Showing posts with label Potatoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Potatoes. Show all posts

Monday, March 5, 2018

Mashed Potato Crepes

Use up leftover mashed potatoes in both the crepes and their filling.

This recipe is so good, it's almost worth making extra mashed potatoes for these crepes.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Leftover Potatoes Au Gratin Crepes

Use leftover potatoes as the filling for these savory crepes.


Savory Crepes Recipe

Top with pats of butter and sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese over top.

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Baked Potato Bar - The Cure for the Potluck Blahs

Sometimes, getting invited to a potluck dinner can seem like a burden. You may not be sure what to bring and what everybody likes to eat. Then there's the question of how much to make.
Try a potato bar to go.

If you have  crockpot, pack the potatoes in the crockpot and serve right out of the pot. The crockpot keeps things warm and, even if you don't plug it in, it and the potatoes will mutually insulate each other, meaning the taters are kept at a pleasant serving temperature without going cold.

Russet potatoes are great for this because they come out light and fluffy.

Variations
Try a sweet potato bar. This can mean throwing some sweet potatoes in when you bake the regular potatoes. The alternative is to make it an all-sweet potato bar for desserts. Set up toppings of brown sugar, whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles, ground bits of candy, etc.

Why I Would Make This Again
Not only is it a big, spectacular hit for a reasonable expense, but the leftovers are helpful too (assuming you have any). The potatoes can be cut up into a morning breakfast burrito, for example.

History In The Making
Want to know a short history of the origins of the humble potato? Check out this answer on Quora - https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-potatoes

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Chili and Cheese Hot Dog in Tater Skins

Hot dogs are a basic food but a lot more can be done with them. By using potato skins instead of a bun is a way to change up the old standard. Plus, it's a delicious change up. It can be messy, though so use a fork.

This recipe was simple enough that it can be composed in a Tweet and made it into the 140LetterRecipe Twitter page:

CHILI&CHEESE HOTDOG IN TATER SKINS-Place grilled hotdog between 2 hollow baked potato skins. Fill & top w/chili & cheese. #NationalHotDogDay


(July 23, 2017 is #NationalHotDogDay so it's a good time to try this hot dog recipe.)