Cheesy Baked Potato Recipe

 Easy Cheesy Baked Potato Recipe

Happy morning everyone! It's weekend once again wohoo!, time goes so fast that, I can't hardly remember  anything about the weekdays. Do you have any plan this weekend? Perhaps, a cook out with friends? Just hanging out, talk and sharing delicious food? Sounds like a good plan and If you scratching your head  on what to make or bring to the party. I got some super easy recipe idea that you can whip in no time. Its perfect side dish in any special occasion or even just simple dinner with friends that surely impress everyone's taste bud, even the picky eater is sold. Sounds so yummy? Yup! it is really good, If you like potatoes combine with cheese and sour cream.. Oh My! I think I'm drooling just by talking about it. Not to mention its super easy to make. You can totally mix everything, throw it on the oven and by time your done fixing your hair the Cheesy Baked Potato is ready! Are you excited? Me too! It's like a perfect side dish for a perfect instant party get together.. 

Anyways, this Cheesy Baked Potato Recipe is inspired from my mother in-law. She made this in every special occasion and its always a HIT, everyone love it. This is also, one of the side dish I prepared when my husband's friend come over last Tuesday for dinner. I also made sauteed green beans for some greens on the plate, grilled/ baked pork loin which I'm going to share the recipe on my next post and for dessert we have chocolate chip cookies. Isn't it sound like a wonderful dinner meals ideas? I think it is.. Come one join me in my kitchen and ask your friends to come over and have a dinner get together kinda night...:)

Notes:

- Try to spice the recipe up by adding maybe some chopped ham or bacon and top it off with more cheese on top.

- Adjust the taste according to your preference ..:)

Ingredients:
1 pack (30oz) Frozen Shredded Potato
1 pack ( 8 oz ) mild cheddar cheese
1 tub (16oz) sour cream
2 can of potato condensed soup- I used Campbells brand
Salt and Pepper- to taste

 Directions:
- Preheat the oven onto 375 degrees
1.) COMBINE all the ingredients into a big bowl. Stir them thoroughly until everything is combine.
2.) Put the mixture into prepared dish and BAKE for 45-50 minutes until its cooked.
3.) DONE! Enjoy your Cheesy Baked Potato. Yum!:)

Super easy indeed right? So, try it when you get a chance and let me know what you think. Share me your twist on the recipe and some topping you decide to add. Have great weekend ahead everyone.. and Cheers! to nice weather outside.
Keep coming back on my blog and I'll see you in few days for more recipes I come up with. Have great day:)

xoxox- Melgie

Side Dish: Sauteed Asparagus

Sauteed Asparagus with Onion

 Hello everyone! Do you have any big plans this weekends? Any recipes do you want to try? Shopping with friends? Whatever your plans for this week may be, I'm sure its going to be FUN.
So, talking about recipe that you might want to try this week, what about Sauteed Asparagus? Yum! Let me tell you something! This is probably the easiest side dish you can make in very short time and of course it taste divine. One more thing, this side dish is very versatile it can go with anything, best paired with steak, grilled pork chopped and much more. Are you excited? I am! because its not only so good and nutritious it is also very inexpensive this time of year. I buy vegetables that are on season to cut off the prices and make something so simple yet so delicious out of it.
Are you ready for some Sauteed Asparagus? The idea here is that, you can totally rock this dish by making it your version. You can totally add you favorite ingredients like bacon or make a salad out of it. You can also steam asparagus and add butter at the end, even baked asparagus is totally awesome or  you can just simple sautee the asparagus just like what I did.. Super simple! and so fast! How do you like your asparagus cook? I'm curious what what asparagus soup taste like. I should try it next time..(wink) Anyway, can I tell how quick the cooking process is? 5-7 minutes only (That's it!). Just one taste and I'm pretty sure you'll SOLD! that's how scrumptious this dish. Yum! Its kinda strange I just ate but I'm getting hungry right now.( hahaha)
Join me in my kitchen and lets make it together. (High Five) C'mon.:)

Note:

-Adjust the quantity for larger crowd.

-Taste according to you preference

- It is also good grilled and steam. Also you can add some of your favorite ingredients like bacon and make salad out of it.

Ingredients:
1lb.Asparagus- sliced
1/2 medium onion- sliced
2 teaspoon butter
salt and pepper- to taste

Directions:
1.) Wash the asparagus thoroughly, Sliced it according to your preference. I like mine simple chunks
2.) Meanwhile, In large pan put 2 teaspoon butter, add the sliced onion and sautee for couple minutes.
3.) Add the asparagus and let it sautee for like 5 minutes until its cooked crisp. Salt and Pepper to taste. Done!
4.) Serve warm along with your favorite meal. Yum!

Try this dish and let me know what you think. Till next time everyone for another delicious recipe.
xoxoxo- Melgie
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Sauteed Green Bean Recipe

Sauteed Green Bean with Bacon

I was with my family at Outer Banks vacation 2 weeks ago. The vacation is AWESOME!! being with my family, make things together and hang out on the beach is priceless. We had so much fun..:)

One thing we do as family was to have dinner together every night. The idea is, one family member choose to cooked for everybody on certain day, then other family member do the cooking the next day and so on and so fort.. until everybody got their turn. I got too excited that  I want to cooked first, hahah:)

I made some Rice, Beef Caldereta minus peas, and Sauteed Green Bean, and chocolate peanut butter brownies for dessert. The food are good and more fun especially when it shared with family. My mother in-law brought some wine and yeah... it was delicious!!. I love how the green beans add some special taste to the whole meal. I'm a big green bean fan and so my family. So, here I am, more excited to share this recipe here on my blog. C'mon let's hang out in my kitchen and start cooking..:)

Below is the recipe and hopefully you would love to try for your next family gathering. Enjoy cooking..:)

Blanching is a cooking process wherein the food substance, usually a vegetable or fruit, is plunged into boiling water, removed after a brief, timed interval, and finally plunged into iced water or placed under cold running water (shocked) to halt the cooking process.( source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanching_%28cooking%29)

Ingredients:

1 lbs. Green Beans- (Trim both end)

3 pieces bacon- slice into small pieces

1 small onion- thinly slice

Salt and Pepper - to taste

1.)   In large pan, bring water to boil, add the green beans. Let it boil for 5 minutes or until half way cooked and crisp in texture.

2.) Placed the green beans into ice water to stop the cooking process and to retain the color and texture.

3.) Meanwhile, In large pan, cooked the bacon until golden brown and crisp, add the onion and sauteed for couple minutes.

4.) Drain the water from the green beans. Then, add the green beans into the pan and sauteed for 4-5 minutes until everything cooked but still have that texture from the beans.

5.)  Salt and Pepper if needed. Share and Enjoy!

Note:

- Taste according to your preference

- Bacon is optional

- blanching method is important to obtained great texture of the green beans.

(beans are on the right side of the plate)