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This is the time of year when I sometimes crave a good baked potato. When the weather gets cooler, a nice hot baked potato can warm you up and feel like comfort food. Sometimes for dinner I'll put together a baked potato bar with a variety of toppings to satisfy my craving.
Baked Potato Bars can be an inexpensive way to feed a large group, especially if you make it a potato bar potluck affair. The host can provide the potatoes, butter, sour cream and salt and pepper and then ask everyone else to bring a topping. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. It is surprising to me that not everyone loves baked potatoes that well, and especially not with various toppings. Lindsey prefers a sweet potato and has always disapproved of baked potato bars. When I asked her for topping ideas, she suggested butter, salt and pepper. Not really what I was looking for, LOL. Luckily, Maddy and Alicia do enjoy baked potatoes and had plenty of ideas! So, I've compiled a list of ideas that you may not have thought about. Then, if you decide to host a Baked Potato Bar, perhaps you can enclose the list of ideas in your invitation to give your guests some options. I mean, it would be a less exciting event if everyone simply brought cheese.
Did I leave any of your favorite toppings off of the list? Pleas add them in the comments below!
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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. What is a seafood lover to do with today's prices in the grocery store? Purchasing salmon for my salmon addiction has always been a splurge, but now I am finding myself saving up in order to pay the huge price and still be able to purchase the basics. Fortunately, and surprisingly, I can usually find a pretty good sale on shrimp. Some weeks, the sale will be on large shrimp, others, on medium. Salad shrimp or small shrimp are usually pretty affordable compared to other seafood in the supermarket. Since I adore shrimp, I find myself purchasing it more often to put into our menu rotation. Benefits of Eating Shrimp The great thing about eating shrimp is that it is very good for you! It contains vitamin B12 and other things like niacin and zinc. It is high in anti-oxidants that fight inflammation, wrinkles and sun damage. Shrimp is also good for thyroid function. Of course, you shouldn't overdo it with shrimp, they are fairly high in cholesterol and sodium, and of course, some people are allergic to shellfish, which is very sad for them. All of that being said, shrimp is great to have on hand because it cooks up quickly and that makes it easy to create a delicious dish in no time at all! I was browsing through our posts and realized that we have a bunch of wonderful shrimp recipes that will add so much variety to your lunch, dinner and even snacking menu! Here are our best shrimp recipes. Click on the photo to go to the recipe. Having shrimp in a home cooked meal always makes it seem special to me. When I can do it in a budget friendly way, that is even better! Do you have any shrimp recipes that you love? I would love to hear about them in the comments!
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Our family is going on a week long cabin trip together soon. One of the nights of our reunion we are going to have a chili cook-off! That sounds like a lot of fun, except my husband and I really cannot handle very spicy food. My husband has been especially sensitive to it since he had Covid 19. So, of course, I am joining the cook-off so that I can make sure that at least one of the chilies will be mild enough for our taste!
I decided that the easiest way to make the chili without having to do a long process while on vacation would be to make it at home and can it! So, that is just what I did! I came up with the recipe in my head, made a huge pot of chili for dinner one night and then just canned the rest of it, processing in my pressure canner. Overall, it was even easier than I had imagined. (I had never canned chili before.)
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What have I been doing while staying at home during this Corona Virus disaster? Baking and Cooking! So far I've baked a big batch of Sprouted Wheat Bread, I've made Corned Beef for St. Patrick's Day and an Avocado Key Lime Pie for dessert (twice)! Since we had corned beef left over, and because I was baking bread, my mind started working and I thought about Bier Rocks. If you haven't ever heard of them, they are a free form beef hand pie basically. They usually have beef, cabbage and onions in them. The dough is a bread dough. I got to thinking that a Reuben style Bier Rock would be really good, sans the rye bread, but with sprouted wheat bread instead! So, I tried it and they are delicious! Here is how I did it.
When I made my sprouted wheat bread dough, I saved one loaf's worth of dough and wrapped it in waxed paper and plastic wrap in the fridge until the next day. Then, I gathered my ingredients:
Ingredients:
As you can tell, Bier Rocks are very free form. But that is okay. They are easy to hold and eat without a mess, which is one of their beautiful qualities. They transport well and taste delicious.
This recipe is a great way to use up your St. Patrick's Day leftovers!
If you are like me and don't have little ones at home to care for and home school, how are you filling your time of social distancing? I have many home projects to get to, so this time alone can be put to good use. Stay healthy everyone! Wash your hands and don't let these trying times get you down! Stay busy, check on your loved ones and keep praying!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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