Potatoes

America's Best Fries

The Daily Meal | Posted 05.08.2012

The Daily Meal

Those who know fries know that the standard, mediocre orders stand worlds apart from the outstanding examples.

How To Ruin Roasted Potatoes And Other Spuds

Food & Wine | Posted 04.16.2012

Food & Wine

Co-chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr explain how to master potatoes at home by identifying and troubleshooting the most common mistakes.

7 Health Lessons From The Irish

The Huffington Post | Laura Schocker | Posted 03.16.2012

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day, a holiday that's earned itself an unhealthy rap by encouraging binge drinking and over-eating. But at the root of the M...

Savoring Spuds: Flashy Recipes for the Humble Tuber

Lisa Turner | Posted 03.13.2012

Lisa Turner

Compared to more elegant offerings, the lowly potato seems wretchedly unsophisticated in the produce aisle. But hailing from deep within the earth, they're nurturing and reliable in a way other vegetables could never hope to be.

Easy, Cheesy: 6 Great Gratins

Food52 | Posted 02.21.2012

Food52

There's nothing more comforting (or impressive) on a cold winter night than a hot gratin from the oven. Here are four easy vegetable sides, a cheesy baked dip, and our favorite French onion soup -- gratinée, of course.

Potatoes With Pizzazz: 12 Recipes To Last The Winter

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 02.14.2012

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

With the exception of kale and squash, once winter comes, potatoes are it. Not that you'll hear us complaining. Potatoes are brilliant, infinitely adaptable and even gluten-free.

Problem-Solving Veggie Side Dish Recipes for Thanksgiving

Susie Middleton | Posted 01.23.2012

Susie Middleton

Problem: The oven is full. The turkey's in there, maybe a pan of stuffing, too. So, um, where will the vegetables go?

Potato Varieties: A Complete Guide To Cooking With Spuds

Kitchen Daily | Posted 11.21.2011

Potatoes are a star staple that light up many a food-lover's eye, but half the battle in creating stellar spuds is in buying the right type of potat...

Best Foodie Halloween Costumes

Small Kitchen College | Posted 12.26.2011

Small Kitchen College

2011-10-26-Screenshot20111026at11.13.31AM.jpg Check out these tips and tricks for creating the best food-themed Halloween costume yet!

Senate Votes To Save Potatoes In Schools

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 12.19.2011

WASHINGTON -- The Senate threw its support behind the potato Tuesday, voting to block an Obama administration proposal to limit the vegetable on schoo...

Tis the Season for Celeriac, the Other Root Vegetable

Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 12.12.2011

Marilinda Hodgdon

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Why This Could Be A Scene Of The Past

AP | By DAVID SHARP | Posted 11.26.2011

PORTLAND, Maine -- Sen. Susan Collins, who hails from Maine's potato country and picked potatoes as a girl, is working to restore some respect for the...

Proposed School Lunch Rules Have Colo. Delegates Playing Hot Potato

Posted 11.19.2011

A federal proposal to alter the makeup of school lunches has a few of Colorado's political representatives playing hot potato. Senator Mark Udall...

Boursin Smashed Potatoes

Kerry Saretsky | Posted 09.07.2011

Kerry Saretsky

This is a back pocket recipe. Think of all the things that live in your back pocket. You wallet. Your iPhone. Maybe a comb, if you're the Fonz. ...

WATCH: Building a Twice-Baked Potato Sundae

Dan Pashman | Posted 08.14.2011

Dan Pashman

In this video, we take the humble russet potato and experiment with ways to turn it into a dessert.

10 Cook-Out Hits for Memorial Day

Food52 | Posted 07.27.2011

Food52

Throw a party (or two). 10 drinks, burgers, sweets & other ways to make the most of the long sunny weekend. Hit up food52.com for more on all things...

20 Potato Salad Ideas

Kitchen Daily | Posted 07.27.2011

Sick of the same old potato salad recipe that you serve at potlucks and picnics? Well, your guests might be tiring of it, too. We've got 20 different ...

Loaded Baked Potato Aligot

Kerry Saretsky | Posted 07.24.2011

Kerry Saretsky

This is one of those recipes that prove that even if we all have our differences, we can get along. There's this steak place that I love in New Yo...

Politicians Jump To Defense Of Much-Maligned Potato

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 07.18.2011

WASHINGTON -- Often maligned, the french fry is fighting back. The spud has had a tough time lately. In the last year, it has been marginalized by ne...

Tortilla Española: Trial & Error

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 06.21.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Last summer, my friend Josh asked me to help him throw a dinner party for twelve or so of his friends. We were doing a lot of catering at that point, ...

Kraft-y Anti-Potato Propaganda

Suzan ColĂ³n | Posted 06.20.2011

Suzan ColĂ³n

Kraft is attempting to bribe food bloggers to tell their readers to skip "boring" spuds in favor of Stove Top Stuffing Mix.

The Top 5 Meat & Potato Combos

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Here at Big Girls, Small Kitchen we eat a pretty varied diet. On any given day our intake might range from the most healthful of whole grains to the e...

8 Ways To Make Someone Fall In Love With You Over Breakfast

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Okay, so perhaps we could have been better with our timing; Valentine's, after all, was yesterday. But if your dinner date or bouquet of roses just di...

Roasting Chicken, Upside Down

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

There are a few elements that make this chicken fantastic, borderline addictive.

The Secret to Buttery Garlic Mashed Potatoes (No Gravy or Cream Needed)

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011

Meathead

I recently had some great garlic mashed in a restaurant, without gravy, and they were so delicate, mellow, and sweet. I immediately went to work trying to duplicate them. But I failed. READ MORE Soused Apple Sauce Better than the Jar Sweet & Savory Sweet Potato Steak Fries The Ultimate Turkey: Smoked (or Not).