Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Once upon a time we acquired a 50 lb box of red potatoes.  Reds are our favorite potatoes, you understand, but the box was acquired at the beginning of summer, which meant that soups and a multitude of other hot things weren’t going to be eaten much for the next few months.  In those months the potatoes sprouted and grew alarmingly, and yesterday morning I decided to tackle the potatoes and try a slow cooker recipe I’ve been eyeing, thus killing two birds (or hundreds of potato sprouts) with one side dish.

The good news?  Pretty much everyone in the family happily ate these Slow Cooker Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes (shocking, I know, but some of my kids still have a barely-there relationship with spuds in general).  I didn’t bother measuring anything other than the amount of potatoes, I didn’t put the last bit of cheese on top or garnish with chives (it was one of those days), and yet–success.  The bad news?  Well, let’s just say that potatoes that far gone into growth mode take a lot of work to render usable.  If your potatoes look like normal potatoes instead of Christopher Lloyd in the “Back to the Future” movies, you’re good.  The next time you need a side dish, give these a try!