I am a self confessed lover of potatoes. They are, in my humble opinion, one of the most diverse vegetables to cook with, and always taste delicious. Especially when you find a different way to cook them. Enter the hedgehog potato.
This simple twist on a baked potato has just found it’s way onto my top ten cooking list. They look beautiful, need hardly any attention, and taste absolutely divine. Sort of a cross between a baked and a roast potato. All you need to do is cut slices three quarters of the way down the potato, brush with a warmed mixture of olive oil, butter, salt and pepper and pop in the oven for around fifty minutes. Then hey presto, they’re done. Yes, my friends, that is all it takes. They have a wonderfully crisp exterior, but still maintain a soft interior. Perfect with a Sunday dinner.
Meanwhile in the world of me, them and the puppy, I found a small part of the wee boy’s pants the other day, lounging idly on the living room floor. A little bemused, I thought nothing more about it. Out on a dog walk the following day, I discovered where the rest of that particular pair of pants had gone. I have absolutely no idea why the puppy would even consider a small, perfectly shaped red and navy blue striped pair of boys pants edible, but then I’m not a chocolate labrador. Anyone would think the poor wee thing was never fed.
I have also recently rediscovered the beauty of short journey train travel, although it also turns out that I’m still not very good at it. Getting lost in my thoughts, the ability I have to block out all sounds around me to concentrate on the inner idle banter of my mind, I managed to completely miss my stop and had to go to the next main station before catching a train back to my original destination.
I guess the phrase ‘quicker by rail’ only works if you’re paying attention.
Being Nigella 