There are a few times a year when it seems almost obligatory to BBQ – either BBQ yourself or attend one. And those times are Memorial Day weekend, July 4, and Labor Day weekend. That’s not to say you can’t BBQ all summer long, if you so desire. But it’s around those holidays that you see the grocery stores pull all their grilling items to the front of the store so you can’t miss the charcoal, the sodas and the chips and dip.
Everyone grills differently. Usually, my family focuses on the sides and salads, and sticks with grilling steaks. But we’ve also done the All-American burgers and hot dogs with chips and dips. Mom and I decided why not start up the grill and make a simpler version with burgers, salad, chips and dip and potatoes.
We’ve been thinking about my Aunt Lauri a lot lately, she was the most amazing person, who could literally whip anything up out of nothing. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the chance to spend a ton of time with her – with her living in Michigan and me in Northern Virginia, and the added element that I was still really young – but from what my mom tells me, I seem to have inherited some of her qualities. She was sweet, but sassy and blunt, she loved to cook, and for some reason she smelled everything. Hmmm … that all sounds really familiar.
My Aunt Lauri made grilled hassleback potatoes that I tried to recreate for the BBQ, with mom’s help trying to remember how she made them, of course.
Ingredients
- 4 small Russet Potatoes
- 2 tablespoons I can’t Believe it’s not Butter (or Salted Butter), melted
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
- Salt to taste
- Aluminum Foil
Instructions
- Wash and dry the potatoes thoroughly
- Slice the potatoes like chips, without cutting all the way through
- In a small bowl, mix together the butter, garlic powder and salt
- Brush each of the potatoes with the butter mixture. Be sure to pull the potato slices apart slightly, so the mixture can get inside.
- Wrap loosely with aluminum foil and place on the grill
- Grill until the potatoes are tender (20 minutes)
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