BBQ season is among us! Woohoo!
One of my favorite summer dinners is a good old-fashioned homemade burger! I’ve really been working on perfecting my burger recipe for years and years… And let me tell you, this burger is packed with flavor! It looks and tastes just like a gourmet burger!
But unlike your usual gourmet burger, this one is extremely quick and easy to prepare, and I mean… Extremely. Easy!
It takes just four ingredients… Four. Ingredients! Continue reading
I grew up on a beef farm when I was younger so we ate a lot of steak, and I wasn’t always a huge fan of it because of this. Lately however, in my “more refined age”… I sure do love me, a good steak! I’ve even started eating them a little rarer than I used to! Continue reading
With BBQ season just around the corner, (or if you live in Chatham, Ontario – it’s already started this year in mid-February – what the what??!), I thought that I would share one of my favorite BBQ season recipes with you: Creamy Mushroom Steak Sauce! Continue reading
On the weekend I decided that I would try “online ordering” from M&M Meat Shops, and let me tell you, what an amazing shopping experience it was! By ordering online, I was able to browse through all of their products, easily search for specific ones, view and compare their weekly deals and easily stick to my budget! Continue reading
Double-Baked-SMASHED! Potatoes — Prep Time: 60 minutes, Bake Time 20 min
These Double-Baked-Smashed!-Potatoes are probably my most favorite BBQ/dinner side! Not only are these potatoes super yummy, they are also very simple to make…. Just follow the recipe below for detailed instructions, and enjoy! 🙂
All you’ll need is:
Step One: Wash and slice all of the potatoes in half, the long way. Place all potato halves face down on a baking sheet. Cover the bottom of the baking sheet with 1cm of water, and bake in the oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Tip: If you are worried about the potatoes sticking, cover the baking sheet with a light coating of vegetable oil or butter.
Step Two: After potatoes have been baked and cooled to touch, use a spoon to carefully scrape out the potato skins into a large bowl.
Step Three: Add the milk and butter to the potatoes, and mash as you would in order to make “regular” mashed potatoes.
Tip: Reheat the mixture in the microwave to help with mashing.
Step Four: Set aside 1 cup of cheese and 1/2 of the bacon. Mix and mash — (or SMASH!), all of the other ingredients into the bowl, (except for the chives).
Step Five: Spoon the mashed potato mixture back into the potato skins and place them back on to the cookie sheet. Next sprinkle the remaining cheese and bacon on top.
Tip: I like to pre-mix the bacon and cheese in a separate bowl before sprinkling it onto the potatoes. This helps to ensure and even-distribution to each potato!
Step Six: Place the potatoes back into the oven bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or until the cheese is melted on top.
Step Seven: Sprinkle fresh chives on top, serve with sour cream, and enjoy!
What you’ll need:
Mix all of the ingredients into a sauce pan over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Then turn the heat to low and let it Simmer, SIMMER! for 5 to 10 minutes.
Add to your favorite dish and serve! Mmm…. DELISH!! 🙂 