I think this pretty much sums up how it would feel to be exercising outside right now: uncomfortable.
In case you didn’t figure it out, it’s snowing. Again. Really hard, too – sigh! 
Yep, stiiiiill out there. 
10 minutes later…
And it just keeps coming down harder and faster…! Oy vey – what am I going to do with you, Iowa? I’ll tell you what I’m going to do…I’m going to make some Sweet Potato Fries!
Guess I’m on a sweet potato kick these past couple of days, huh?
I started with one sweet potato which I cut into fries, then tossed with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, garlic salt & pepper.
I roasted them in a 425 degree oven for ~15 minutes (I don’t know the actual length of time because the timer on my microwave never started!) then I flipped the fries, turned the oven up to 450 and roasted for 5 more minutes.
Served with Vegetarian Baked Beans for dunkage and maximum awesomeness!
K – sweet potato fries are where.it’s.at. – they are SO good!
The punch of olive oil, pepper & garlic are amazing contrasts to the sweetness of the potato.
And definitely needed when you’ve got sweet baked beans too! I’m telling you, sweet potato fries were born to be paired with baked beans.
Who needs ketchup?
Complete deliciousness, right here, folks. 
Oh my gosh – IGE reader Elizabeth sent me this YouTube video of her boyfriend that I just had to share – it is hysterical!! They entered it in a contest to win a 1 carat diamond engagement ring and the more views the video gets, the better. The couple with the most, wins!
Where did you find that weather page with the “exercise conditions”? Awesome! We’re still waiting for the snow just north of CR…but it’s 36, rainy, and windy, and we’ve seen a few flakes! Oh crap, I take that back–it is now snowing! And I just bought my new running shoes today (happy birthday to me!), but I guess I’ll have to wait a few days to break them in!
You should try the sweet potato fries with cinnamon next time! We always bake them w/cinnamon & cracked black pepper. Then sprinkle a dash of sea salt on @ the end. SO good!
It’s warm and sunny. I’m sorry. If it counts for anythign, we didn’t see the sun for 5 days last week straight.
Oh, and Baked beans with sweet potato fries? You’re a genius and thank you
It is so pretty here that I walked to the grocery store for my groceries and back and will be going for a run in the morning.
Sorry, I think the system that’s hitting you started in the Rockies. Yesterday in Denver it was 55 and sunny….today there is already 6 inches of snow and it won’t stop snowing!
In Buford, GA…(about 30 miles from Atlanta, GA)…High 73
..Our weather has been crazy here so it just might rain/snow in a day or so 
SNOW!?! Not cool! Sometimes I hate this time of year…it’s such a tease! One day it’s 70 and sunny, and the next is snowing! I kind of wish that once the weather got warm, it stayed that way…none of this back and forth!
p.s. Poor football…
It’s still snowing over there?! Ick…sorry
It’s been warm and sunny over here 
Sorry, girl. It was 67 and sunny in MA today. And how DARE you ask who needs ketchup??? I do, I do!!
Oh no! I can’t believe it’s snowing there! In the upstate of SC the high was 73 today.
This looks exactly like a dinner I had earlier this week!
I am in Eastern Iowa and it’s also snowing here
It was 70 and sunny in Boston today! Unfortunately it won’t stay that way for long….
Two other small changes for sweet potato fries:
-salt, pepper, garlic, chili powder
-salt, pepper, garlic, rosemary
Both are delish!
It was a warm 78 degrees in southern California today!
I am drooling over those sweet potatoes and baked beans! Holy yum!!!!
Here in Seattle it is sunny and gorgeous. Tomorrow it’s going to be 67 degrees!
Ew, you can keep that snow in Iowa, we don’t want it in Illinois!! It was really nice today and about 65-ish but it’s supposed to be in the 40s and rain tomorrow and a chance of snow on Sunday
Love that video about the ring! it’s so funny, I hope they win!
We got in the 80′s today and now we are about to have a bad snow storm, At least it won’t stick!
Oh girl.. it was like 74 and sunny here today in Upstate SC. Mental Note – Do not move to Iowa!
I’ll take your snow over our flood!
You are so right about the sweet potatoes and baked beans paring!
And I love that video they made. I watched it all the way through for an entry
Oh sweet potatoes. What an amazing vegetable! Or starch. what are they? Anyways, it’s beautiful here in NC, sorry to tell you! It was about 75 today! have a great night!
More snow!? Crikey, it never seems to end in Iowa! We’ve got mild warmness, but slightly rainy…not too bad, I just hope it doesn’t rain on my half marathon tomorrow!!
I love sweet potato (fries, baked,mashed, I don’t care!!) – they’re really good with cinnamon and thyme
It’s the perfect cool-ish temperature in Germany for a run (going after my iPod charges a bit) but it will probably rain later. Your sweet potato fries reminded me of going to Jethro’s with my parents over Spring Break, and THANKS for the mac ‘n cheese recommendation! Loved the pulled pork, and that mac was TDF!
Oh no! I was hoping the days of 60/65* weather was here to stay! But I see the 30s coming to NYC by the end of next week as well
In Nebraska on Thursday it was sunny and 60, and yesterday it was in the 30s and snowing…what is going on with the weather?!
The weather here in GA has finally cleared up after all the rain we got…yesterday was 75 and sunny and today looks like its gonna shape up to be the same way, I’m pretty excited! Good luck surviving the snow!!
for some reason my sweet potatoe fries always get soggy and not crispy? what am i doing wrong?! help please!
I hate to say it, but I miss snow! I guess the grass is always greener right? We just hit full on spring in Rabat, Morocco and it’s in the 80′s w/ mild humidity. Humidity is a real problem in the winter so the lower numbers are getting a warm welcome from us! Sorry to hear about so much snow though…
Well, I am here in DM, so I have the same snow! I can’t believe I wore sandals to dinner on Thursday night and was back to boots on Friday. Oh well, now I can feel no guilt as I hunker down to watch UNI this afternoon!
We also make sweet potato fries, but with paprika and cinnamon… SOOOO GOOD!
northeastern nj, 72 and sunny. i’d share this weather if i could. : )
can you believe its snowing outside? can you believe it?!
I am making the sweet potato fries for dinner tonight. They look too good to be ignored.
And the weather in Fargo is hopping, like always. It looks like the snow passed us for the most part and went into your yard, I apologize. We are in “flood mode” still as we wait for the Red River to crest and start lowering. Today it has been in the thirties for the most part, but it’s supposed to get into forties and fifties in the next few days. I can’t complain because sometimes it’s still in the teens and twenties here in March.
I hope your snow melts again soon so you can enjoy the outdoors!
oh boo! I can totally see that weather coming Minneapolis-way – kindly keep it to yourself! It’s sunny, bright and 40 degrees here – not quite the 60s we had this week but I’m not complaining!
And OH YES to sweet potato fries! They are so effing amazing!
Sorry you got snow. It was just cold and cloudy in MN. Thankful that there was no snow – that would have been depressing. Your dinner looks absolutely fabulous!
it’s funny i make the same stuff for comfort in the same situations. I have mine with yogurt and i grate them into thin slices like chips. it’s yums
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