Comments on Bon Appétempt: Crispy Potatoes

@eggton I don't know! But I would love it if y...

2011-12-27T16:40:03.705-08:00

@eggton I don't know! But I would love it if you would try it and tell us how it works!

Hello! Quick question: is it as good if I leave th...

2011-12-27T15:02:40.323-08:00

Hello! Quick question: is it as good if I leave the skins on? About to make them and I have some lovely colors of potatoes-- I'd rather leave the skins on.

Thoughts, Amelia? Or anyone who's made them in the interim?

Gracias!

the bags are so awesome! i want to eat those potat...

2011-12-17T17:31:21.767-08:00

the bags are so awesome! i want to eat those potatoes now. so hungry..

Dear Friends interested in tote bags! I made a lis...

2011-12-14T17:05:59.146-08:00

Dear Friends interested in tote bags!
I made a listing in my etsy store. check it out! Will put more up as I go, but right now I only have a few (it's kind of a one woman operation)...
http://www.etsy.com/listing/88697881/bon-appe-tote

If you'd like it by 12/25, I would advise ordering asap!! Ideally by end of day Thursday so I can ship out on Friday! xoxo

Hi Amelia, I love your blog! I would love to buy...

2011-12-14T15:27:08.736-08:00

Hi Amelia,

I love your blog! I would love to buy my sister a tote bag for Christmas, are you selling them this year?

Thanks,

A

i took a bath

2011-12-14T13:59:59.031-08:00

i took a bath

I love that at first you actually didn't know ...

2011-12-14T13:09:11.856-08:00

I love that at first you actually didn't know what to do with your "me" time -- I empathize!

It's so easy to get bound up in all the things we should be doing that it's hard to step back from that. Like we're out of practice, or something. Well, here's to more practicing!

I want a BA bag! Totes are the new hip thing accor...

2011-12-14T10:17:41.360-08:00

I want a BA bag! Totes are the new hip thing according to the NY Times.

Also, you --like I-- dither over the idea of R+R. It's so wrong. A 2012 resolution?

@K Let's be honest! I don't think you can ...

2011-12-14T07:53:56.353-08:00

@K Let's be honest! I don't think you can go wrong with that combination.

@everyone so glad you like!

And as for the totes, I am working to get them up online soon! Either that or I'll do a giveaway... we'll see what happens!

I was listening to Pandora as I read this! (Danny...

2011-12-13T16:40:10.003-08:00

I was listening to Pandora as I read this! (Danny's Song channel, but I'll have to check out Mazzy Star.) Loved the part about doing things by yourself that you don't do with Matt. Somehow I thought only I did that. Silly.

@Rebecca and I are on exactly the same page....Bat...

2011-12-13T09:13:23.309-08:00

@Rebecca and I are on exactly the same page....Baths are a necessary indulgence.

PS made these potats last night. Except I didn't follow your recipe (a common symptom of my laziness) and boiled them for too long, used russet potats, and didn't scrape with a fork. They didn't turn out perfect, but nothing lots of olive oil and sea salt can't fix. Then I had them for breakfast.

oh my goodness...i'm totally making these pota...

2011-12-13T07:55:27.614-08:00

oh my goodness...i'm totally making these potatoes, wait, but, i want a bath too! i've got it. i'm gonna make them and eat them in the bath, yeah, that's it. that's what i call pampering!

2011-12-13T07:44:30.886-08:00

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I have that same kind of weird anxiety: "Okay...

2011-12-13T05:41:28.480-08:00

I have that same kind of weird anxiety: "Okay, now I've decided to take two hours for me, but what should I do with it?" Somehow it seems like you've got to pick just the right thing, or do something exceptional and remarkable, which, of course, is a little beyond the point.

A bath sounds perfect. Me, I'm a letter writer. Or sometimes a knitter. And almost always, there's a great cup of coffee involved.

Heather: Haha, writing from the bath. Good one! ...

2011-12-12T17:43:25.279-08:00

Heather: Haha, writing from the bath. Good one!

Amelia:
1. Sorry I dragged Matt into things!

2. I could take a lesson or 5 from you about cooking for my beloved.

3. That is the prettiest incense burner in the world! Matt thinks it smells like burning--that is hysterical. Sometimes I go to work after saging the house, and smell like one big pot head. Which I am not.

Awesome post! I love that your ma loves potatoes. Having married a Midwesterner, I might have the wrong idea about what happens to women who love too many potatoes, know what I mean?

