Potato Wedges? - All you ever wanted to know about how make potato wedges

Heres on I lifted some years ago from a recipe book:
salt, fresh ground black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese.
This is from waitrose:
1-2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp crushed garlic
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp mixed dried herbs

Try smoked paprika as a lovely alternative in these recipes as well.

apple_mint wrote:

We found a couple of packets of dried mix to coat potato wedges and used them up last night (providing 3 dishes of different home made dips).

The long and short of it is that hubbie and two daughters absolutely loved the coating. Now I don't want to keep on buying these as I'd like healthier and cheaper alternatives (I used two packets to coat the wedges).

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have you tried dehydrating food and then grinding it into your own powder mixes?

i have a dehydrator that I got from Tchibo and i love it! you can do it in the oven if you like on the lowest heat settings but you'll have to keep a close eye on things and you'll be limited to how much you can do at one time.

i recently made a mixture of dried red pepper, onion, garlic, chives, and tomato. to this i added a bit of salt, a touch of pepper and a small bit of chilli powder (which i can make for myself in the future if i choose) this mix is great on loads of things, very tasty. i even use it on my dried veg crisps!

i've made a salad mix of dried tomato, onion, rocket, watercress, cucumber, green pepper and courgette. this is for use in my bread machine instead of buying those expensive bread mixes or buying those bread machine seasoning packets that alinsons makes. everything i used for this lot was going to go off so i actually saved money by using it all, it would have otherwise gone in the bin.

i also make fruit/yogurt leathers, veg crisps, apple crisps and i'll be making jerky soon (i used to make it years ago mmmmm)

if you are interested in getting the tchibo machine (it's the cheapest i've seen in the uk) here's how to do it:

go to https://www.tchibo.co.uk type in 0001774 as the catalogue number the dehyrator is £24.99

to get a £5 discount voucher for first time customers click on this link

http://www.cantbarsed.com/discount-vouchers-n9.htm#t

the tchibo link is at the top, it says it's a £3 pound voucher but when you click on the link it brings up the tchibo page and a pop up window (disable your pop up blocker) the pop up window gives you £5 off and you can use it then or save it for later. my grand total including delivery was £23.94!!!

i also highly recommend Mary Bell's Complete Dehydrator Cookbook ISBN: 0688130240 it's amazing what you can make! also, if you use a juicer you can use the pulp mixed with a few tablespoons of juice to make fruit leathers that are every bit as tasty as sweets! :T

i'm making all sorts of powders now and it's fantastic when we find a big bunch of reduced veg because i know that i can use it all up. i'm snacking on my veg crisps as i type (sweet potato, parsnip and beetroot). the powders are really nice because you can sneak a bit of veg in with your childrens dinner and they'll never know it i am now making dried soup mixes for my dh.

i'm also storing up on food we can take camping with us for this summer. the cookbook i recommend gives recipes to make up using all the items she tells you how to dry. normally i don't encourage people to have another gadget in their kitchen but if you want to stay off the dry mixes and save money then definately get the dehydrator it will save you money in the long run and you may never have to throw anything away again (she has instructions for dehydrating leftovers!!!)

i've only had mine for a few weeks but it's been used nearly every day.

fruit leathers are simply approx 1 cup of fruit pulp/puree mixed with 2 tablespoons fruit juice (orange juice is nice) you can add spices in if you want and a touch of sugar if you're using something tart like cranberries or rhubarb, everything is much sweeter when it's finished though.

i made banana and passionfruit yogurt leather which was lovely :T it was one cup mashed bananas (they were black and really needed using) and 1 cup yogurt blended well. i layed a piece of baking paper over the tray and was careful to keep the mixture from touching the area near the center. i had to poke a few holes in the circle in the center as well to allow the air to get through. it took awhile because the bananas and yogurt have so much natural sugars but it was soooooooo nice.

when i get a chance i'll post some of the recipes on here.

one you can try if you get the dehydrator is to lightly fry your veg slice (parsnips are nicest but carrots and onions are great too) you fry them until they just start to soften (parsnips turn brown just on the edges). you lay them out on your trays and sprinkle some seasoning on then dry til crisp. these are not as healthy as the normal crisps i do with fresh veg soaked in a bit of diluted soy for a few minutes but they are heavenly and would likely convert your teens to eating them vs crisps! i'm going to try bbq next time!

Do dried fruit and veggies retain the same vitamin content or are any lost in the drying process?

Certainly sounds like a handy little gadget but I think it's one that's gonna have to wait till I move. I'm seriously out of space for anything else and I've no idea where on earth I'm gonna put the new breadmaker yet (apparently they're huge :eek: ) especially as I still have the other one