Goodbye Food Bloggers

Like sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our blogs.... I have finally decided to stop posting to My Recipes.

There are several reasons for this decision. Once I thought blogging was the funniest thing in the world, but now it is a source of bad conscience for not updating as often as I should. I have "lots of hits" on this blog, but the amount of time most visitors spend on reading is less than 5 seconds. So I have a feeling of "writing to myself". If nobody cares about what I am publishing, I might as well let this blog fade away. I have lost inspiration. My ideas have dropped considerably and I spend less and less time in front of the computer.

Tuesday morning I am flying to Spain for holiday. I look forward to having Spanish food such as paella, gazpacho and tapas.
















It is not a total goodbye from my blogging activity. You are always welcome to visit my four years-old Swedish food blog where I'll try continue posting when I get back to Sweden again.

Here it is: Favoritrecept.

This blog is written in Swedish, but it is possible to translate with the help of the translation tool. You can find it in the sidebar. Translation tools are not perfect but good enough if you just want to get a summary of what the content is about. I speak German and understand French pretty well so you may e-mail me with questions if you want to.

A big thank you to those of you who has read My Recipes during the past three years.

Baked Potato Slices

The calendar is telling me it is May, but it is April weather. Here in northern part of Sweden, April weather means rain, snow, hail, and chill mixed with a moderate amount of sunshine which warms up our frozen winter bodies. We have lost spring as a season and are left with three. A short summer, a short fall and a very long winter. Anyway, summer will be here in June. I have to be optimistic.

Summer means grill time and eating outdoor. These oven baked potato slices go well with grilled foods. Wash but leave skins on because the potato peel is the most nutritious part of the potato. It is rich in minerals and dietary fiber.

Baked potato slices with thyme and garlic














INGREDIENTS:
· 4 large potatoes, unpeeled
· olive oil
· 1-2 teaspoons dried thyme, or fresh thyme leaves
· garlic, finely chopped or pressed
· coarse salt
· freshly ground pepper

METHOD:
1. Preheat oven to 175°C/350°F.
2. Slice the potatoes into approximately 2 cm/0,8 inch slices.
3. Grease a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil.
4. Place the potato slices in a single layer in the baking sheet.
5. Brush the slices with olive oil.
6. Sprinkle on top with some coarse salt, pepper, thyme and garlic.
7. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 30 minutes. The baking time will vary depending on the kind of potato you use.

Serves 2-4 (it depends on how hungry your family is)