Perfectly baked potatos!

Why is it that baked potatos always taste better at a restaurant?

I can tell you why.... because most of us "bake" them wrong!

Up until last night when I actually researched "baked potato", I had

been wrapping them in foil and

throwing them in the oven for an hour and a half...

And than left wondering why they didn't taste like the one from

Texas roadhouse or Red Lobster.  

If you want that crispy potato skin and moist inside...

Here is the solution....and to make this 

relevant to the blog, and saving money...I will tell you how to make this 

$5 buck dinner for 2 (or 2.5 in our case).

Chelsea's honey mustard salmon and perfectly baked potato!!!

Steps for the perfectly baked potato:

 Step 1: 

Thoroughly wash your Russet potatoes (they bake the best), scrub them a little even...

they grew under ground, and were picked and bagged by people with 

dirty hands...(just sayin')

Step 2:

Put the potatoes onto a baking tray and pour some

Extra virgin olive oil (or regular canola oil) on top of each one, and than roll them

in the oil that is inevitably on the tray to make sure they get an even coat of oil!

Than give them a light coating of coarse sea salt...or in my case I used regular old

salt, and it still worked great.

ALSO, poke a few holes in each one, or they could explode

Step 3:

Bake them in the oven at 325 degrees (right on the baking tray..no foil etc)

for an hour and a half...you may need more

time depending on how large your potatoes are!

At the same time you put the potatoes in the oven, throw your frozen salmon into some

foil and let it bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes...(same as the potatoes, convenient)

when there is 15 minutes left of cooking time pour the honey mustard (see recipe below) 

on top of the

salmon and DO NOT recover with the foil...

just let it bake another 15 mins without the foil.

While this is all cooking make a salad and you have a 5 dollar dinner for 2!

Honey Mustard Recipe:

3 parts mayo or sour cream

1.5 parts mustard

1 part honey

add some garlic salt to taste (I suggest penzey spice's garlic salt)

COST:

Salmon 1 pound at Sunflower Market= $4 dollars on sale

Potatoes=15 cents each

Salad=about 75 cents