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Ooops.. Wrong song. It’s still freezing outside, but I’m in the mood for cookin’ on the grill! Usually, when I grill, I like to do everything on the grill. Tonight, though, I decided I needed to dirty pots and pans, as well! Besides, it’s too damn cold outside to stand there and properly watch things!

Inspiration for tonights dinner came from the leftover gorgonzola butter that was in the ‘fridge. It was screaming “Twice Baked Potatoes” and being a person who always listens to my food, I readily complied. I even started out by actually baking the potatoes in the oven! Didn’t microwave them to get ’em started. What a difference it makes. I highly recommend it!

I cut a small oval off the top of the potato, peeled off the skin, and scooped out the meaty filling. I added the gorgonzola butter, some sour cream, a bit of S&P, mashed it all together, and spooned it back into the shell. Then back into the oven for about 20 minutes.

I had some mushrooms in the ‘fridge, and a couple of green onions, so I sauteed the mushrooms in a bit of olive oil, added the chopped green onions, a splash of red wine, then some beef broth, and cooked it down a bit, thickened with a bit of cornstarch, and a lovely sauce was made.

Meanwhile, I took the London Broil and merely salt-and-peppered it. Nothing else. Put it on the grill. Cooked it rare.

Sauteed some french green beans in a bit of olive oil, S&P. Sliced some of the Portuguese bread from a few days ago, and called it dinner!

Dirtied 1 pot for the sauce, 1 oval baking pan for the potaoes, and 1 saute pan for the beans. Not a bad nights work!