Even though I love mashed potatoes – who doesn’t? – I don’t make them often since they’re time and labor intensive. First, you have to peel the potatoes. Then you have to boil them until they can be mashed. (Cutting the potatoes in chunks helps speed up the process.) I inevitably have a boil over [...]
Posted on October 1, 2012 in Featured,Recipes and tagged as potatoes
I still don’t know what we’re doing for Thanksgiving. Either we’re going to a friend’s or staying home. Then it’s just me and the kids (and maybe my mother in law) as my husband has already headed to Boston to start work. When I asked the kids what they wanted to eat for Thanksgiving, they [...]
Posted on November 9, 2011 in Cookbooks,Recipes,Thanksgiving,Veggies and tagged as potatoes
After struggling with the mandoline to create waffle fries for my Alexia Foods “Reinvent a Classic” French fry creation, I went with crinkle cut fries. My Pampered Chef mandoline isn’t set up to make them without a lot of hassle. Plus I was having a tough time getting a consistent cut. Instead, I used my [...]
Posted on July 19, 2011 in Featured,Recipes,Veggies and tagged as potatoes
Damn mandoline. _____________ Disclosure: I am being compensated for my time in working with Alexia Foods on this project. All opinions are my own.
Posted on July 13, 2011 in Wordless Wednesday and tagged as potatoes
According to Wikipedia, a mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family that’s plucked, or strummed. This is not to be confused with a mandoline, which according to Wikipedia is a cooking utensil used for slicing and for cutting juliennes and with suitable attachments can make crinkle-cuts. I know I can’t play a mandolin, though [...]
Posted on July 9, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways and tagged as potatoes
I’m here today to praise the sweet potato. No only is it delicious, easy to prepare, and pretty, it’s also good for you. According to the folks at the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission: One cup of cooked sweet potatoes provides 1,922 mcg_RAE of beta carotene (Vitamin A).It would take 16 cups of broccoli to [...]
Posted on July 1, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways and tagged as potatoes
I’m thrilled to have been invited to contribute to Alexia Foods’ “Reinvent a Classic” French Fry recipe contest along with about 25 other food bloggers. To create my very own special “This Mama Cooks!” Alexia French fry recipe, I’ll be choosing from a combination of potato type, fry cut and flavors. I already have some [...]
Posted on June 23, 2011 in Contests and Giveaways and tagged as potatoes
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