A Hymn to Baked Potatoes
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010What better on a cold wintertimes night, than to come home to a supper of crisp-skinned baked potato, piping hot, a knob of butter soaking into the fluffy centre. Perfect for days when you get home in good time but have a million things to do and cooking supper is last on the list. All you’ve to do is get the oven hot (200C), fling them in, (with crossed scored on the top, so they do not burst and coat your oven with an irremovable patina of flaked potato) and leave them there for at the least an hour, better an hour and a half. You can get along with everything else, secure in the knowledge that supper is cooking without you and so put together some fillings at the eleventh hour.
Among my favourite toppings is tuna. Just open the tin, drain, season with salt and pepper and some lemon juice (feel free to add mayonnaise if you like it but we don’t). Other hassle-free accompaniments are baked beans, grated cheese, left-over juices from last night’s stew. Any of this makes a tasty, nutritious meal without any fuss and best of all, one that most kids will eat…an tremendous plus point for mothers everywhere. (more…)
