The herbs are such a lovely combination and when eaten with those Languedoc wines...holy cow!
Herb Roasted New Potatoes
You'll need:
2 pounds New potatoes, diced (get the colorful variety if you can find them!)
2 tbl olive oil
Salt and pepper
1/2 tsp ground sage
1/2 tsp dried lavender
1 tsp fresh thyme
1/2 tsp fresh rosemary, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
Toss the potatoes on a nonstick sheet pan with the oil, salt, pepper, herbs, and garlic. Spread them evenly and pop them in a 425 degree oven.
Roast for 25-35 minutes on one side, flip them over and roast for an additional 15-20 minutes or until they are cooked through and crispy!
*Can be cooked halfway the day before and finished cooking the day of!
Popovers. Let's just take a minute to talk about these baked gems! If you've never had them, they are basically a roll. They puff up in the oven and get super crispy on the outside and hollow on the inside. The word "eggy doesn't sound appealing but that's the only way I can describe the inside texture. Typically these can be made in a muffin tin but for height I would recommend an actual popover pan. I have a little secret about this recipe...it's the same recipe used at a famous restaurant that's known for popovers.
Almost Famous Popovers (with lavender honey butter)
You'll need:
3 eggs, room temperature
1 1/4 cups milk, room temperature
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour (whole wheat doesn't turn out as light as crisp!)
Nonstick pan spray
1 stick salted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 tbl honey
1 tsp lavender
Flaked salt for garnish
Start by preheating your oven to 450 degrees and place your popover or muffin tin in the oven to preheat as well! Then, crack your eggs into a mixing bowl.
Whisk for about a minute and a half until the eggs are foamy. This takes a bit of energy but the calories you lose will totally make up for it in a bit!
Now, add in your milk and give it another whisk.
Dump in your flour, all at once.
Whisk gently just until the flour is well combined. Do not over mix this!!
Pull your pan out of the oven and carefully spray it with nonstick cooking spray. You could also brush melted butter into the wells...nothing wrong with that!
Fill each one about 3/4 way full.
See how hollow it is?! The inside is soft and slightly eggy but the outside is crisp and wonderful.
Spread with that lovely lavender honey butter and just enjoy. Take a moment of silence, baking is hard! You deserve wine to wash it down.
Happy Thanksgiving and happy cooking!