What a Crock!: Perfect Thanksgiving potatoes

julie kay

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Potatoes are such a staple at Thanksgiving tables that we often forget there are all kinds of ways to cook them.

Naturally, there are sweet potatoes and white potatoes or, perhaps both. Either way, try something different and don’t forget to put the slow-cooker to work, especially if the oven and the stove top are otherwise occupied.

Here’s an interesting recipe that has a number of good ingredients in it and the only hard work involved is peeling the potatoes. We do that anyway when we do traditional mashed potatoes so the effort wasn’t any different.

In case you haven’t noticed, the stoneware inserts in slow cookers are not only more attractive, but they are also removable. Don’t bother to transfer to another dish unless you have special Thanksgiving dinnerware. Most can go from cooking to the table.

Happy Thanksgiving from our table to yours.