Yours portly is worn out after the second week of school, so I’m keeping it quick today:  I’m sharing a video of some baked potatoes—and the recipe for making them yourself.

I found a super-easy recipe for baked potatoes.  Here’s the quick version, and it does not require aluminum foil:

Ingredients:  russet potatoes, cooking spray, seasonings (optional)

Prep and cooking time:  ~65-75 minutes

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
• Wash and dry potatoes
• Poke holes into the potatoes with a fork (I liberally peppered the spuds with holes)
• Spray a pan with cooking oil
• Roll the potatoes around in the oil
• My addition:  season the oiled spuds with pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, etc.—whatever you like!
• Bake in over for one hour
• Remove and let cool slightly—but serve hot!

I found that this easy recipe made potatoes that had a nice skin and fluffy, flavorful insides.  I didn’t even use butter and sour cream, and one of these potatoes eaten plain was delicious.

So, naturally, I made a video gawking at my lovely spuds:

Bachelor Chow 101: Baked Potatoes

I should have cut into them.  But I’m drooling looking at these spuds again!

Happy Friday!

—TPP