Roasting potatoes is one of my favourite ways to cook them. Crispy and soft at the same time, lots of flavour and filling. They seem like they should be hard to cook, but they are actually ridiculously easy.
Banging “Shepherd’s” Pie
Okay, we’re not actually going to make shepherd’s pie today. I’m in lockdown and running out of veggies so I’m gonna make do with what I’ve got. However, we can still focus on how to do the potato part.
Socialising at Winthrop’s
2 Mirtul 1368
Today is an unusual day. My father has uncharacteristically interrupted my chores. He told me I needed to prepare for a journey: we are leaving Candlekeep. I have mixed feelings about this.
On the one hand I have never seen outside these walls.
Aegon
Okay, let’s try this again. I’ve gone back and reinstalled EET from scratch with a shed-ton of mods. I’ve had a quick playthrough and rushed to both the Friendly Arm Inn and Beregost.
Banging Mashed Potatoes
Remember the boiled potatoes from yesterday? Well this is how you mash ’em. It’s basically the same as boiled potatoes. Except you mash them afterwards. And now you’ll have 2 things you can make with potatoes.
Banging Boiled Potatoes
Potatoes are the easiest thing on the planet to cook. You can boil them, roast them, fry them, mash them, stick ’em in a stew. There’s over 100 ways to cook these amazing things. Here’s how to boil them.
Blood, Belts, and Bandits
5 Mirtul 1368
We travel back to the Lion’s Way. It takes us 16 hours.
As we get near to the stone circle we are attacked by a wolf.
The six of us take it down easily.
Imoen and I show the party back to the stone circle.
Ring Hunters
4 Mirtul 1368
We figure that the hobgoblins are probably attacking people on the path. We go outside the walls and follow it north. Sure enough we come across some hobgoblins.
Imoen opens with her bow as we wait for them to approach.
New Old Friends
4 Mirtul 1368
The elves notice my approach. Up close I realise they are actually half-elves.
Khalid: G-good to know you.
Jaheira: We are old friends of your adopted father. He is not with you? I must assume the worst. He would not permit his only child to wander without his accompaniment.
Khalid: If.
Friendly Arm Inn
4 Mirtul 1368
We enter the inn and start to ask around after Khalid and Jaheira.
The patrons don’t appear friendly. I notice a half-orc nursing an empty glass, a fairly unusual sight on the Sword Coast.
Dorthon: I am not your servant. Get your own ale!
Dorn: Then why do you bother me.