Dinner 2025

[Smithy]

Over here I reported getting a 5-gallon bucket of russet potatoes. Today was a good day to try one of several casseroles I've had my eye on: mimicking stuffed baked potatoes, and mimicking a store-bought casserole I had enjoyed (see here) from Miiller's in Llano, TX.

 

So, today I tried the first of several recipes: Fully Loaded Twice-Baked Potato casserole, from afeastfortheeyes.net. Delicious. It was easy, and a good excuse to cook up a lot of bacon ends and pieces I bought recently.

 

I don't think the texture is the same as the Miiller's dish, but this has far fewer ingredients and is delicious. I can only show the "as baked" photo this time; the plated dinner portion is blurry. No matter; I should have lots of chances to show this again.

 

 

The sauce is a mix of mayonnaise and sour cream; the rest of the ingredients are roasted potatoes, grated sharp cheddar cheese, bacon and green onions. The only liberty I knowingly took was substituting Lawry's Seasoned Salt, which I had, for the specified Montreal Seasoning, which I didn't. No regrets. This recipe is a winner!

 

 

[Honkman]

Shrimp Burger with Fries - shrimps are minced in the food processor (1/3 very fine, 2/3 in larger pieces) and mixed with mayonnaise, cayenne pepper and scallions. After forming patties, you coat them with fine ground panko crumbs. Served on a toasted brioche bun with lettuce and tartar sauce and with fries