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So you’re cold and hungry (ok, for you southerners — hot and hungry) and looking for something to hit the spot, to fill you up but without having to wait too long. What do you make? (I’m thinking about something maybe a little beyond a bag of chips and a bucket of dip here….)
Here’s what I usually do. Wrap 2 or 3 red potatoes in plastic wrap and throw them in the microwave for 5-7 minutes. When they’re nice and tender, slice them open and salt and butter them and start loading them up with whatever I’ve got in the fridge. Usually some cheddar gets shredded on first so it will melt into a gooey mess, then the chopped onion, then half a can of olives (its important to have the contrasting colors for visual interest here), or maybe some broccoli or ham or…..
My wife looks at my plate and asks if I’m going to eat the whole pile myself — “Can I just have
b one
bite?” So you”ll probably have to throw on an extra potato or two any time you make them.
Fast, cheap and almost wholesome. I’m drooling on the keyboard just thinking about having another plate. What do you drool for?
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So you're cold and hungry (ok, for you southerners -- hot and hungry) and looking for something to hit the spot, to fill you up but without having to wait too long. What do you make? (I'm thinking about something maybe a little beyond a bag of chips and a bucket of dip here....)
Here's what I usually do. Wrap 2 or 3 red potatoes in plastic wrap and throw them in the microwave for 5-7 minutes. When they're nice and tender, slice them open and salt and butter them and start loading them up with whatever I've got in the fridge. Usually some cheddar gets shredded on first so it will melt into a gooey mess, then the chopped onion, then half a can of olives (its important to have the contrasting colors for visual interest here), or maybe some broccoli or ham or.....
My wife looks at my plate and asks if I'm going to eat the whole pile myself -- "Can I just have
b one
bite?" So you"ll probably have to throw on an extra potato or two any time you make them.
Fast, cheap and almost wholesome. I'm drooling on the keyboard just thinking about having another plate. What do you drool for?