Tag Archives: Potatoes

Steak Fries

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

At the last farmer’s market I went to in 2017, one booth was handing out free potatoes.  I’m not really a fan of russet potatoes, but I took a few anyway.  Hey:  free? The way I like russets best is … Continue reading →

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St Patrick’s Day: Irish Shepherd’s Pie

Posted on March 16, 2016 by

For many people, shepherd’s pie is comfort food, something they grew up with, which reminds them of home cooking:  Mom’s weekly or possibly every other week’s dish.  Often it was served with ground beef (here in America, at any rate), … Continue reading →

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Scalloped Potatoes Au Gratin with Onions and Cabbage

Posted on July 4, 2015 by

I’ve been wanting to make this for a while – the last time I tried I ended up nearly slicing off a finger tip using the mandoline without the finger guard, and forgot about making the recipe as I’d planned. … Continue reading →

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The Lowly Spud: Mashed Potatoes

Posted on February 19, 2015 by

Does anyone really need a recipe for mashed potatoes? Perhaps not, but I thought I’d put in a plug for my favorite home-cooked mashed potato recipe.  (I remember my early cooking days when I simply bought a box of Potato … Continue reading →

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Cedar-Wrapped Grilled Fish, with Grilled Scalloped Potatoes

Posted on September 5, 2014 by

  I just discovered these cedar wraps at my local Whole Wallet, and they sounded like a good idea.  You get eight per pack, and a long length of twine.  They work like cedar planks on your grilled fish, but … Continue reading →

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Slow Cooked Boneless Pork Picnic Roast

Posted on August 26, 2013 by

After reading Eating on the Wild Side:  a Radical New Way to Select and Prepare Foods to Reclaim the Nutrients and Flavors We’ve Lost,  by Jo Robinson, I decided that farmers’ market-purchased Peruvian Purple Passion potatoes aren’t your simple Starch … Continue reading →

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Of Eggs and Eating and More (Digressions into Salt and Potatoes)

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

I’ve been reading, or re-reading The Best Food Writing 2008 and 2009, edited by Holly Hughes, selectively going through the essays. Many of them are very well written, and the writings cover the range of high and low brow tastes. … Continue reading →

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