Author: talbakes

My name is Tal. I love to cook. Besides an oven, my life consists of a hodgepodge of things that shouldn't go together, don't make sense, are super random, really epic or just plain suck. I'm not an expert by any means. But I agree to take you along with me and maybe we can learn from each other. T.

My Roasted Potatoes

For herb roasted potatoes you can use many things. This is kind of my go-to one just because of how busy my day is. The main component is Dill. The ingredients are sea salt, black pepper, dill weed, olive oil, and fresh garlic. Use the powder too lol if you want “extra coverage” of don’t have the fresh handy.

I use typically one potato per person and then add one extra. Small 5 gold potatoes were cut in sizes no bigger than an inch. Basically the larger your cuts the longer baking time. So control it. With smaller cuts you can have your potatoes done and tender and 40 minutes at 350 degrees. This gives you time to start them first or start them at the same time as your meat. I try to cook things at the same time and just stagger items in. This means your meal can be done at the same time and you’re not waiting on other things. Anyway two cloves of garlic are chopped roughly.

Then toss the potatoes with the olive oil and garlic. Season the top.. toss then season again and toss. Season with the salt on based on your preferences. Then bake. Most potatoes that I use in cooking are tossed in olive oil and baked. This is just so that I keep a healthy focus when it comes to my carbs. If you want you can add some chopped onions I didn’t tonight.

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Salmon… and what that mystery herb Tarragon in the cabinet is for??

Salmon naturally tastes good. It’s a super easy fish to work with in the kitchen. It looks all fancy LOL but don’t let that intimidate you. You can easily plate and make this extra special if you want to.

Or have a nice healthy meal and look expert if somebody happens to drop by. 😂😂 I know it sounds terrible but really it’s not LOL. I start with 2 lb of salmon. That’s usually enough to feed my family which is 4 people. Typically there’s some left over. I seasoned super simple but it’s going to turn out fabulous. I used garlic, olive oil, garlic, tarragon, rosemary, black pepper and sea salt. Just rub a nice light coat of olive oil on your fish. Then lightly season. Very simple. I typically bake mine for 30 minutes max at a Preheated 350 degrees. I check it after 20 minutes to make sure that is still fluffy and not burned. Today it was 25 mins till done.

About Tarragon…

Now tarragon is a random herb that appears in cabinets. So super random it doesn’t get used. I have passed over it many times, I can’t even lie. Lol. And then finally I had to question okay well what can I do with this herb anyway??? Well it goes good with chicken and fish to start!! It’s similar to the taste of anise. Lightly though… Now what’s pretty cool is it improves in the body when eaten. I provided a link that sums up some things. It’s great for your cardiovascular and digestion. So smile when you eat this… #guiltfree!!

https://thefreerangelife.com/benefits-of-tarragon/

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Granola Bars from the crib?

Well its easy to make y’all. Dont get all caught up on dramatics with this one. All you need to have is all the stuff you want to eat in a granola bar plus oats. My foundation was a peanut butter/honey to hold it together. I use like a 1/4 cup of butter or a stick of butter. I just medium 3 cup of peanut butter, butter, a half a cup of honey. In a saucepan. Then I added all the raw mix to the bowl.. so there was cranberries, raisins, chocolate kisses, 3 cups of Oats, walnuts, hemp protein powder, ground flax, and almonds. Mix them together. It sticks and place in a pan and spread out flat Mash together with your hands. Then bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Then I put mine in a freezer before putting it in a frigerator just to harden it faster. Now I’ve cut it into bars and wrapped so that I can distribute.

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Best Brownie Near Me!!

OK so everyone has their thing. The one sweet that is greater above others. For me its the chocolate brownie. Nothing like a Sunday to change your life. I dont care what’s going on. If you give me a hot fudge brownie — I Am Fine. So periodically I need its fix. Its like i start thinking about it at random ass times. Like 9:54 am. No matter what goes on my mind always comes back it. So in Killeen, TX its not really a place I think of when it comes to food. It is it better than the towns around it. Yeah but sometimes you have to work with what u got.

So who got the best brownie? Well lol after being here for forever and some change. Its gonna be Pluckers!!! For some…What is a Pluckers? Its a pretty good wing bar. The favors are good and the meals and sides are really good. But that brownie y’all! Its big enough to share but I don’t. Sorry gotta get your own with me. Its a freshly baked, chocolate brownie, topped with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge. I mean the sugar rush is so serious!! Like I don’t take calls when I’m eating it! You could be a whole soulmate on the other line and once I get home I will call.

Service is typically quick so typically I can be in and out in an hour. Im close to the expressway too. I can quickly get other places so dropping the brownie in any given day is super easy. I curb those female insane mental moments more than people know thanks to Pluckers. 😂 I hope they live long and prosper.

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Food Porn in my phone!!!

Do I have a problem with foodporn? Yes I do and I’ll be the first to admit it. Just for giggles I went through my phone to see how many pictures I had of just food and it was a little ridiculous. LOL so I thought I would share with you some photos that I have LOL. Now keep in mind this site is definitely PG-13 so I’ve kept the racy ones down.

Man…some of these places I really need to go back to…

Ahem… when I have money to go. 😂😂

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