Guus Bosman

I spent two hours shopping this afternoon for ingredients for an Italian dish I had planned, but at 8.00 pm I still hadn't started cooking.

Since the recipe involves making dough and baking it and it is at least two hours of work I decided to leave it for tomorrow and made something else. Inspired by a very enjoyable dinner yesterday night I grilled steaks and served them with baked potatoes and broccoli.

It was the first time that I've made baked potatoes and I must say that they came out really nice. I didn't take a picture of them, but they were smooth and delicious on the inside and with a crispy crust. They were in the oven for about an hour (350 degrees) and I had rolled them in kosher salt so they had nice salt flakes on the crust. I steamed the broccoli and coated it with sauteed garlic and a little bit of grated Parmesan cheese.

While cooking I watched Wednesday's Republican debate. It wasn't very spectacular but I enjoyed it. McCain didn't have a great night; he came across as arrogant and smug. Sasha also recorded the Democratic debate for me (I was flying when it was on), I'll watch it tomorrow.