Simple Dinner

A potato so large, I cut it in half and it made a meal for my daughter and myself. The salad was a surprise from my friend. She popped over a salad big enough for dinner and lunch tomorrow. I brushed the potato halves with olive oil and sprinkled them with coarse sea salt. The salad was tossed with minced garlic. It didn't even need dressing.

Smashed Baked Potatoes

Smashed baked potatoes, or baked smashed potatoes, and I've seen them called crash potatoes. It's National Potato Month - and Idaho is famous for its potatoes, so I'm sharing a potato recipe.

Medium-sized red potatoes - one per person, or two!

Rosemary herb seasoning - I used Pampered Chef

coarse sea salt

olive oil

Boil the whole potatoes until soft. Drain. Heat oven to 450 degrees, rack should be middle position. Brush a baking sheet with olive oil. Put the potatoes on the baking sheet and then take a potato masher and gently squish them into the pan - do a criss-cross squash. Brush them with olive oil, then sprinkle with coarse sea salt and rosemary herb blend. Bake until tops turn a bit brown. I like to put a little dab of butter on them before serving. My neighbor did this with cheese on top - why not add bacon and make a kind of potato skin?