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Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

ingerling potatoes are often confused with new potatoes due to their small size and thin, tender skin. However, fingerlings are fully mature potatoes with an earthy nuttiness. Roasting is a great way to enhance their flavor with browning, and their diminutive size means they can be cooked whole. The only problem is that they can vary widely in shape (from crescent-like to knobby) and length (from 1 inch to nearly 5 inches). I wanted to see if I

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