Thrice-baked potato skins for St. Patrick’s Day

TRUCKEE, Calif. — This holiday is always a confusing one for me, even when I really (really) try to participate.I must admit, writing about potatoes during the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day stumps me. Consider this: In the 1840s, a disease virtually wiped out Europe’s potato crops. They labeled it the “Potato Blight” (yummy) and more than 1,000,000 Irish perished due to the demise of this beloved staple.So here we are, centuries later, still fussing with potato