"kilikini" > wrote in message
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> JJ wrote:
>> Anybody have a simple but elegant looking, make ahead potato recipe?
>> The oven is going to be full on Sunday and I need something I can
>> make the day before and throw in the oven to reheat after the ham
>> comes out. Plain old mashed potatoes are not an option.
>> Thanks,
>> Joe
>
> Did you buy the potatoes, yet? A simple option might be getting some new
> potatoes, boiling them, and adding butter and dill, although that's not
> very
> elegant. Everything I'm thinking of uses the oven, unfortunately. Maybe
> merryb's option of twice-baked might be the ticket. Good luck, and let us
> know what you decided to do.
>
> kili
>
I see new potatoes used at elegant dinners frequently. They've usually
taken a potato peeler and have done one ring of peel around the middle. Not
sure why, but it always looks nice. And these could be warmed up in a
crockpot.

Lynen