Wednesday, lake pot Barbara NicCreadie \ oe BUDGET BEATERS ARE YOU the sort of shop- per who deesn’t bother look- ing at the price of an item — if you want it, you buy it regardless? Hf that's you. you won't have noticed the very high tabs for staple vegctables, Potatoes — up to as much as 98¢ a pound. Bulk carrots are at least 59¢ a pound and Brussels sprouts — please sit down — $1.69 a pound. Spare me! Oddly, green peppers haven't soured to the heights they often do at this time of year — { paid $1.19 a pound last time { shopped. The average family keeps an eye on meat prices. The shopper pays attention to the cost of luxury items — fresh shrimp for example — but may completely overlook price jumps in ‘the potato bin. Few of us would want to live without potatoes, whatever the price. but at 98¢ a pound, we may serve them less often. A pound of potatoes doesn’t 20 very far —- that’s about three medi- um potatoes, So let's think about the humble . potato as the luxury food it has become this winter. 1994 - North Shore News atoes stretch Wherever possible. quit peeiing potatos, There's no need to peel potatoes for trying or roasting. In fact, both methods of cooking tarp out even better wilh shins. I find. too. that Paced fewer potatoes when Proast then around the sneat as compared to the nuinber Fareed lo smash. The same goes for pew potitoes (the thin-skinned red or white ones), By steaming thea whole, they vo a lot further. Here are few new potato reeipes. Gourmet restaurants rarely present a mashed poliato but since someone came up with the garlie mashed. you'll find them often. GARLIC MASHED POTATOES Because these are so Mavorful, you'll find you won't need such a large serving. 4 medium potatoes 4 large garlic buds, unpeeled, baked 2 Thsp. butter Salt Milk (about “Ac. bat amount varies) Peel and quarter the potatoes. Ceok in water until fork tender and drain. To bake the garlic. place unpeeled cloves on a bit of tinfoil and bake about 40 minutes. For econamy's sake, make this recipe when you've got the oven on for something else! The garlic cloves will casily stip out of their skins when cooked. Add garlic. butter and salt to potatoes and mash. using a hand beater, Add milk in dribbles as you beat — just enough to make the potatoes fully but not soggy. These are best prepared right before serving. , To serve. swirl the potatoes in smallish individual mounds and depress the centre. Top with addi- tional butter or spoon gravy into the indentation. Great with pot roast, chops. Serves 6. ‘Brand New 1993 Sealy Posturepedic Nee Ce GR ALL SIZES! ALL MODELS! oe include: 7C€OLONY PEAZA POTATO PATTIES To get the most out of four big potitogs, bake theas aid use the insides for the patties. Leave about 0" of potate on the shins and set them) aside -- theyll soake another mngak -- butter them and top with geuted cheese. Hake until Crisp. For this recipe: 4 large baking potatues. baked —- insides only 4” cup (approxinutels ) milk 1 Tbsp. butter 1 eve vatk 3-large green onions, finely chopped “tsp. mixed, dried ttalian herbs Salt and pepper Using it hand beater. mash the potatges with milk —- they should be stiffer than you would make them for serving plain. Beat in the butter and cgg yolk, then the onion, herbs and seiason- new! DEPENDABLE CARE™ DRYER MODEL LDE/G7304 * Canada’s No. 1 preferred brand’ * Super capacity, 3 temperatures © Auto and Timed Dry ings. Form the aiisture tito say fhat- tish patties. Fre ountd cusp and browa on bout sides, You can do these at cou. ple of hours ahead to this pom, Place the browned patties ona cookie sheet. Top with alternating shices af tomitta ~- pinwheel rings of Romas are ideal and white cheese =~ [prefer jack but you can use edit, goudia. Swiss or moz- aarella. Broil until cheese melts. Hf pat- lies are very cold. broil further from the heat to slaw down the browning and heat the potatoes, Here's another twist on roast potitoes, J use new potatoes, about 3" diameter. ROAST POTATOES WITH MUSTARD AND OLIVES irfy large new potatoes, further with easy recipes quartered “golive oil 2 tsp. dry mustard 2 cloves garlic. crushed t mediuin onion, finely chopped tsp. mixed, dry Italian herbs “ow bhack deli alives, pitted and chopped Whisk the oi} with the mustard. wutic and onion, Toss the potatoes in the mixture. Place in shallow baking pan and sprinkle with herbs. Bake half and hour at 350°F, turning twice. 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