A new spin on an old classic

Fried potatoes has always been a thing in our house. I grew up in a "southern house". It wasn't actually in the south, but my hometown was about a half a tank of gas away from a deep holler in Kentucky. The food that I grew up with always had a pretty solid lean toward southern style. There were alot of heavy meat dishes, bacon grease in everything, and it was always the more the better.

Over the years though my tastes have greatly changed. Growing up in such a way had left me and my body in a pretty rough place. I had to do alot of repairing to get where I am today. I had to actually learn about myself and my body and then find what my body needed.

I started with dropping things like soda pop and other artificially sweetened drinks. I then stopped eating fast food. If I ate out it was going to be at a place that you actually go in and sit down, and they didn't have a drive thru. In 2011 I stopped eating meat all together. I have been completely plant based now for almost three years. So my food has come with some changes.

In this picture is my new take on fried potatoes. Before I get started I always ask who else wants a hot breakfast, and then I fill it up. It is nice to take the option of a hot nutritious breakfast on a cold winter day. I used to saute onions and then add potatoes and that was it. Now it has turned into much more.

I start with some sort of friendly oil that we might have. I then raid the refrigerator for whatever veg is laying around that Stacie D (@freedomtowrite) doesn't already have planned for dinner. I still start with sauteing the onion, but now it may have peppers or carrots etc.

I do alot less potatoes than I used to. I make sure that I still get that nice salt and pepper flavored potato though! Instead of it being the whole dish, I make sure that it is no more than half. I like to fill the pan with color, and push the nutrients as much as I can.

I know that it has been a long road for me, but I am definitely not looking backwards!