Baked Sweet Potato Fries

There’s really not much to making your own baked sweet potato fries:  scrub a couple sweet potatoes clean under running water, cut them as close to fry-shape as possible, toss them with oil and spices (if you wish), then bake for about 30 minutes.  If you have 45 minutes to soak the cut sweet potatoes in cold water before baking, they will turn out a bit crispier, but they are good even without this step.

Thanks to Rachel Cassinat for the essay and original recipes in Remedy Quarterly, issue 21.  Good idea for a dip, I’ve modified slightly:  1 cup plain Greek yogurt + 1 tablespoon olive oil + 1 teaspoon lemon juice + 1/2 teaspoon salt.  Stir in 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh herb if you have it (dill is nice, or thyme, mint or basil in the summer).