Lemon Sea Salt Flakes

Once in a while I discover something that is just too great to keep a secret. The other day while browsing in Kroger I spotted a container of Lemon Sea Salt. I had never seen this before and decided to purchase it. WOW am I glad I did. This salt is amazing. Now you may be thinking that this is just regular sea salt with lemon zest or lemon powder mixed in. You would be oh so wrong. This is crispy crunchy flakes of sea salt that have been infused with lemon juice. The flakes are absolutely delightful on a variety of foods. I have tried them on French green beans (Costco) and on baked salmon. I was too lazy to get up and get the regular salt for my steak the other night so I just used the lemon salt. I sprinkled some on my NY Strip - fantastic!! It comes from Cyprus. Yum!!

French Fries

I love French Fries. Baked potatoes are OK, home fried potatoes are OK and potato pancakes will do in a pinch. French Fries on the other hand are fantastic!!

I have discovered a place on Chamberlayne Avenue that has perfect fat fast food French Fries. Not the skinny wimpy fries so many places have these days. Definitely not the fries coated with 'stuff'!! These are not fresh cut fries. They are frozen.

I was on my way home from Five Guys a few nights ago and was craving French Fries. Five Guys was closed for some type of employee gathering. It was 9 PM. I needed French Fries!! Heading to Ginter Park from the VCU area we were driving down Chamberlayne Avenue when I saw a little place which I believe is called "Park's Combo" or "Triangle". It is right next to the Military Retirees Club in an old Bullets building. Surely you remember Bullets the "Bang you are fed" hamburger chain which was so popular in Richmond for a minute.

I had never been to this place before and had no idea weather they sold French Fries or not. We stopped and I went to the window and ordered French Fries. Only French Fries nothing else. I asked the woman to make them nice and done - GBD - Golden, Brown and Delicious!! (Well maybe not brown but most assuredly golden) She said OK. I waited about 10 minutes and she handed me a brown paper bag with a medium size white wax paper bag inside with my golden fries. I immediately dumped the potatoes into the brown paper bag and asked her to shake some salt on the golden lovelies. I opened the small container of ketchup and poured the entire thing onto my fries and closed the bag and shook like mad. I asked for a fork and began to eat - before I got back into the truck I knew I had found potato nirvana!!!

If I ever have a French Fry attack again I will head over to Chamberlayne Avenue and get 'fixed'. Yummy!!!