April Blogging Challenge: Day 2

As in real life, I am a fashionably late to the party. But here’s day 2 of the Happy April Blogging Challenge; a photo of something you ate. Cue nervous laughter.

So… pretty much the minute I plated my food, I forgot completely about anything but eating my burger and mashed potatoes, and guarding it from The Dickster himself (my cat). But before I inhaled it, it was a burger seasoned with salt, ground black pepper, and garlic powder (I haven’t been able to cook regularly enough to keep fresh garlic around which gives me a sad). I skipped the bun (because I forgot we were out of bread) and topped it with Stubb’s Sweet Heat. I’m linking to their site because holy hell Stubb’s is the house favorite for BBQ sauce. Though, a heads up, do not use Sweet Heat for pulled pork. It tastes like Satan’s ass.

The mashed potatoes turned out really, really nice. I’m not sure if that’s because I haven’t had real mashed potatoes in a forever or if it’s because my mom put them in the crock pot with some pork broth she made from our Easter ham this morning after breakfast–yeah, no, never mind, I know exactly why they tasted so good. I used some of the broth instead of milk to make the mash and plenty of butter and salt.

I think the meal could have used something with a bit of crunch to it (like radish kimchi as a side dish or apple slices for dessert) but it was a freaking awesome way to end a long ass day. Thank you mom, for putting those potatoes in this morning.