Food : 10 Minute Baked Potato

So a few days ago I had a hankering for a baked potato.  I remembered that beautiful sweet potato I bought over the weekend and thought I'd make myself a sweet savory treat for lunch.  In about 10 minutes I had a glorious Maple Glazed Sweet Potato sitting on my plate!  

How did I do that?  Let me show you....

My mom shared this handy trick with me a few years ago and I haven't baked a "traditional" baked tater since!  

1. Grab a potato. {I use russet or sweet potatoes for this method.  "Baking" time may vary according to the size of your potato.  We'll get there in a minute.}
2. Wash it well.
3. Poke {carefully} a few times with a knife or fork.
4. Pop it in the microwave on high for 5 minutes.  {I do 6 or 7 minutes for a large potato...the one below was considered large.}
5. Carefully {its hot!} and snugly wrap it in foil and let sit for another 5 minutes {again, I let it sit another minute or two if it's large}
6. Unwrap & voila!  You have a baked potato in about 10 minutes!  :) 

For a regular russet potato, I like to drizzle olive oil and a dash of salt over the skin before I wrap it in foil.

Maple Glazed Sweet Potato

1. Bake a large sweet potato.
2. Slice into 1/2 in slices and stack.
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg and a dash of salt.
4. Drizzle warm maple syrup over top.

Happy "baking"!  

- images via danya collyer

Posts Coming Soon!

Hello Friends,

I'm sorry for the delay in recent posts.  My 6.5 yr old MacBook is living out it's last days, thus making it difficult to post to PPS regularly.  :(  

{so sad...we've made many memories together}

But good news! 

I've been in the kitchen a lot lately - creating lots of fun posts to share with YOU!

Check back tomorrow morning for a great "how to" and hopefully this whole computer hiccup will be solved shortly.  

{who wants to contribute to my "Danya needs a new computer" fund??  ;)}

Lots of love,

- image via danya collyer

More Cabinet Space, Please?

What a productive day it's been!  I've done my grocery shopping, made dinner {gfree potato soup} and just popped a batch of homemade gfree biscuits in the oven - all before noon.  This is not my typical, I assure you!

While I've been rummaging about my teeny, tiny kitchen this morning, I'm convinced there are better storage options than what I've employed.  Cabinet space is sparse and my pots, pans, and appliances are just too big {that's apartment living, I suppose}.  Not to mention my "pantry" is sharing space with those bulky pots and pans.

Here are a few clean, organized {and pretty of course} kitchens and storage solutions I'm loving today....

{This would be my dream pantry!}

{These are precious!  I saw them in Anthropologie a few weeks ago and just fell in love with them.  It would cost a small fortune to replace all of my spice bottles though.  It's great inspiration.}

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What are your tricks for kitchen storage?  Do you prefer exposed storage over hidden storage?