Yummy! I like the baked version. It seems healthier.

I bought a deep fryer. Recently, I've been deep frying everything! Deep fried food is waaay better than pan fried food. However, it's really bad for my health.

I usually cook fried chicken , mashed potatoes , and green peas.

I don't make fried chicken that often but do love it. I love to mix Old Bay Seasoning into the flour mixture that I use to coat the chicken. Old Bay Seasoning gives the fried chicken that extra added flavor that everyone in my household loves. I usually use about 1/4 cup of Old Bay Seasoning in the flour mixture.

Once I get the recipe for chicken marinated in buttermilk from Mama I am going to combine that recipe with my Old Bay Seasoning Fried Chicken recipe and see how the flavors taste together. I figure this will work since I dip my chicken pieces in milk before tossing them in a ziploc bag with the flour mixture.

Oh... forgot to share one of my favorite recipes for potatoes. I take some potatoes and cut them into large wedges or cubes. I place some Canola oil in a Ziploc bag and then place the cutup potatoes in the bag. Toss the potatoes to coat them with the Canola oil. I then pour some Hidden Valley Ranch powdered dressing mix into the bag with the potatoes and toss to coat the potatoes. The potatoes can be cooked in the oven or on the grill. If grilling just take a piece of heavy duty foil and make a little tray with sides to put the potatoes in. I usually cook the potatoes with indirect heat on the grill until they are just about done and then move them over the coals to brown them if they are not browned. Make sure you keep an eye on them when they are cooking in case they need to be turned.

I love fried chicken too - it's a big downfall of mine! I just tried a recipe similar to Mama Mangia's yesterday. I think it is a new favorite way of making chicken for me.