Tag Archives: Potatoes

Kickin’ It! Mashed Potatoes

It was time to make dinner from one of our semi-weekly food kits – they send you a box with all of the ingredients and a recipe card with prep information. As I have been doing for a while, I … Continue reading

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Air Fryer Potato Wedges

Score another win for the air fryer! I was making a food kit meal, and it called for cutting two Russet potatoes in wedges, seasoning them lightly, and then oven roasting them. I had my doubts, so I turned to … Continue reading

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Czech Garlic Soup

One of our nephews was spending the night, and they are vegan, so I went in search of something to make for dinner. My French bread was easily adapted by using maple syrup in place of honey, but what for … Continue reading

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Salt and Vinegar Smashed Potatoes

Have you tried those crispy mashed potatoes yet? Y’know, where you boil the potatoes, then drain ’em, smash ’em flat as you can, and then bake ’em until crispity? Well, you should, they’re wicked tasty. Now, the nice folk at … Continue reading

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Pressure Cooker Potato Salad

A friend posted about using her Instant Pot to make potato and egg salad – and you cooked both the potatoes and the eggs at the same time! Well, I am here to tell you, it worked, and not only … Continue reading

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Parfait! Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Yeh. No. I am not talking about fried mashed potatoes – not that there is anything wrong with that. These are those tasty tiny potatoes that, when I was a kid, my grandmother would call “new potatoes” and were always … Continue reading

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Hawaiian-Style Pasta Salad

I came across a discussion about Hawaiian Macaroni Salad, and it looked interesting enough that I wanted to try it. But. Apparently, there are rules. Certain friends will be wicked pleased to know that pineapple and ham are not to … Continue reading

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Crispy Air Fryer Potatoes

Just about every market has those small mesh bags of tiny potatoes – gold, red, purple, mixed – and they are perfect for smashing and salad and stuff; but… Air frying? Yep! And thanks to the nice folk at Delish, … Continue reading

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Bacon & Cheese Tot Cups

Rich was a bit under the weather, and had expressed an interest in Tots for dinner. I mean, who doesn’t love tots? Thing is, the nice folk at delish.com had just provided me with an interesting twist: Tot Cups! With … Continue reading

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Best! Mashed Potatoes

Last year, I came across Tyler Florence’s crazy good mashed potato hack, where you actually boil the potatoes in heavy cream, and then save that cream (and all that potato flavor) to mash the potatoes! Like I said, crazy good, … Continue reading

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