potato

This is a competition entry for the challenge set by @SatNavSaysStraightOn: An ingredient 'a week' competition I hope on not going to be the only entry. Surely others of you must have potato recipes! Deadline is 14th Nov. Cheesy potato fritters I first made a these as a simple potato fritter...

I've made these in the past with varying degrees of success - but for some reason these last several times I've made it they came out great. I'm thinking maybe it's because I used russet potatoes, and perhaps my ratio of butter and flour to milk for the bechamel sauce was better. Who knows, but...

http://www.chowhound.com/recipes/basic-potato-skins-29404 I was home alone for dinner last night so I made these up. They were delicious. I will definitely make them again sometime. :) So has anybody else made potato skins and if what do you top yours with? Mod edit: recipe added...

Fall is slowly creeping into North Alabama and it is soup weather. I love making soup for dinner as the weather gets cooler and last night I made some really good potato soup. I also make a mean beef barley soup as well as ministrone, chicken soups of different kinds, and yummy vegetable...

Taken from here (http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/indian-potato-cakes-recipe), they kind of took my fancy :D Ingredients 2 large potatoes 150g of tinned chickpeas 1 tbsp of cumin seeds 1 tsp garam masala 1/2 bunch of coriander, chopped 4 tbsp of ketchup 1 tbsp of vegetable oil 1...

What do you use for mashing your potatoes, and do you think one is more effective than the other? Many years ago I can remember my mother using a potato ricer when she wanted to mash potatoes. Then she would use a table spoon to complete the job. I have not used a potato ricer in years...

Ingedients 1 1/4 pounds red potatoes, cut in 1-inch pieces (can substitute other varieties) 1 Tbl lemon juice 1 tsp lemon zest 1 clove garlic, finely minced 1/2 tsp salt (plus more to taste) 1/4 tsp black pepper 1 Tbl fresh dill, chopped 3 Tbl extra-virgin olive oil 12 oz. green beans, trimmed...

Early, Second Early, Maincrop & Second Cropping. More to do with when they're planted First Early Potatoes First early potatoes are perfect if you want to grow small, new potatoes and should be planted from the end of February to late May. They'll be ready to harvest in about 10 weeks from the...

Floury Potatoes (such as Maris Piper) Olive oil or duck/goose fat Semolina Use what are known as 'old' potatoes in the UK. The sort that become floury when cooked rather than staying firm. Cut the potatoes into equal sized large pieces. Par-boil them in salted water for ten minutes. Drain and...

So, at the moment I work in a resteraunt. One of my jobs is to peel the potatoes and I ended up asking the cook if a potato is a starch, a vegetable, or both. Instead of just getting a single answer from the cook, I kept getting different answers from a lot of my co-workers who happened to be...

I made potatoe salad last night. I added chopped celery, onions and pickles to my potatoes along with mayonise and a dash of spicy brown mustard to give it a little kick. I know there are many ways to make potatoe salad how do you make yours?

Photographs by Morning Glory What I love about this recipe is the number of herbs and spices in it and how easy it is really. The list of ingredients is long but simple and can be adapted to accommodate what is available, around and how many people are eating, and it is best left to mature for...

Aromatic Vegetable Pasties with yoghurt pastry I got this recipe from the now defunct BBC Vegetarian Food Good magazine back somewhere in 1993. Originally hubby made them for us when we lived in the Lake District (England) and they have a story behind them. We didn't have a great kitchen in...

One of my favourite pie crusts is a savoury pie crust that includes mashed potatoes... Ingredients 6oz (175g) mashed potato 8oz (225g) plain flour 3oz (85g) butter or dairy-free marg/veg marg etc... pinch of salt 1-2 tbsp. water Method rub the butter/marg into the flour until it resembles...

There's Indian potato pie: If it hasn't got a crust on top, it's not a pie. Recipe Ingredients 700g potato, sliced 400g sweet potato, sliced 1 onion, chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 garlic clove, crushed 1 red chilli, finely chopped 1 thumb-size piece ginger, grated 1 tsp each...

There are several different variances on potato salad. It is one of my most favorite side dishes. I remember when I was in kindergarten a class project was that we had to tell what our favorite food was and how to make it. We turned those into books for our Moms on Mother's Day. Of course...