Scrumptious: Spicy

After last weeks potato themed meal-of-the-week, I only feel a little guilty about sharing potatoes with you again. This was kind of a cheater dinner anyway: I had a gigantic burrito for lunch, so I just ate this for dinner!

Potatoes and a red onion sliced into long strips and then sautéed them in some olive oil until the potatoes were tender. A little salt and pepper, and then after they got onto my plate they seemed a little lonely, so I dashed some Frank's Red Hot Buffalo sauce on them. Confused? Am I actually a 16 year old boy? Hmmm...

I promise, most of the time I eat healthier than this. 

Except for that semester when I ate chili fries for a week straight...

Scrumptious: Siesta!

Yes, I know, "siesta" means nap, or sleep. But when you are sleepy, and you need to eat, something's gotta give. But this was delicious!

But how about a recipe? It's nice and quick, but hits the spot. 

Siesta Baked Potatoes

2 small potatoes (I used russet, you could use one large, as well.)

2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup shredded cheese

1/2 cup salsa verde (I used La Victoria Thick 'n Chunky)

Several stalks of fresh cilantro

Sea salt, to taste

Preheat your oven to 350 F. Start by washing your potatoes well, since eating the skins is good for you, but eating dirt is not. Once you've done that, stab each a few times with a fork, and place them in the microwave for 4 minutes. They'll steam and hiss, but that's fine. 

Once they're done in the microwave, pull out a baking sheet (or pizza pan) and set your potatoes on it. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon olive oil over the potatoes and sprinkle a bit of sea salt as well. Place them in the oven for 15 minutes. 

When the 15 minutes is up, carefully remove the baking sheet and potatoes from the oven, and place your potatoes on a plate. When they are cool enough to touch, slice them in half, and mash them up a bit. Drizzle the remaining olive oil over them, then spoon on your salsa and shredded cheese and tear up the cilantro to sprinkle it on top. 

There you have it! Delicious Siesta Baked Potatoes -- lazy college-girl food with a (very slightly) mexican flair. Plus, it's super cheap.

Tell me if you try it!

Scrumptious: Carbonara

Now that I'm living in an apartment style dorm, I am cooking a lot more. So I decided that maybe instead of just a random photo-of-the-week, I'll also do a meal of the week. To kick that off -- here's the first thing!

Yummmm. Spaghetti, fresh spinach leaves, cubes of chicken tenderloin, all tossed in the college girl's version of carbonara: 2 eggs beaten with salt and pepper, then poured over the all the other ingredients, with some added marinara sauce for flavor. Good right? It sure looked pretty. 

Stay hungry, my friends.