Yum. I'm hungry.

My sister-in-law always finds the best recipes. And I take pride in stealing every single one of them.

Try this:

Ultimate Twice Baked Potatoes from www.allrecipes.com

Prep Time:
15 Min

Cook Time:
1 Hr 15 Min

Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

Servings

Original Recipe Yield 8 servings

 

 

Ingredients

• 4 large baking potatoes
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• 8 green onions, sliced, divided

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bake potatoes in preheated oven for 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
4. When potatoes are done allow them to cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl; save skins. To the potato flesh add sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 the green onions. Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy. Spoon the mixture into the potato skins. Top each with remaining cheese, green onions and bacon.
5. Bake for another 15 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 422 | Total Fat: 29.5g | Cholesterol: 63mg

"Life IS the messy bits"

End of May - Find out something is wrong with Buddy

Go home not knowing what the problem is...hug and love and kiss the pups. Squeeze Tim's hand with fear and hope. 

Early June - Find out Buddy has serious kidney issues...cry til there are no more tears. Buddy is put on blood pressure meds and antibiotics. He decides he doesn't like his food anymore.


At home, Tim and I cook Buddy some ground beef & rice together hoping to keep him eating. He does. We are ecstatic.

Buy an air conditioner for our bedroom so we're not sweating since the central air doesn't work too well upstairs.

Sweet! It's used so it's on sale!

Get it home. Plug it in. No wonder they returned it.

Return the air conditioner on Father's Day. 

Get in the truck to drive to Tim's parent's house - seat belt airbag breaks for no reason causing a loud noise and smoke in the truck...while we're not even moving yet!

Laugh with Tim as I sit in the backseat...now afraid the front seat is going to kill me. Drive to Tim's parents. Have a nice dinner with Tim's parents for Father's Day which he insists on paying for.

Results back from another vet appt for Buddy...ALL levels are worse.Cry. Curse the vet (in our heads.) Swear they're wrong. 

I could keep going...the point is, there's good and bad that happens everyday. Having friends and family (and pups) can make everything better (or worse depending on the day!)