I know, the title twice-baked potatoes seems all too familiar. We have favorite double or twice-baked foods: twice-baked potatoes, New York style cheesecake, Zwieback (zwei in German meaning two, and back[en] meaning to cook, similar to American Melba toast), Italian Biscotti, and even biscuits a word which comes from the “French derived from Latin bescuit—words bis (twice) and coquere (to cook).” Many ways of being twice-cooked.

Ratatouille and Indian coconut curry shrimp. How often have I returned home and craved specific exotic flavors, even though the dishes didn’t make sense as a combination. Confronted with preparing the menu in my mind, my excuse was always that too many different ingredients needed to be purchased, or worse, that time was of the essence. Hence, I would mosey to a favorite Chinese, Indian or Vietnamese restaurant, or stay home and cook a favorite staple dish.