicious! Have a great day!
beti says
she does have great recipes, but this potatoes are such a great idea with that chive sauce, the combination is simply perfect and never fails
Marina says
What a wonderful way to involve the kids in the kitchen! I love the shape of this potatoes. They are so delicious!
Aimee Christian says
Chris,
As usual you hit this one out of the park! And all while in another country too! You are a foodie star! I'm amazed you found a savory dish from Sweet Danielle. I made Butterfingers when I had her blog.
Gonna pin this for later.
Eliotseats says
I had Danielle's site a couple of reveals ago. Great blog. Love these potatoes. Very cool and I would love to make these with the nephews!
Happier Than a Pig in Mud says
Such a fun idea, ya gotta love potatoes:@)
The Café Sucré Farine says
thanks Ginny - Steak fry wedges would work great! And yes, I've had a wonderful time - I'm still in London with my daughter but headed back to the states tomorrow!
Ginny says
These looks SO good! I love roasted potatoes and have lots of recipes for them. So I can't wait to try this one!!! Though I think I will not do the shapes, as that is too much work and we don't have kids living here. Do you think I should cut them like big steak fries maybe? Hope you are still having lots of fun, we got ten inches of snow yesterday!
wendyweekendgourmet says
These are so CUTE...and that sauce you made looks amazing. I'm sure it's a great combo of flavors...
The Harried Cook says
How absolutely adorable! My daughter would LOVE these fun shapes... I must try this... Very, very cool idea! And great post, Chris!
Lenia says
This recipe makes my mouth water!xxx
Toni says
My kids would have so much fun making these! They look amazing!
Jo says
I love the idea of cutting out potato shapes, so cute! The sauce sounds delicious too!
Veronica Miller says
Danielle's blog really is like a candy shop-so many over-the-top treats! I love your choice here, the shapes make these so cute and the dipping sauce sounds delicious. P.S. I don't think I realized you were in SRC-is that how we met? I can't remember! lol
Claire @ Claire K Creations says
I've never thought of cutting potato into shapes but my sister made heart-shaped potato for Valentine's Day. Not that I need convincing to eat potato but this is such a fun way to eat them!
heidi says
They look fantastic, and the green dipping sauce is so beautiful - makes me long for spring and summer 🙂
(By the way, wonderful pictures from your stay in France!)
France@beyondthepeel says
OK THAT IS REALLY FUN. How cute to cute them into shapes. I'd use the fun bits leftover for hash browns. The dipping sauce is a nice touch.
Sandra says
This is one of the coolest ideas ever! Undoubtedly you'd want to eat more because they're so darn cute and the sauce is amazing. Great job Chris!
Jen @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Hi friggen cute! I never in a million years would of thought of cutting potatoes into fun shapes! I'm stealing your idea! 🙂 I love this and the recipe looks amazing! You picked a good one to make!!