I just wanted to give those who encouraged me to try again an update. I made the Nigella Lawson recipe. It worked very well even though I went a way lower fat route than she does. Only problem is that...
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When I buy russets, I always get one or two more than I need because, invariably, some with have black spots that need to be cut away. Sometimes, a potato will be so riddled with black that I have to...
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I GIVE UP! I have officially made my last ever batch of scalloped potatoes. I just cannot get them right. I have tried a zillion recipes and followed them exactly but they are always a let down. They are either...
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News flash...February is not only National Potato Lover's Month but The United Nations has declared 2008 the International Year of the Potato. What's your best cold potato recipe? Favorite hot potato eats? Any unusual potato uses...ice cream or do you...
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I want to roast potatoes. drizzle with olive oil and rosemary. All of the recipes I have seen call for red, new potatoes, will the Yukon Gold work?...
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This would be a sacrifice either way! Potatoes are definitely a key element in my ususal food consumption, but I could never give up eating bread! The thought of never having warm yeast rolls, banana bread or peanut butter spread...
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Mashed potato success is a matter of preference---some like velvet smooth, fluffy ones & others like a few lumps & potato skins. Four questions for SE: What type of potato do you use? How do you cook them? How do...
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Potatoes get a 'bad rap' as being junk food (depending on how they're cooked for the most part) but [really] they are actually high in vitamin C and Potassium (heart healthy) if you cook 'em right and don't deep fry...
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I can't narrow it down myself...I don't know if I've ever met a potato I didn't like!...
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I have read lots of conflicting information about this - some say just cut out the greenish spot (and I don't mean full-on green, just a faint green tint at the surface of the skin), and some say throw away...
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