Roasted Red Potato Home Fries

Roasted Red Potatoes Home Fries
Recipe adapted from Savoring the Thyme
serves 3 people
 
Ingredients:

• 4 large Red Bliss potatoes (with skin)
• 2 slices Canadian Bacon (or regular stripped bacon)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• salt and ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons parsley flakes

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 
2. Wash and cut the potatoes into 1-inch chunks and place in a bowl. Toss with the olive oil, salt and pepper and scatter over a shallow baking pan lined with foil.  Bake the potatoes for 20 minutes.  Toss halfway through baking.
   After the potatoes have baked, add the garlic to them, toss and bake another 5 minutes.
3. Using a medium non-stick frying pan at medium heat, add olive oil and cook the bacon for 1-2 minutes on each side.  Lay on a paper towel (to absorb the fatty oils) and then slice into smaller pieces.
   Remove the potatoes and place them in a large bowl.  Add the Parmesan, parsley, and bacon.  Toss together.

Cream Cheese-filled Snickerdoodles

Cream Cheese-filled Snickerdoodles
Recipe from Cookies&Cups

Ingredients:
Dough

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup room temp butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon

 Filling

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla

Instructions:

1. With an electric mixer, mix the cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 tsp vanilla for the filling.  Cover the cream cheese mixture and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
2. In a separate bowl, use a whisk to combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. With a wooden spoon, cream butter and 1 1/2 cup sugar.
4. With an electric mixer, mix in eggs and 1 tsp vanilla.  Next, add the flour mixture until all ingredients are incorporated.
5. In a separate, small bowl combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon, set aside.
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Remove the cream cheese mixture from the refrigerator.
7. For each cookie you will need 2 flattened balls of dough, 1 Tbsp each. (The flattened disk will be approx 2″ in diameter).
8. Place 1 tsp of the cream cheese mixture on top of one of the flattened dough disks. Then place the other flattened dough on top of the cream cheese. Pinch the edges together to seal.
9. Carefully form into a ball and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place on a plate as you finish making each and refrigerate. Before baking the cookies they should chill for 15 minutes.
10. When the dough is chilled bake on a parchment lined baking sheet 2″ apart for 12-13 minutes.  Transfer to wire rack to cool.