October Monday Starch

[lagilman]

For when only the starchiest of starches will do...

but you'd rather not work too hard. Or, in fact, at all.


Take a mess o red potatoes. Scrub and slice. Slice in a few cloves of garlic. Boil potatoes and garlic for about half an hour, adding Stuff to taste (I used sea salt and white and black pepper, and dried parsley, and some other relatively simple pantry staples). When the potatoes begin to fall apart, drain and dump into a large bowl. Taste and re-season as needed (I added some chicken bullion and a splash of olive oil).

No butter, no cream, no fuss and very little muss. Is good. And the post-surgery gums approve, too.



In work-news, the line edit continues apace, as does various other editorial reading. Am starting to itch to get to the pending revisions, which is always a good sign.... ah, the oh so exciting life of a freelancer. Aren't you all just so jealous? (don't be -- I've been working since 7 this morning)

Comments

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

Scrub and slice.

Here's where you lost me.

[lagilman]

Buy pre-washed and -sliced?

[burger-eater.livejournal.com]

I made this tonight for dinner (with a couple changes). I dubbed it "crashed potatoes."

It was a big hit. Thanks.

[lagilman]

Whatchanges did you make? Was it a side dish or main course?

I was thinking about adding some strips of roast chicken, next time. Or maybe some albacore tuna and a tablespoon of paprika...

[burger-eater.livejournal.com]

Nothing fancy--some lemon and budget balsamic to go with the olive oil. And I dumped the drained potatoes back into the pot to cook off the water, mainly because I over-cooked them, turning them half-sludgy.

This is the kind of thing I would mix with leftover beef stew. I like it.

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

must try this -- any vehicle for garlic is otay by me!