Speaking of mothers, it occurred to me as I read your post that I have my mother to thank for setting a fabulous example for taking time for oneself. That lady knows how to read a novel into the wee hours and takes a religious nap every afternoon. I always thought the napping was especially annoying when I had to be quiet growing up, but if she were on the internet at all now, I would definitely have to give a shout out for the excellent role modeling.

lots of love (& Pandora-ing bliss)!

I'm writing this from the bath. JK! Love this ...

2011-12-12T15:39:22.953-08:00

I'm writing this from the bath. JK! Love this post. Taking time for oneself is the greatest indulgence and necessity. I want those patatas!

Reading Bon Appetempt is what I do when I'm ta...

2011-12-12T14:26:57.564-08:00

Reading Bon Appetempt is what I do when I'm taking time for myself! Right now I am lying on the couch with my feet up, reading your wonderful writing, drinking tea, and listening to Christmas music. It's 2:30 in the afternoon. Do I have a problem? No! Up next is work!

Thanks for this great post...I'm forwarding it to someone I know who I think would like it.

p.s. I'm going to take a bath tonight.

meant to say "taking time these days for your...

2011-12-12T12:22:59.714-08:00

meant to say "taking time these days for yourself"

taking time these for yourself seems like such a l...

2011-12-12T12:22:23.376-08:00

taking time these for yourself seems like such a luxury, but really it should be a necessity! i'm happy you were able to get some amelia time!

on another note, those crispy taters are mouth watering. your post actually reminded me of how often i would go to mcdonald's in college when i was hungover. so gross.

and on ANOTHER note, i am totally digging those dyed bon appetempt bags!

#1 Pandora is free? What! This changes everything....

2011-12-12T10:20:49.557-08:00

#1 Pandora is free? What! This changes everything.
#2 every once and a while I take myself to lunch and have a glass of sparkling wine at my fav restaurant. Feels good, yo.
#3 yes to those spuds.

I feel like I'm reading my own thoughts here--...

2011-12-12T09:50:15.810-08:00

I feel like I'm reading my own thoughts here--thankfully not on the migraines but definitely on the time-for-myself and the small Yukon golds roasted. We used small Yukon golds (found in the salad section of our grocery) and roasted them and I even said to my husband that they were the creamiest, most flavorful potatoes I'd ever eaten. I want to make them this easy because it will be even so much better.

FOUR YEARS?! FOUR FUCKING YEARS?! Jesus, woman. Th...

2011-12-12T09:41:10.827-08:00

FOUR YEARS?! FOUR FUCKING YEARS?! Jesus, woman. The bath is, as far as I'm concerned, one of life's great indulgences, and quite necessary for my sanity :).

I guess I'm lucky, because half of what I do involves spending long hours hiking around outside, climbing trees and gathering bits and bobs. It's a lot of time just to myself. I'll often take a picnic and climb up somewhere high and look out over whatever pretty view there is and, well, it's a lot more than 2 hours, a couple of times a week. But the weeks I don't get to do that (like I had one scheduled for today but it's raining and I'm staring out the window like a caged cat) I get a bit (read: a lot) sad.

And I totally know what you mean about couples and their time when the other is away. I light candles and watch Jane Austen adaptations, often in the bath, sometimes with a glass of wine, and stay up really late, and change the sheets and shave my legs and sleep on the diagonal with my arms and legs spread out :).

I just finished reading a story about "should...

2011-12-12T08:03:24.289-08:00

I just finished reading a story about "shoulds" and how we live our life according to our shoulds all the damn time. The author found more meaning in following her intuition and listening to the "quiet nudging sensation in my gut". Well I came here right after reading that and the two together made for a perfect my gut tells me to make potatoes, take a bath and read in bed tale. We all need some pushing into sense sometimes.

Love this message, and you convey it so well! As ...

2011-12-12T08:01:02.814-08:00

Love this message, and you convey it so well! As you get older, you spend most/all of your time tending to things and others. It's all too easy to forget how to shed that sense of responsibility, even for a moment.

I also love the tote bags...and the potatoes....basically every post you do!

Such a great lesson-a good reminder for me to do t...

2011-12-12T04:29:11.474-08:00

Such a great lesson-a good reminder for me to do the same once in a while. You are a very talented writer by the way Amelia! I found your blog through Amy's (The Moveable Feasts) and have added you to my blog roll. Looking forward to many more. And as a potato lover, I can't wait to try these-even if they do require a little bit of time.