Potatoes
Jacket Potato Wedges with Melting Cheese and Spring Onion
What to have for dinner? Jacket potatoes in the UK are extremely popular, otherwise known as a baked potato in the US. I make them often when I have no idea what to have for dinner. The contrast of the crispy skins and the fluffy potato on the inside is what makes them delicious. I […]
Continue ReadingKeith Richards recipe for Bangers & Mash
Keith Richards cooks? In his new autobiography, Life, Keith Richards shares some of his favorite recipes. Sex, drugs, booze, fame and food. What could be better? His favorite are bangers and mash. Here is his recipe verbatim. If you get offended by “off color” language, then go put on some Neil Diamond, throw a Lean Cuisine in the […]
Continue ReadingBaked Idaho Potato Salad
Bacon is not optional! This potato salad won first prize in the Idaho Potato Side Dish challenge, one of the events at the 2011 South Beach Wine & Food Festival earlier this year in Miami. The recipe from Carlos Barillas, chef of the Burger & Beer Joint, Miami Beach. My favorite part of the recipe […]
Continue ReadingMashed Potato Bar Party
A good friend of mine had a wonderful St. Patrick’s day party last week. It was ladies night. She had mashed potatoes in a chaffing dish and lots of toppings – cheeses, bacon, crispy onions, green onions, sour cream etc. Also, she served it out of chinese take out containers, which are easy to carry […]
Continue ReadingBacon, Mushroom & Potato Strata
Brunch To me, this is the perfect brunch meal, because it can be made the night before. Bacon, Mushroom & Potato Strata Serves 6 to 8 4 large fingerling potatoes 6 slices thick-cut bacon, coarsely chopped 1 cup thinly sliced cremini mushrooms 1 Tbs minced garlic Salt and freshly ground pepper 5 large […]
Continue ReadingSpicy Tots
Tater Tots – the ultimate potato product I have noticed that Tater Tots are showing up on many restaurant menus. You’ve gotta admit, there are “freaking” good. Yes, I am a Napoleon Dynamite fan. I love the complete blur of “what the hell decade is this anyway”!? Randy: Napoleon, give me some of your tots. Napoleon Dynamite: […]
Continue ReadingIrish Boxty
Luck O’ The Irish Boxty is a traditional Irish Potato Griddle Cake made of mashed potatoes. An old Irish rhyme goes: ‘Boxty on the griddle, boxty on the pan; if you can’t make boxty, you’ll never get a man’. Irish Boxty Serves 6 1 1/2 cups grated raw potatoes 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup […]
Continue ReadingSpicy Potato Curry
Sivaratri or Mahashivratri Shivaratri, or Maha Shivaratri (Night of Shiva) is a Hindu festival, celebrated all over the country with great enthusiasm. Shivaratri Fast is considered to be the most important fast for the devotees of Lord Shiva. It is only in the following morning that a devotee breaks the fast by consuming the prasad […]
Continue ReadingStrip House Potatoes Romanoff
A Greenwich Village Potato Dish Twice-baked potatoes take on bold new dimensions of flavor in a rich, creamy gratin with shallots and cheddar cheese. This dish is one of the signature sides at Strip House, a steakhouse in New York City’s Greenwich Village. The potatoes need to be baked a day in advance, so plan accordingly. […]
Continue ReadingSweet Potato Hash With Bacon and Melted Onions
Thomas Keller Here is another sweet potato hash recipe. This one is adapted from Ad Hoc at Home by Thomas Keller (Artisan, 2009). Thomas Keller is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer. He and his landmark Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville, California, have won multiple awards from the James Beard Foundation, notably the Best California Chef in 1996, and the Best Chef in America […]
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