My tiny mini woke up on Saturday morning, very distraught because she needed a moroccan oil treatment. So, we did that and then she and I went to listen to my favorite pastor give a girl power sermon. Sunday, my tiny mini and I spent some time shopping where I found the perfect pair of shoes (and I had a coupon!) and my mini found 5 bottles of "hanitizer" that she had to have.
My boy minis spent the weekend doing this.
They alternated between frisbee, baseball, hocky, football, and golf. But, you get the idea.
On Saturday night, I was the luckiest girl in town because I got to dress up and have a night out with the three amazing men in my life. My tiny mini stayed with her grandparents, where I am sure she coaxed them into many things, perhaps even another moroccan oil treament.
My incredibly handsome hubby, Mr. McGhee, spent all day Sunday staining our mini's swingset and installing my raised garden beds. I came home from a wonderful shopping trip, to see my Mr. McGhee working very hard on the swingset, while my two boy minis were running around playing baseball. I looked at my tiny mini, who was wearing her skinny jeans and boots, and realized, "hot damn, the people I share my life with are pretty amazing." Do you ever have those moments, when you are just overwhelmed with this sense of love for your family and feel the urge to do something to show them how much you love them? Well, that was me yesterday, I had this sudden need to show these people how much I adore them and I realized there was only one way to do that.
Avocado french fries.
That's right. Avocado french fries, people!!!!!
- Oil For Frying
- 2 Avocados
- 2 Eggs, beaten
- 1 and 1/3 Cup Bread Crumbs
- 1 Teaspoon Lemon Pepper
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Cumin
- 5 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
- 3 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro, chopped
- Juice from 1/2 of Lemon
1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, lemon pepper, salt and cumin. Set it aside.
2. Cut the avocados in half and then slice them vertically into 4 inch by 1 inch wedges. Set them aside.
3. Heat the vegetable oil to 335 degrees Fahrenheit in a large frying pan, adding enough oil so that the oil is about 3 to four inches deep. (If your oil starts smoking, you have heated your oil too hot).
4. Dredge the avocado slices in the breadcrumb mixture, then in the egg mixture, then in the breadcrumb mixture again.
5. Place them in the hot oil and fry them for about 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown.
6. Remove them with a slotted spoon or tongs, and set them on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
7. Allow them to dry for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a serving tray and serve them immediately with the Cilantro Lemon Dipping Sauce.
8. For the Cilantro Lemon Dipping Sauce, place the mayonnaise, cilantro, and lemon juice in a blender and mix until smooth and creamy in texture.
Prepare your eggs and breadcrumb mixture.
Slice and scoop out your avocado.
Dredge each slice in breadcrumbs....
....then eggs.....
.....then breadcrumbs again.
Fry for a few minutes.
Serve with cilantro lime dressing.
These were fun and tasty! My tiny mini loves avocados, but for some reason she didn't love these. She did however love the dressing. Probably because I lied and told her it was ranch.
I also made my mini's favorite salad ever, pasta salad. Pasta salad is always a hit, and you really can't mess it up. I boiled some vegetable pasta and threw in some peppers, tomato (yellow cherry--proof that God wants kids to eat tomatoes), onion, olives, cheese chunks, and pepperoni (yes, the pepperoni is probably considered processed). I drizzled it with some balsamic dressing. To make the dressing, I chopped up a shallot, a few cloves of garlic and added some olive oil, balsamic and black pepper.
The pasta salad was a massive hit. Mr McGhee loved it. The minis loved it. I love them. It was a total love fest.
