We’re both helping mom today. Oh right……this is Shopping Around the World with our grand host Bacon of Piglove. 
SHOKO…..BLACK
KALI…..ORANGE
We all decided to make Balsamic Potatoes for our recipe of the month. It’s summery cause you should use new potatoes and right out of the garden…..could anything be fresher. Now I feel like a proud momma cause I tended these taters and the reason mom and dad are eating taters and not dirt is cause of moi. 
I inspected them Shoko and you did a fine job for a nip head. MOL
Oh my…I’m blurry today….not a good sign. C’mon Shoko let’s get mom moving on the recipe. Think she’s getting blurry too. MOL 
SHOKO…..BLACK
Alright, here is the recipe for Balsamic New Potatoes my friends. I really thought mom was going to marinate a balsam tree in vinegar….who knew they actually do this in the store….well paint my whiskers white and call me Santa!
Roasted Balsamic New Potatoes
Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil….Terra olive oil 500ml…$4.98
1 1/2 tsp dried thyme….garden
1 tsp. dried rosemary leaves, crushed…garden
1/8 tsp. nutmeg………Club House, 43 grams, $1.94
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped……Fresh Colossal Garlic, $0.99 each.
2 lb. new red potatoes
3 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar……Unico. 500 ml…..$3.28
1/4 tsp. salt…cupboard
1/8 tsp. pepper…cupboard 
Now pay attention to the steps as they’re important.
STEPS
Preheat oven to 375F
In a 1 cup measuring cup, mix olive oil, thyme, rosemary, nutmeg and garlic.
Cur potatoes in half. spread on non-stick 15x10x1 inch pan. Drizzle with olive oil mixture; toss to coat.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until potatoes are golden and slightly crispy. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar, toss to coat. Bake 5 minutes longer. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Let’s have the picture mom took Shoko. Um…looks like she never took a picture. What? So what are we suppose to do now? I got it…let’s show what they should look like. 
These are beautiful potatoes. They look scrumptious.
Should we tell our friends what happened to mom’s Roasted Balsamic New Potatoes, Kali. I’m embarrassed Shoko. Heck Kali we didn’t do it…we’re not to blame this time.
Well, mom and dad ate the potatoes and really liked them….honest! Mom thought they could be cooked a bit longer so put the potatoes in the oven for 20 minutes after supper. She even set the timer. However she never started the timer. Ding dong….da witch is alive and cooking. MOL 
To make a long story short…..mom decided to check the potatoes cause the timer never went off. Well this was an hour later and the poor potatoes didn’t look like potatoes anymore. They were a charcoal mess. Mom wasted the potatoes I worked so hard to keep moist and happy! This is our sad tale of mom on a blurry recipe day.
Kali let’s go and have our Fancy Feast. It’ll taste pretty good after mom’s fiasco. 
Are you brave enough to try this recipe?
The Canadian Cats 
oh how bad that the pawtatoes became ravens…. but at least you look great as chef… kali reminds me of the famous chef with his Smørrebrød smørrebrød – røm pøm pøm pøm ;O)))
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At least they had some potatoes before the pot graveyard called for the new pots. Yes, Kali has that look and I expect her to start saying pom rom pom pom pom.
Shoko
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UHOH……..well, until they went up in smoke (!) those potatoes looked AND sounded totally delicious and my Mom is going to try those (although not the up in smoke version). She LOVES new potatoes!
Hugs, Teddy
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The potatoes are delicious and easy but the recipe is different than we expected. I gather one makes the mixture and after adding the mixture one drizzles the balsamic vinegar over the pots.
Shoko
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Hehe, you haf no idea how often thingys get furgotten about in the oven here!
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
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Hi Princess Leah,
I feel better knowing your family goofs up too. It is kind of embarrassing and you being royalty must find this behaviour unacceptable but we still have to put up with it. Let’s be happy they don’t have to cook OUR food before serving it to us. hehe
Shoko
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Yep, I forgot something I was cooking for Jeff this month and it ended up the same way. I wonder if parboiling the potatoes would help them cook faster in the oven while still giving the same taste and consistency??
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You too! That makes us feel better. Mom’s not the only one that can’t handle a timer…hehe We never thought of par boiling a bit…its an excellent idea. Iff, we just did it for 15 minutes it would help. Thanks Amy.
Shoko and Kali
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We think the potato recipe sounds good and we’d like to try it. We’ll try to remember to set the timer. 😎
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It is a good recipe and easy…just pay attention and you’ll love them.
Shoko and Kali
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Of course we are brave enough for this recipe. The potatoes sound awesome – okay maybe not the bricks but let me tell you something. It sounds like my mom in the kitchen and of course I would still eat them! XOXO – Bacon
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You’ll love them. I think maybe putting a lid on the casserole dish would help.
Loves Shoko and Kali
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I don’t know whether to cry with laughter or sorrow…I’ve done similar things too…😸….and I am sorry all your love and care turned to charcoal…lol…could you use them on the barbecue?? 💕😺xxx
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haha…they’d even be stinky….briquittes smell better. hehe
Jean
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Apparently you can put balsamic vinegar on strawberries…😱🍓
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Really? I don’t know bout that.
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sorry to hear the cooking was all for nothing! But at least you guys looked cute preparing it!
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We worked out paws to the pads….what for…nothin’….I guess she can have a boo boo occasionally…what a stinky boo boo though. haha
Shoko and Kali
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The mom thinks those potatoes look tasty. She’s definitely going to try this recipe.
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Well, sorry all your work was fur naught Shoko. Bet your mommy was too. After all, she didn’t get to have any of those yummy taters. MOL All mommy can eat right now is smashed taters, so we won’t be tryin’ these. Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
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Sorry your Mom wasted potatoes you worked so hard on. I am going to try this, they look tasty. I will leave out the rosemary though, I feel like I am eating a pine tree when I have that 🙂 XO
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MOL Mom says rosemary can be very strong if too much is used. She uses the coffee grinder and makes ground up rosemary otherwise it is too sharp.
Shoko
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