The dinners in the monastery were quite simple, though they tasted heavenly :-) Most of the days during my week there we ate vegetarian food only, but the last day was a special feast day, and the food was thereafter - delicious violet potatoes, lamb and vegetables, served with a sweet Bourgogne, eaten while learning about old saints from Father Anthony.
In my "House in the Woods" I will tomorrow tell my special story about my astonishment when being served these violet potatoes. 
I couldn't understand how they got their colour, but now I have learned that such violet potatoes really excist....so my inkbottle has nothing to fear.
I couldn't understand how they got their colour, but now I have learned that such violet potatoes really excist....so my inkbottle has nothing to fear.Sorry, I don't have a recipe on how to make this meal, so let the photos speak to you, use your imagination, and just enjoy! And find a book about the saints and read about their exciting lives.
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I've seen purple potatoes in our specialty produce store but never tried them. The man of the house grew some purple string beans one year, can't recall their name. Anyhow, I thought they were going to be fun but when they are cooked they turn green - just like any old string bean. Drat!
Did they add red wine to the boiling water when they added the potatoes? That lamb dinner looks too good.
Violet potatoes - I think they'd look utterly lovely with some pansy blooms added. Wouldn't that be pretty?
Rose
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I had Blue Potatoes with Drea once. They came from Trader Joes.
I saw so much worthwhile material here!
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