Cuisine: Potatoes

Lemon & Thyme Potato Gratin

I made this Lemon Thyme Potato Gratin for a client (which I will have to admit, I had never made before!). She called me a week later and said it was the best potato gratin they had ever had, and can I make it again for a party using her pan. It's based on a Martha Stewart recipe. I used cream instead of milk - maybe that's why it was so good! Unfortunately, I did not take a picture of the final product because I delivered it par baked...

By Leslie Blythe

Party Potatoes

Party potatoes are also called Funeral Potatoes. Funeral potatoes are a traditional Mormon potato hotdish, or casserole, that originated in the U.S. state of Utah. The dish usually consists of hash browns or cubed potatoes, cheese (cheddar or Parmesan), onions, cream soup (chicken, mushroom, or celery) or a cream sauce, sour cream, and is topped with butter and corn flakes or crushed potato chips. Reminiscent of my mid-west upbringing, where every side dish had a crunchy topping. However, this recipe is minus the crunch!

By Leslie Blythe

Spanish Roasted Potatoes with Tomato Sauce

I am always looking for new ways to make potatoes. "Patatas Bravas" is a classic Spanish tapas dish and is served in bars all over Spain. The sauce has a slight bite from the Tabasco, hence the name bravas, which means "fierce." They are also called "angry" potatoes. You can serve them with toothpicks as a snack or as a side dish.

By Leslie Blythe

Roasted Balsamic Potatoes, Onions and Broccoli

Some of my best recipes have come off the packages of products. This one I found on the side of a bag of Pacific Gold Baby White Potatoes. It was one of those things that I happened to have all the ingredients and I have a daughter whose is mad keen for balsamic soaked anything. It goes well with Uncle Russell’s Flank Steak.

By Leslie Blythe

Baked French Fries

Who doesn't love French Fries? I found a French fry cutter tool in my mother-in-law's cupboard. She claims she had never seen it before. It screamed MAKE FRENCH FRIES NOW to me! Of course, I did just that. You can add endless kinds of salts, seasonings, Parmesan cheese to this recipe.

By Leslie Blythe

Scalloped Potato Gratin

Scalloped Potato Gratin is one of my favorite ways to eat potatoes!

By Leslie Blythe

Hash Brown Potato Quiche

You had me at hash browns....

I received a flyer in the mail from Ralph's/Krogers supermarket and there was this recipe for Hash Brown Potato Quiche. What is wrong with this? Nothing! Paula Deen has a version (which makes complete sense). I have merged the two recipes. A some green chillis would not go amiss in this recipe.

By Leslie Blythe

Red, White & Blue Potato Salad

I catered an event for 100 people. I was asked to make potato salad. Making potato salad makes me nervous! People are very particular about their potato salad and making it for 100 is tricky. I used 3 kinds of potatoes - red, purple and white. I did this so I did not have to peel them (all 16 pounds!). Fortunately, I had the foresight to boil the purple ones separately. They would have turned the entire dish a grayish / blueish tinge. I scaled the recipe down for you! This is a very simple and basic recipe, but it ended up being a big hit.

By Leslie Blythe

Corn, Scallion, and Potato Pizza

I had this Corn, Scallion, and Potato Pizza in New York city a few years ago. They called it Farmer's Pizza. It's really delicious. You can make this on store bought pizza dough or you can make your own dough.

By Leslie Blythe

Mashed Potatoes Baked with Three Cheeses

You've got to try these decadently cheesy Mashed Potatoes Baked with Three Cheeses from the Williams Sonoma Potato cookbook!

By Leslie Blythe