After 54 days of the university strike was voted over, I was sad; it felt like all of the hard work, long meetings & lost sleep, was under appreciated & thrown down the drain, by people who didn’t understand the gravity of the situation or simply didn’t care. But I was also relieved; 54 days of strike exhausted me, both physically & mentally. After being so social for so long, I realized this was a good opportunity to recharge my introverted batteries. It being over, gave me the break that I didn’t want, but very much needed.
So after Tuesday, I did exactly that. I cleared pretty much all of my schedule, settled in with my comfiest clothes & I did blissfully nothing for the rest of the week except four things: eat, work on the blog, binge-watch most of the new season of House of Cards & make my favorite comfort food (baked potatoes).
Don’t worry, I won’t be sharing any of the Underwood’s spoilers, but I’ll tell you about these baked potatoes.
Yield: 1 serving
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: Approximately 1hr
Ingredients:
2 medium-to-large Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed clean of any dirt
Olive oil
Sea salt
1 clove of garlic (per potato)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 450°F.
Using a fork or a knife, poke the potatoes multiple times on all sides.
Rub the potatoes with olive oil (just enough for the salt to stick) & salt.
Put potatoes on a piece of aluminum foil, each (make sure that it covers the entire potato).
Slice the garlic clove in half. Place one half on top & the other half at the bottom of the potato.
Bake for one hour, check for doneness by piercing the potatoes. If the insides are nice and soft, then remove from oven. Otherwise, continue cooking in 5-minute increments until the potatoes are done.
Serve immediately. Use a knife to cut down the middle of the potatoes & behold, a perfectly crispy on the outside & fluffy on the inside, baked potatoes are now yours to enjoy.
For toppings I used: melted vegan butter with paprika & parsley, shredded carrots, tofutti sour cream & chopped green onions. But you can also go the simple way & just serve them with vegan butter, salt & pepper. The choice is yours.
