Pioneer Woman's Potato Skins

My husband loves potato skins. When we first started dating I remember him ordering them as an appetizer and I didn't really like them but now 8 years later I find my self enjoying them as well. When my hubby requested these I decided to pair them with steak for dinner as an alternative regular baked potatoes. It turned out fabulous!! Unfortunately she does not have this recipe online with pictures but here is the recipe:

What You Need:

8 pieces of thick-cut bacon

8 (cleaned) potatoes

canola oil

kosher salt

1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese

1 cup sour cream

4 sliced green onions

How to Make It:

1. Bake the potatoes for 45 min in the oven at 400 degrees or until they are fork tender
2. Fry your bacon up (my favorite part, who does not love bacon)
3. When your potatoes come out of the oven, slice them in half, then with a spoon core out the potatoes leaving a little flesh on the skin
4. Next brush both side of the the potatoes with canola oil and salt both sides liberally
5. Cook on both sides for 7 more minutes each or until the skins are crispy
6. Grate your cheese (or you cheat and buy the already grated kind) and chop the bacon into bits
7. Sprinkle the potatoes cheese and bacon, then return it to the oven just until the cheese melts
8. Then right before you serve spoon in some sour cream, and sprinkle with green onions

**Note: We cut down on the portion size from the recipes since there is only 2 of us but this is the original recipe

It is was delish!! (Not to mention Bob's special steaks are the yum!)

Pioneer Woman's Pico de Gallo

I am going to try and post about cooking through Pioneer Woman's (PW) cookbook every two weeks. Yesterday I made her Pico de Gallo. Bob and I both love chips and pico so I was really excited to try this recipe. To see Pioneer Woman's post with step by step pictures go here.

**Note: I only used one Jalapeno because I am not a huge fan of hot but that is totally up to you.

I really liked this recipe and it would make a great snack or addition to any mexican food inspired night.

Here is Pioneer Woman's Recipe:

What You Need:

5 whole Plum (roma) Tomatoes
½ whole Large (or 1 Small) Onion
Whole Jalapeno Peppers
Cilantro
Lime Juice
Salt To Taste

How to Make It:

Chop jalapenos, tomatoes and onions into a very small dice. (Leave seeds in your jalapenos for a hotter pico). Adjust amount of jalapenos to your preferred temperature. Next, chop up a nice-sized bunch of cilantro. Just remove and discard the long leafless stems before chopping. No need to remove the leaves from the stems completely. Place all of these ingredients together in a bowl and give it a good stir.

Squeeze the juice of half of one lime into the bowl. Add salt to taste and stir again.

Happy Cooking!

**note: to me it needs a little more tomatoes**