Not Exactly Normal (Sharing A Food Idea)

Okay, so I'm working on some simple twice-baked potatoes.

What I'm using:

 

-18 potatoes (not a joke)

-2 whole sticks of UNSALTED butter

-pepper (enough to taste)

-shredded chedder and jack cheese (about 16 oz.)

-Chardonnay oak smoked sea salt (the aroma alone makes it worth while)

-several sprigs fresh thyme

-1 tablespoon crushed rosemary (use a bit more if it's fresh!)

Steps:

1. Wash potatoes

2. Bake them at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes

3. Take potatoes out, cut them open length-wise (about 1/3 of the way towards the center of each potato).

4. Scoop out most of the insides, leaving a little of the insides.

5. Put insides (and the cut-off parts) into a bowl, along with the butter, pepper, salt, and other ingredients (except the cheese).  Mix.

6. Scoop mixture back into potato hulls, top each potato with some of the shredded cheese.

7. Bake until the cheese has melted.

Pretty damn spiffy (and the 18 potatoes is an awfully large amount, obviously use less if you're only cooking for a few people--1 potato per person, perhaps?). 

Enjoy it.