Today, I made french fries. I have always loved french fries but my mom does not let me buy any. She did not say that I could not make them myself. I have only once cooked french fries with my mother and they tasted like toasted cardboard. But I was determined make them edible this time. I peeled the potatoes and sliced them finely. I begged my mom to let me use the amount of oil that is needed. The oil had to be enough to fill a pot. I washed the starch off the potato slices and put them into the pot with the oil. I left them to fry for 5 minutes, then I used a spatula to turn them over. I fried them for another 2 minutes and then took them out. I salted them, choose one and popped it into my mouth. The french fries tasted great, as good as the ones cooked in a restaurant. Even my mother liked my french fries.

Today, I made french fries. I have always loved french fries but my mom would not let me buy them. She did not say that I could not make them myself. I once cooked french fries with my mother. They tasted like toasted cardboard. But I was determined to make the French fries edible this time. I peeled a potato and sliced it to pieces. I begged my mom to use the correct amount of oil. There had to be enough oil to fill a bowl. I washed the starch off the potato slices and pooled them into a pot with the oil. I left them to boil* for 5 minutes. Then, I used a spatula to turn the french fries over. I boiled* them for another 2 minutes and got the french fries out. I salted them, chose one, and popped it into my mouth. The french fries tasted great, as good as the ones cooked in a restaurant. Even my mother liked my french fries. *about boil: I am not very good at cooking so this might be correct! I just marked it because usually boiling is for cooking things like spaghetti in a pot of water, and whenever I've heard about people making french fries, they fry them, or deep fry them (which I think is just when they're fully submerged in the oil). A good expression to use with frying is "I left them to sizzle," or "I cooked them for another 2 minutes" etc.