Monday, June 21, 2010

What Should I Make?



I make dinner about 5-6 times a week. And I like to mix it up. So, I'm often asking the question: what should I make? I thought I would start posting "What Should I Make?" ideas for myself (and hopefully others). That way I can just refer to these when I'm wondering what to make; there will even be a link on my side-bar titled "What should I make?". So here's a menu for a great dinner, that is minimal effort:

The Menu

Easy Grilled Tri Tip
Twice Baked Potatoes (recipe to follow)
Caesar Salad-use a mix or toss romaine lettuce with parmesan cheese and your favorite dressing, add croutons if desired.

Twice Baked Potatoes
this recipe takes awhile, but it's not very labor intensive, you just need to leave enough time for the potatoes to bake in the oven.

Serves 4

2 medium baking potatoes
oil, for rubbing potatoes
2 Tbsp. light sour cream
2 Tbsp. milk (or buttermilk)
1 Tbsp. butter
salt and pepper, to taste
Cheddar cheese, shredded (for topping potatoes)

Preheat oven to 400. Clean potatoes, rub with oil and prick with a fork multiple times. Bake in oven for about an hour (just stick them on the rack). Cool for 5 minutes or so. Cut in half, scoop out potato and put in a medium bowl. Mix milk, sour cream, and butter in a measuring cup with spout, stick it in the microwave for about 30 seconds to melt the butter. Use a mixer to mash the potatoes, gradually stir in liquid until desired consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste. Put mashed potatoes back into their skins and top with cheddar cheese. Put into a 350 degree oven until heated through and cheese is melted.

1 comment:

  1. this sounds so good! I'm going to see if I can find steaks on sale this week!

    P.S. I'm going to tell Zak about your new recipe site-he's going to be so excited (seriously. he got the food network magazine for his birthday and spends HOURS looking through it. he's going to love this).

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