"kilikini" > wrote in message
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> King's Crown wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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
>
> I had a thought to make the new potatoes more elegant! With your idea of
> the peel around the middle, what if you tied a green onion around the peel
> mark? Maybe I'm just being weird. Call me crazy.
>
> kili
>
Or tie a chive... I like it kili.

Lynne