Day 137: Lavender Potatoes ♥
~recipe & photo updated in 2007~ Lavender Heaven, that's how to remember these potatoes, my favorite since last month's first Panzanella . Cooked with nothing more than lavender, rosemary, butter and salt, these potatoes are ever so simple yet ever so elegant. Two less prosaic lessons: Steamed new potatoes turn out mealy, like last night's . (I was even told they might be old.) Boiled new potatoes turn out creamy, like tonight's. When potatoes are packed with succulence, less is more. A pound of tonight's potatoes would easily have served eight (each serving 2 - 3 small potatoes) as long as there were another vegetable on the plate. 2007 Photo Update: In 2005, I made these with new red potatoes, in 2007 with French fingerlings. I like the color of the red better but the fingerlings are creamy good. In 2006, I loved these potatoes so much that I created an easy, romantic all-lavender meal , perfect for Valentine's and other romantic occasions. VE