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Default Cooking spuds?

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Dave Smith > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > Another thread prompted this question...
> >
> > How do you most often serve potatoes?
> >
> > Lately, I cut them up and cook and serve them with whatever else I'm
> > cooking, or braise small ones whole. Spuds are easy and go well that
> > way.
> >
> > Alternately, I'll nuke them and serve them steamed, or pressure cook
> > them and serve them mashed.
> >
> > I don't do a lot of baking so rarely serve them truly baked. (Been
> > without a stove now for about 3 years so cook everything on hot plates,
> > electric grill, microwave, or BBQ.)
> >
> > IMHO, coal BBQ baked are tastiest. <g>

>
> We don't eat many potatoes in this house. Even a small bag will start to
> go rotten before we get to them, so I usually have a bag of frozen fries
> on hand for the occasional meal. As far as real potatoes go, roasting
> is probably the way they are most often cooked here. However, it is
> spring, and those little new potatoes will be around soon. I boil them
> and serve with butter and a bit of parsley.


They are good that way.

Last time I served baby red potatoes tho', I added some mixed italian
herbs and that really worked. The mix is Oregano, Basil, Thyme and Sage.
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