Olde Hornet
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My limited access to the NY Times and Washington Post has reached its month long end, but these are interesting:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/most-popular-recipes-2020.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/12/26/best-vegetarian-recipes-2020/
https://www.thekitchn.com/martha-stewart-baked-yukon-gold-potato-23103119
Needless to say, I was a little bit worried that Martha’s baked Yukon, which required 90 minutes in the oven, would leave me with a burnt, dry potato. In fact, Martha’s Instagram potato even looked more like a Russet — the skin was burnished from pale yellow to a deep brown from the long bake. Nevertheless, I took to the kitchen to find out why Martha raved about this baked potato method — and the results changed everything I thought I knew about baked potatoes.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/most-popular-recipes-2020.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/12/26/best-vegetarian-recipes-2020/
https://www.thekitchn.com/martha-stewart-baked-yukon-gold-potato-23103119
Martha Stewart Just Taught Me the Secret to the Best-Ever Baked Potato
As Martha mentions in her caption, Yukon gold potatoes aren’t typically used to make baked potatoes. Instead, because of their thin, flavorful skin and low starch content, they’re more often used for crispy roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes, or the popular crash hot potatoes. Russet potatoes, on the other hand, are considered the standard for baked potatoes. Their thick skin and high starch content stand up to the baking time required for getting even the heftiest potatoes fork tender.Needless to say, I was a little bit worried that Martha’s baked Yukon, which required 90 minutes in the oven, would leave me with a burnt, dry potato. In fact, Martha’s Instagram potato even looked more like a Russet — the skin was burnished from pale yellow to a deep brown from the long bake. Nevertheless, I took to the kitchen to find out why Martha raved about this baked potato method — and the results changed everything I thought I knew about baked potatoes.