All day long my inbox is bombarded by tips on how to get healthy- eat this, not that, boil this, poach that, steam this, bake that. It seems that someone forwarded my photo from the Jack-in-the Box drive thru to Dr. Oz and now I’m on his hit list.
The good news is that since I live in a tent and move a lot, I doubt he can show up at my flap with his TV crew to shame me on national TV.
Seriously, I do know what to do. I do. And grilled chicken breast and steamed veggies are good- they are. But sometimes, don’t you just want something crunchy to eat that isn’t a carrot and apple or a piece of celery. I know I do.
And other than desserts- what says splurge like nothing else can? French fries. The problem isn’t the French part, it’s the fried part.
I read about a gizmo recently that lets you have your fries and eat them too- pretty much guilt free. It was made by T-Fal, the people that hawked all that non-stick cookware back in the day. It sounded really good to me so I checked. The reviews said the machine worked really great til it didn’t work at all and T-Fal didn’t stand behind it. No way was I going to spend money on any item with such abysmal reviews.
So I pretty much wrote it off as a cruel tease aimed at those of us who enjoy crispy foods. However today, in my inbox, sandwiched in between mouth watering recipes for endive sandwiches and faux guacamole I saw an ad from Hammacher Schlemmer- and what was it an ad for? The Healthy Fryer.
You can fry 2 lbs of potatoes in just a smidgen of oil. Truth be known, I think it’s more the convection oven part of the gizmo that just crispies up the outside of the food that is lightly covered with oil, but who cares? You can have crispy again!
And as a concession to the healthy among us, it will also make sweet potato fries, which are infinitely better for you and really tasty! Of course all you health nuts knew that anyway.
It looks like the T-fal piece I’d seen before, but it doesn’t say anything about T-Fal and HS backs it with a lifetime guarantee!
It comes with a real warranty, it’s not an add-on you have to buy, then argue with some third party in Zimbabwe should you ever need to get it repaired. Keeping everything in mind, I’ve decided that this item is worthy of being included on my Unforgettable Gifts list keeping company with such classics as the Peekaboo Stripper Pole.
Be aware, it is pricey- $299.95. I’ve already bought Doug’s Father’s Day present; in fact UPS just delivered it. (The one I can give him in front of the kids that is.) So I’m not going right out to get this. However, it will be something that we’ll be getting sometime this summer.
I got Doug a really old bowling pin for Father’s Day. His dad worked his way through college back in the 40′s as a pin-setter and I thought this would remind Doug of his dad- who was a great guy. This bowling pin is all beat to Hell from years of use. I hope he likes it. We’ll see.
Any of you find an unusual gift for this Sunday?
Honestly? THere’s nothing like fried food. My friends are super health conscious andthey’re all “How can you eat all that fried sh*t, Annah?” And I’m thinking, WHAT KIND OF A PERSON DOESN’T LIKE FRIED FOOD. It boggles my mind.
The ones that are zealots to the shrine of Dr. Ornish, who commands that no more than 10% of your calories come from fat- and that includes healthy fats, like olive oil. I believe he’s having a scrumptious Father’s Day feast of twigs and berries (raw of course).