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Burger and Fries Kebabs

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Turn any day into a “Fry-yay” this summer with these Burger and Fries Kebabs!  They’re made with mini burger patties, Grown In Idaho Crispy Potato Puffs, and burger toppings! 


During the summer months, we make our fair share of homemade burgers outside on the grill.  They’re always accompanied by crispy fries, cooked to golden perfection in the oven or in our air fryer.  

But here’s the thing – when you’re cooking burgers outside and fries inside at the same time, you usually need someone to man the grill while someone else checks on the fries.  So I decided to skip the two-person job by throwing burgers and fries together on a kebab! 


Think you can’t grill frozen fries and potato puffs? Guess again! When it’s too hot to turn on the oven, bring the frozen potatoes outside!  They take about the same time to cook on the grill as a the mini burger patties do!  It’s an easy way to have the best of burgers and fries all on one stick!

If you’re a cheeseburger lover, don’t worry.  I’ve got you covered!  I added some shredded cheddar blend into the homemade patties.  It melts down as the mini burgers cook and adds cheesy flavor throughout! 

Fries on the grill?  Oh, it’s lit!

 
But let’s talk about grilling frozen potatoes.  Seems a bit crazy.  Right?  It’s actually a super easy way to add fries and potato puffs to your barbecue. 

For these kebabs, I used Grown in Idaho’s Crispy Potato Puffs from my local ACME.  They’re one of my favorites to make!  No matter how you cook them – in the oven, air fryer, or the grill – they’re always golden brown and crispy! 

Grown In Idaho Super Crispy Crinkle Cut Fries are another favorite of ours! We love how the crispy, crinkle edges grab and hold tight onto dipping sauces!  The thicker cut of these fries would also work well for these kebabs (use two fries in place of one potato puff)!


The best frozen potato for these Burger and Fries Kebabs!

 
Food always tastes best when it’s made with fresh, quality ingredients and Lamb Weston knows a thing or two about potatoes.  After all, they’ve been in the potato business since 1950!  Grown in Idaho fries and potato puffs stay super crispy on the outside and fluffy, full, and tender on the inside.  Just like fries should be! 


The trick to getting a perfectly skewered burger and fries kebab is to let the frozen potatoes thaw almost completely.  That way, they’re easy to skewer onto a stick with the rest of the ingredients!   

Since there’s only two of us to feed in this house, I just made four kebabs for dinner one night last week.  I served them with a side of Crispy Potato Puffs and a green salad.  It was a perfect summer meal! 

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Burger and Fries Kebabs

Yield: 4

Burger and Fries Kebabs

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb. 80/20 ground beef, or your favorite burger meat
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheddar blend
  • 1/2 small red onion, cut into chunks
  • 8 grape tomatoes
  • Grown in Idaho Crispy Potato Puffs, thawed
  • Barbecue skewers
  • Cooking spray or olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat the grill over medium heat.
  2. Mix the ground beef and cheddar cheese together.
  3. Then, form the mixture into meatball-sized balls. Slightly flatten them out like mini burger patties and set aside.
  4. Add the Crispy Potato Puffs, grape tomatoes, onion, and mini burger patties onto a skewer. Repeat until you reach the top of the skewer.
  5. Spray the Crispy Potato Puffs and vegetables with cooking spray, or brush with olive oil.
  6. Place the skewers on the grill and close the lid, cooking for 10 to 12 minutes, turning the kebabs halfway through.
  7. Serve immediately.
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So where you can you find these tasty Grown in Idaho frozen potato products? I found mine in the frozen foods aisle at ACME while I was grabbing some things for my husband’s week off.  Check the Lamb Weston website to find them in a store near you. 

You’ll want to stock up for summertime whether you’re throwing them on the grill or serving them as a side during your next barbecue!


For more information about these products and all of Grown in Idaho’s other frozen potatoes, visit the website, Facebook, or Instagram.

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Garden Dill Pickle Hummus

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Give classic hummus a dill-licious twist with this Garden Dill Pickle Hummus recipe that’s full of fresh flavor pickle lovers will enjoy!


My little pot of fresh dill is growing out of control! I seriously can’t use it fast enough!  So I’ve been trying to add it to dishes or make dips with it.  Since we’ve been doing a lot of healthy snacking around here lately and had a fridge full of veggies, I decided to make a dill pickle flavored hummus. 

Pickle-flavored everything is still an ongoing food trend, but what I love about this hummus is that it’s not in-your-face pickle flavor.  The flavor is there, but it doesn’t overpower the hummus and veggies you dip into it.


I invited my sister over to try this hummus the day I made it.  I knew she liked pickle-flavored snacks, so this was right up her alley!  This recipe turned out so good that my sister and I devoured almost the entire bowl, plus a whole bunch of cut veggies, and a small bag of homemade pita chips (see how to make them in the air fryer here)!

Based on the bowl that we pretty much inhaled, I’d say I did a good job with this hummus!  It’s one I’ll be making again (and again) all summer long with our garden dill.  My in-laws are growing cucumbers in their garden, so hopefully I’ll be able to amp up the freshness level of this recipe even more! 

A dill-licious hummus recipe!

 
This hummus starts with a classic recipe of chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon, and olive oil. I’ve seen other pickle-flavored hummus recipes add chopped pickles and a little pickle brine into the hummus.

I didn’t want to overpower my hummus with pickle flavor or add any additional salt to it.  I wanted fresh, straight-from-the-garden flavors!  So instead, I chopped up fresh cucumber, dill, and threw in a little white vinegar.  

