Smashed Potatoes

I saw this on the internet the other day and just had to try it. No real recipe actually.

Just boil as many whole red potatoes that you need. I poked holes in mine so that they would boil faster.

Let them cool once this is done. If you have company coming for dinner that night, good to do this in the morning, and just wait until right before dinner is ready to finish.

Grab a cup or glass. After sitting your potatoes onto a cookie sheet, take the bottom of your cup or glass and press down on each potato. They will start to crack as you smash them. That is alright. At this point, I added a little bit of butter to each, salt, and garlic salt. I then misted them with olive oil. I then added some parm cheese (dry), and also some dried chives. I baked them at 350* for 15 minutes. I then pulled them out and added some cheddar cheese. I put them back in the oven for 5 minutes. It would have been really good with some freshly made bacon bits. ENJOY!!!

Zucchini stirfry

My mom and my mother in law are two of the best cooks. Very different styles of cooking, but both great in their own right. This is one of the easier dishes that my mother in law makes that we love to eat. We eat a lot of it during the summer when there is an abundance of zucchini around. No real recipe, you do it to your liking.

This is a half package of bacon and an onion. I ended up adding a second onion later and chopped garlic but didn't get a picture of it. Sorry, new to this.


Now slice as much zucchini as you would like into the skillet. I used 4 medium zucchini here.


When the zucchini is almost done to my liking, I add fresh mushrooms and cook until I like the tenderness of the zucchini.


When the zucchini is the right consistency for me, I turn off the stove and add fresh chopped tomatoes. I don't want them to really cook, just get warm.

The end result is delicious. I hope you enjoy this dish, from my mother in law's and my home, to yours.

Summer time is Carne Asada Taco Time

Carne Asada is a cut of meat at the grocery store or butcher/meat shop. It is a thin slice of steak basically. The trick is, it can't be too thin or too thick. The second trick is to not let me cook it, but let my husband. He is really good at this, and me, well, I am not!!!

There is a seasoning that we put on the carne asada that we find in the spice section of the grocer, and also in the international food section at times.



While my husband is hard at work at the bbq, I fry the corn tortillas for the shells of our tacos. It does not take too long. I put them on a paper towel to drain off the oil. The grease splatters at times so make sure that there are no children around.


When the meat is done from the bbq, I slice it into thin slices and make it into tacos. I slice of meat will generally make two or three tacos, so it goes a long way. These are perfect my daughter tells me, except there were no olives, as she is my olive girl. OOOPS! Hope you try these as they are quick, easy and tasty. No recipe needed, just fill them with what you would like. If you haven't had carne esada before, you are in for a treat.