Baked Rosemary Potatoes

WARNING: If you try this recipe, you may become addicted.
Baked Rosemary Potatoes are the perfect compliment to Turkey Meatloaf and are super easy to make.
(And I will share that recipe on Saturday-don’t you worry.)

Please, unfasten your seat belts.
Your tummy needs some more room.

Here’s what you’ll need:

1/4 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil (I always avoid the “I-get-around” Olive Oil, personally…)
1 tsp Garlic Salt
1/2 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Sea Salt
1/8 tsp Fresh Ground Pepper
2 Sprigs of Fresh Rosemary
6-8 Red Potatoes

Ziplock Bag
9 x 12 Casserole Dish
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, please…

Pour the 1/4 C of olive oil into a ziplock bag.

Add the 1 tsp Garlic Salt and the 1/2 tsp Paprika to the ziplock bag.

Next, add the 1 tsp Sea Salt and the 1/8 tsp Fresh Ground Pepper to the ziplock bag.

By now, this is what will be staring right back at you from the bottom of your ziplock bag. Inhale it’s yummy odor…

Cut your potatoes into bite sized pieces. Add them to the ziplock bag and zip it shut.

Gently shake the bag, keeping a hand on the ‘zippy’ part. I don’t care what they claim, the bag will sometimes unzip at the most inopportune time.
Thoroughly coat the potatoes with the olive oil & spice mixture.

I lightly sprayed no-stick onto the bottom of my 9 x 12 casserole dish before dumping the potatoes in. Spread the potatoes evenly in the dish.

Pull the leaves from your fresh rosemary stems and distribute evenly over the potatoes.
Bake these little yummy dudes at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 35-40 minutes or until tender.

So yummy, so easy…
So good as a leftover the next day because you made WAY too much for two people.
I hope you enjoy-I know I did. Come back Saturday for the Turkey Meatloaf Recipe!

Until we meet again-Admiral Twin

Francis Ford Coppola filmed ‘The Outsiders’ in 1982 in Tulsa, OK.
It stars a couple of unknowns like:
Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon and Patrick Swayze.

Several scenes from that movie were filmed at the historic Admiral Twin drive-in movie theatre.
It’s hard to imagine that this run-down theatre once enjoyed hoity-toity types like Francis Ford Coppola and his entire crew of Soc’s and Greasers.

(This photo courtesy of Cali2Okie)
Several scenes from that movie were filmed at the historic Admiral Twin drive-in movie theatre.
It’s hard to imagine that this run-down theatre once enjoyed hoity-toity types like Francis Ford Coppola and his entire crew of Soc’s and Greasers.

A few days ago, the uninsured wooden structure that supported the movie screens had an altercation with gigantic flames.
Flames=1, Movie Screens=0

That charred pile of wood is all that is left of the two movie screens.
The bathrooms survived unscathed, unfortunately.

It’s been wonderful to see the response from Tulsans. They are offering their support-from flowers stuck in the chain link fence to cash donations offered to rebuild the historical drive-in.

Although, some of us T-towners need an incentive to part with our cash. I saw several dollar-bill-to-box-candy exchanges. Whatever brings in the cash, I suppose.

And with our help and $300,000, Admiral Twin shall rise again.
I just hope they can do something about those bathrooms, too….

In Honor of Labor Day

I like to work.
But I have learned the value of taking a break every so often, grabbing a good book and truly relaxing. Because of that, I have decided to take it easy this weekend.

Of course I will still get some work done. Life doesn’t stop, even for those concerned with relaxing and who have given themselves a cute french manicure.

I will be thinking of serene places such as this even while I am working and admiring my cute toes.
I can almost hear the toads ribbiting….

However, a major local historical site burned to the ground, and my editor has requested pictorial evidence.
Instead of the lakes and sunsets I had hoped for this weekend, I will be snapping shots of the charred remains, editing them and wishing that I had a newer version of Photoshop.

And if I need to, I can reminisce about this particular camping trip that happened a year ago about this time. I’ll recall the dewy blankets we slept under, the spider web infested community bathroom and the spiny backbone of a dead fish my big toe accidentally touched.
That will surely cure me, or at least keep me sane for a few more hours…
Hope you have a great Labor Day Weekend as well!

Sea Trails-My Huffy is Gone

Biceps bought me a bike years ago from a thrift store.
I loved her. Her name was Molly. She was orange, brown and beautiful.

Molly was the standard of inefficiency. With three gears and a metal frame, she lumbered over curbs and puttered up hills. She forced you to notice your surroundings, albeit slowly…very slowly.

Molly’s logos were starting to fade; but proudly displayed themselves as best as they could. I have always loved the color combo of yellow, gold, orange and brown.

Molly kept log of her miles and kept track of her speed. My favorite thing about her was the 242 original miles she had slowly explored during her life. What stories she could tell…

Her seat was as comfortable as a 2 x 4. The springs had lost their bounce, providing little to no cushion for my bony backside.
But, I loved her.

And then Lady Bike came into my life. There didn’t seem to be enough room on our back porch for these two rivaling bikes. The constant arguing between the new vs. the old upset me somethin’ fierce. I had to make the hard decision to let one of them go. We just couldn’t go on like this anymore.

Goodbye, sweet Sea Trails.
You were a good bike and I will miss your retro paint job, your speedometer and your curvy handlebars.
I will not miss my sore butt or my extremely tired thighs, however.
It was better for all of us this way.