"aem" > wrote in message
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On Jul 24, 12:21 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Normally whenever I bake potatoes I throw several more potatoes in the
> oven
> just to have some cooked potatoes around.
>
> I find them very useful to have around to make:
>
> A whole bunch of Fried potato recipes.
>
> A small amount of potato salad.
>
> Cold sliced potatoes with EVOO & Balsamic ++++
>
> How about you?
>
If I anticipate or plan to do something specific with them, I might
cook extra potatoes, but generally speaking my preference with most
things is to cook only what we expect to eat. We like freshly
prepared food much better than leftovers, and we're at a stage in our
lives when time is available and schedules are very flexible, and I
find cooking entertaining most of the time. So I no longer do the
"planned leftovers" thing for stir fries, or steaks, chops and grilled
meats, or pasta or fresh pasta sauces.. The major exception is rice,
and that's because we like fried rice so much. -aem

Boy I don't agree across the board. I truly believe stews, braised short
ribs, & Italian Gravy are much better the next day.

I do find that cold baked potatoes when diced seem to brown more easily and
uniformly when fried in a little butter.

OTOH like you I just made a batch of long grain rice just for fried rice on
the weekend. I'll buy the fresh veggies tomorrow at the farmers market.


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Old Scoundrel

(AKA Dimitri)