I love a good scavenger hunt. Following a well-marked yet cryptic list to find hidden treasures around the neighborhood was my idea of a good time when I was young. It was almost too much for me to bear, the surprise that might be found, the race to find it in time, and the end result– a birthday treat. (Because usually a scavenger hunt was coupled a birthday celebration.) Perhaps this is why I love salt cooked potatoes so much. Popping each potato out of its salty nest was a tiny party, like a scavenger hunt, digging among the white dunes to find a treasure. But this time the treasure wasn’t jewels, or mounds of gold, it was a potato– but a pretty darn good one at that.
Salt and potatoes but not salty potatoes. Baked but not oven-roasted. Toasty warm but not crisp skinned. Simple to make and impressive when [...]
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