Happy Saturday and happy party day!

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Our usual Saturday thing is to have friends over for dinner or go to their places instead.  With small one it’s so much easier than trying to get a babysitting, the cost of the sitter…but I always want to make sure that I have enough time to actually chat with everyone and have the last minute clean-up down to the bare minimum.

What I usually do is make a big roast and then a couple of very easy side dishes.  You already know from reading this blog that my favourite thing about a meal is a big horrah of a dessert at the end so everything truly needs to be maintenance free.

This is a favourite side dish around here as I’m able to make it early in the day (or even the day before) and simply reheat when everyone arrives.

Restuffed potatoes.

I start with baking one potato per person and adding a couple of extra ‘for the pot’. Here are measurements for enough filling to feed; one very hungry toddler and 6 adults.

I’ve got 1/4 cup ricotta cheese…

1 cup of sourcream, 1/2 cup milk, 1 cup shredded cheddar, 1/4 cup chopped basil (or 2 tsp. dried) pepper and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg.

When my potatoes are baked I scoop out the yummy insides (add the potato flesh to your cheese mixture)and place them in a nice big baking dish that has been buttered.

Restuff the potatoes and top with another layer of cheese.

When your guest arrive reheat for 20 minutes.

I often even make extra and have these the next morning with eggs. 

Equally delicious.