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December: Rob Lowe’s three course bachelor dinner

Here’s a fun (and easy) recipe submitted from Ocean Gardens resident, Rob Lowe. This was his go-to dinner during his bachelor years thanks to how quick it is to prepare. Bon Appétit!  

1970s Style B.M. (Before Margaret)

Preparation time: 2 minutes.
Cooking time: One hour and 20 minutes roughly.

Ingredients

  • One good sized potato
  • One medium onion
  • Three mutton chops.

Method

Place potato in hot oven, open a beer. Half an hour later, turn the potato over, place the onion beside spud and open another beer.

Twenty minutes later turn the onion over, place griller on stove and when hot, add chops. Open a beer.

When chops are done place the spud on a plate and open lengthwise, removing a portion from each half and adding a lump of butter. Fork the butter into the spud and garnish with tomato sauce.

Remove outer layers from onion and add to plate with chops. Take plate, knife, fork and tomato sauce bottle to the table.

This delicious meal has a good balance of carbs and protein. The onion will prevent scurvy!

Caution: Beware exploding spuds, try to remember to put some holes in the spud before it goes in the oven…

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