Festivities & Fireworks {and a recipe}

4th of July has come and gone but my blog and brain always run behind!  :)  Since the holiday fell on a Monday this year we used the long weekend and made a quick getaway up to Tennessee and had a fun filled weekend with family, than included lots of swimming...











a birthday party...








a family reunion, that I have no pictures of...


an annual 4th of July family cook out at Billy Bob's...









and of course fireworks!!!







And when we got home, we met up with friends and caught some more fireworks!

















By then end of the weekend we were all worn out.  But as usual, it was worth it!  And just for kicks, here is a new recipe I found and made and loved.  It was so easy and delicious.



Golden Parmesan Potatoes
4-6 Yukon golden potatoes
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/3 cup butter

First of all, make sure you get these kind of potatoes and make sure you wash them! :)



Preheat your over to 325.  Cut up butter and lay in 9x13 pan and stick in your oven while its preheating to melt the butter.  Take your potatoes and cut them into quarters and mix rest of ingredients in a ziploc bag.  Shake until well coated.  Pour into dish and toss with butter.  Cook for 1 hour.

For a really easy easy meal to go along with this, cook a peppercorn porkloin  (you can get one from Publix I know) while you cook your potatoes for the first 30 minutes.    The loin usually just needs to cook about 30 min, so when its done take it out and let the meat rest, and while your at it, stir the potatoes and add a pan of Sister Shubert rolls to the oven while you cook your potatoes for the next 30 minutes.  Once the potatoes and rolls are done, open and assemble a salad kit (I used a Publix blue salad).  And that's it.  Call your family to the table!  :)




Gotta run, I hear the girls stirring, and in the mean time, I'll try to figure out how to take better pictures of food!  ha!  :)