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Garden Dill Pickle Hummus

Garden Dill Pickle Hummus

Ingredients

  • 1 - 15 oz. can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 2 tbsp. tahini
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. white vinegar
  • Generous 1 tbsp. fresh dill, chopped
  • 1/2 cup cucumber, seeded and chopped
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Pinch of crushed red pepper
  • Veggies and/or pita chips for dipping

Instructions

  1. Add chickpeas, tahini, garlic, olive oil, and white vinegar to a food processor or blender.
  2. Pulse until smooth.
  3. Once the hummus has reached a smooth and creamy consistency, add the fresh dill, cucumbers, and crushed red pepper.
  4. Season with salt and pepper and pulse again until the rest of the ingredients are fully incorporated.
  5. Spoon the hummus into a bowl, drizzle it with a little olive oil, and top with chopped fresh dill, if desired.
  6. Serve with veggies or pita chips for dipping.

Notes

Tip: If the hummus needs to be thinned out a little more, add a tablespoon of water at a time until it's smooth.

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Hummus is a quick and easy dip that makes healthy snacking fun!  Moms, if your kids like pickles, you might even get them to eat their veggies with this dip!  It’s low salt, low cal, and whips up in minutes! 

Here’s a tip: make it a day ahead of time and let those flavors sit and meld together.  The longer it sits, the better that dill pickle flavor gets! 

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Homemade Natural Bug Repellent

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Sick of swatting away mosquitoes while you’re hanging outside during the summer? Naturally keep pests away with this Homemade Natural Bug Repellent made with essential oils!


My husband is off this week, so that means we’ll probably be spending most of our time outdoors.  Honestly, we’ve already been spending all of our free time outdoors!  Last weekend, he had a four day weekend and we were outside doing some yard and garden work.  We pulled two dead azalea bushes from the backyard and replaced them with rock mulch and a couple dwarf butterfly bushes.

With all of our extra rocks, I cleaned up the front landscaping a bit.  I was carrying buckets of rocks back-and-forth from the backyard to the front yard.  During my travels, I ended up with my first mosquito bite of the season.  Right on my lower ankle!  

Despite having pots of lemongrass and lavender – known mosquito repelling plants – around the yard, bugs still happen.  It’s summer.  They’re outside and so are we! But the last I want to do when I head outdoors is douse myself with bug spray!  I recently found an article on Facebook stating that lemon eucalyptus oil is just as effective as using DEET.  After sharing the article, one of my friends asked me to create a blog post on the topic, so here we are!  


I was a little confused about lemon eucalyptus oil at first because I thought it was just a blended oil.  But it’s not!  This essential oil is actually derived from a type of eucalyptus tree.  However, there are a number of essential oils that can be used as bug – and especially mosquito – repellents. 

Mosquito Repelling Essential Oils
  • Lemongrass
  • Citronella
  • Lemon Eucalyptus
  • Eucalyptus
  • Lavender
  • Geranium
  • Peppermint
  • Patchouli
  • Clove
  • Tea Tree Oil

I decided to make a natural mosquito repellent roll-on bottle to swipe on when we head outside.  I used a combination of lemon eucalyptus oil and a couple drops of peppermint.  Lemon eucalyptus oil has a scent that reminds me of citronella.

I’ve only ever used citronella oil in homemade candles because it has such a potent smell to it.  Not only does it repel mosquitoes, but my husband really hates it, too!  So I wanted to balance out that lemon eucalyptus scent with a little peppermint oil. 

I also used jojoba as my carrier oil (dilutes essential oils to make them safe for topical application) since it’s odorless and moisturizes the skin.

SUPPLIES

STEPS

  1. If necessary, remove the cap and roller top from the roll-on bottle.
  2. Add 10 drops of lemon eucalyptus essential oil.  If using another oil to blend, like peppermint, add about 5 more drops of that oil to the bottle.
  3. Fill the rest of the bottle with jojoba oil.
  4. Then, replace the roller top and cap.
  5. Give the bottle a good shake!  Add a label, if desired, and apply to wrists and ankles before heading outside.


After I popped the top back on my new bug repellent roll-on, I made a label for it using my Cricut machine.  I’m keeping this little bottle in the kitchen, by the back door, so I can roll it on and go!  

How do you naturally repel bugs during the summer?

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12 Gift Ideas for the Fisherman Who Has Everything

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Whether you’re shopping for Father’s Day or your favorite catch, these 12 fisherman gift ideas are perfect for the guy who has everything!


I’ve been fishing ever since I was a little kid.  I mean, baiting my own hook, casting out to sea, and reeling up some decent catches type of fishing!  My father always had a boat and now we have our own boat. While I’ve put down my fishing pole and opted to stay on dry land for the past few summers, it’s always exciting to welcome the start of fishing season every year.  The start of fishing season is also close to Father’s Day and my husband’s birthday, which makes fishing themed gifts a smart choice!

Chances are that the fisherman in your life already has the basics like a tackle box, fishing line, life jackets, a marine emergency kit.  But I managed to find some pretty cool gifts on Amazon that your favorite fisherman will love for Father’s Day or their birthday! 

I found fishing gifts from apparel, safety items, and even some techy gadgets for an up-to-date fishing experience!  And if all else fails, there’s always an Amazon gift card!  I’ll definitely be buying a few of these things for my husband’s birthday this year (I’m glad I remembered to clear the browsing history in our shared Amazon account)! My guy has a lot, but I’m sure he doesn’t have any of this fishing gear! 

12 Gift Ideas for the Fisherman Who Has Everything
  1. The Rodfather T-Shirt
  2. A2S Protection Paracord Bracelet
  3. Adjustable Line Cutter Ring
  4. Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker
  5. Fishing Ruler Shirt
  6. Bait Towel
  7. Fishing Pliers
  8. “You are My Greatest Catch” Fishing Lure
  9. Men’s Waterproof Sun Hat
  10. Waterproof Pouch
  11. Wireless Bluetooth Fish Finder
  12. Amazon Gift Card

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