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Default I ate 24 potatoes with dinner.

"Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
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> On 7/13/2018 1:41 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 2018-07-13 12:00 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 7/13/2018 1:28 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> Yes, you read that right. Along with a tomato and 2 country ribs I had
>>>> 24 individual potatoes.
>>>>
>>>> I've seen them at the store and finally bought a bag of them, tiny
>>>> potatoes, a mix of red and yellow. The largest one are about the size
>>>> of a marble, most are smaller.
>>>>
>>>> They make an interesting presentation, but taste the same as their full
>>>> size counterparts. I just boiled them and added some butter and salt.
>>>
>>> Tiny potatoes! I've seen bags of them and have been curious. But I was
>>> never curious enough to try them. Maybe now I will.  Do you think
>>> they'd roast well? Being tiny potatoes, I know they wouldn't take long,
>>> maybe lightly oiled and at a low temp?
>>>
>>> Jill

>> You can nuke them in about 5 minutes.

>
> Â To paraphrase Bill Clinton , "Nookin' ain't Cookin' " . The microwave is
> fantastic for warming up already-cooked dishes and thawing stuff out . And
> not much else , IMO .


I don't really find that to be true, great for fresh veggies, fish, rice,
etc.

Cheri