a little pinspiration: potatoes & a nobel peace prize!

one reason you won't be reading

very much on

from my little pink couch

about my cooking ...

i always feel a little bit

like rachel & the failed english trifle.

i have like 4 things i'm really

comfortable cooking &

they are on constant rotation.

now, don't get me wrong ...

i can read directions off a box.

so, my family gets to enjoy taco tuesdays (out of the box)

& thanks to kraft's homestyle mac & cheese (in a box),

i can now fake a homemade mac & cheese complete with a yummy crust!

enter pinterest ....

my recipe board is the most

ignored board that i have.

i pin recipes with beautiful pictures

& have the best intentions of attempting them,

but i always fall back to the familiar rotation

{hum.... there's a sermon there, i think}.

anyway ...

i wanted to share something i

came across a couple of months ago

& y'all ... it is BRILLIANT!!!!

she wears many hats

amy, from she wears many hats, has a friend

that gave her this genius tip about

making baked potatoes ....

 CUT THOSE SUCKERS IN HALF

BEFORE YOU COOK THEM!!!!

{yes, i am yelling}

i mean, hello!

what's the 1st thing we do before

we eat a baked potato?!?!?

we cut it in half!

so.... cut in half before ya cook it

& than you only have to cook it

for half the amount of time!!!!

i mean ...

whoever came up with this

needs a

nobel peace prize!

so simple, so brilliant!

drizzle pan with olive oil & sprinkle with salt

cut the potatoes in half (length-wise)

place potato cut side down

brush skins with olive oil  & sprinkle with salt

cook @ 400 degrees for about 35 minutes

DONE!

try it ... for reals!

super yummy!