My Virgin Baker!!

I know this seems weird, but I made my first solo attempt at baked potatoes tonight for dinner. They turned out really good!  Nick loved them and wants me to bake some up tomorrow too.  I honest to goodness cannot remember e-v-e-r baking potatoes all by myself before.  Now, I certainly know people who have baked their own spuds.... I've just never done it.  Never been a huge fan of the starchy tuber.  When offered baked, mashed or fried, I always opt for the cole slaw.

So, how did we get on to this?  Well, Nick stayed the weekend with an old friend from Mill Creek.  They had a blast and went 'tubing' on Lake  Sammamish. The friends' mom made steak & baked potatoes for dinner.  Nick of course wouldn't touch the steak, but loved the baker.  I went to the store and selected some big fat Russets and googled the best baker recipe I could find.  I was going to wrap them in foil, but learned that that just steams them.  I washed them, rubbed them with olive oil, and rolled them in this herb infused rock salt that I have.  Then I poked holes in them with a fork and baked them for 1 hour at 375.  YUMMMMM!   Good stuff. We ate them with butter, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and little green onions.   

Carole and Devin came over.  Carole couldn't believe that I had never baked a potato before and laughed at the notion of me "googling a recipe" for baked taters.   

I am adding "Baked Potatoes" to the list of things that I can cook!  Right up there with Mac & Cheese.  

Have a good week!!