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Jacket potatoes — a humbling story
Spuds you still like?
When did you last eat a jacket or baked potato for supper? Only on Monday evening in my case. Before then, honestly, it’s probably been years.
Mrs H and I are not big fans of the kitchen. Love food, don’t love the preparation. Plus, vegetarian cooking can take more effort than you think if you want to avoid regular repeats of easy favourites like macaroni and cauliflower cheese. Anything with cheese usually tastes pretty good in my view. It’s why we subscribe to Riverford’s organic recipe boxes. Step-by-step instructions, exact quantities of everything needed, so no waste and lots of variety.
Tonight, we’ve selected Leek, Lemon, Broad Bean & Crème Fraîche Linguine one of the quicker options from our five boxes this week. Normally this might have been eaten at the start of the week, but our jacket spud stole the show. And while a cheesy jacket, even one dressed up a bit might be a regular student favourite, Riverfood would struggle to justify their prices for such a simple winner.
The biggest surprise this week apart from reuniting my appreciation for a potato was Mother’s Day. I unexpectedly found myself home alone…
