Showing posts with label POTATOES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label POTATOES. Show all posts

Monday, August 1, 2011

Raspberry Orange Garden Salad




What a beautiful weekend we enjoyed here in the Northwest! We are loving summer and all the berries.

It is so nice eating dinner outside in the evenings...and it is going to be a shock when we actually have to eat inside at the BIG table again! But for now we are LOVING the beauty of the backyard!

Tonight's Menu:

Lemonade

Raspberry Orange Garden Salad

Fresh Watermelon Slices

Salmon Burgers with Special Sauce

Fried Potaoes


Orange Raspberry Garden Salad

1 bunch fresh spinach, cut with scissors...for dainty bite-sized pieces!

1 head Romaine, chopped

1 small can Mandarin oranges, drained

1/2 cup sliced almonds

Toss above ingredients together and add the dressing right before you are ready to serve dinner.

{Dressing}

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup orange juice

1/4 cup red wine vinegar...plus a bit more if you like

1 Tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

6 grinds of fresh pepper...to taste

1 large clove garlic, peeled and crushed

Shake the above in a half pint canning jar.

Now...toss your fresh garden greens, fire up the grill and enjoy a sweet evening outside!

Love to all of you and a very HAPPY MONDAY!




What lovely summer days...











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Friday, June 17, 2011

Boarding School Bakers



For those of you who may still be looking for something special to make this Sunday in celebration of Father's Day...look no further...and if you are planning on making baked potatoes, you may want to try these golden potatoes that only require melted butter and fine bread crumbs!

We have been enjoying these since boarding school days in the Black Forest!

Father's Day in the Pearson home was celebrated early this year...and this fit the bill to a "T"!

Enjoy...


How we celebrated:

salmon on the grill

boarding school bakers

steamed broccoli with garlic butter

blackberry pie-in-a-jar

...and games!

Directions:

*Scrub, rinse, dry potatoes...and put at least 6 knife slits into them to help them cook a bit faster...this will ensure soft insides and a nice crust on the outside.



*Dip potatoes into melted butter




*Roll in fine bread crumbs





*Bake just the way you would bake your potatoes. VOILA! I made baby red potatoes...they are a bit gourmet and a bit on the small side which meant there was plenty of room for PIE!





Happy Happy Friday!

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