What is your favourite way to eat Potatoes.

Hi Mitch, I also like mashed with butter and milk added.. Do you do the same or add gravy?

OH MAN!! poutine is awesome!! you definitely can't go wrong with fries smothered in gravy with cheese...my mouth is watering for pouting right now LOL i haven't had in a while...DEFINITELY getting that this week! HAHA

I havent had any in a while either..and I had to open my big mouth!... I have heard that KFC sells good poutine but I have not had it from there.

hehehehe..i wonder how many people are having potatoes after reading this discussion..I have got some new ideas off these posts..Funny nobody mentioned poutine!..Only in our Canada eh?.....They dont know what they are missing..fries smothered in gravy and cheese!!...oh..gotta go!...

Hi mermaidivy...Baked potatoes are always yummy..I love those toppings too and also sour cream on top!...Yes potatoes make a good filler for soups and stews as well. I am finding so many uses for them that I hope I dont gain weight trying them al

Never mind thickening other soups...what about loaded babked potato soup all onits own? :) I can't believe I forgot about this in my previous post! I make ours with a couple cans of evaporated milk (usually), some chicken stock, onions, chopped ham or smoked sausage ( you could use crumbled bacon), cheese, and of course, potatoes! I've used cream when I had it to use up, and even powdered milk when necessary, and it has turned out fine any which way. I season with garlic, pepper, and whatever else 'sounds' good that day. DH likes a really thick soup/stew, so I use quite a bit of potato and blend about half of it, leaving the rest in potato chunks. Serve topped with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkles of chives, bacon bits (real), and greated cheese. :P Now *I'm* getting hungry! :) ~Sara

Oh Sara!..If I gain 5 pounds tonight then its all your fault! I am so glad you shared that with us. It sounds so yummy!! One I will definately be trying!!

I love rice, I rather have Rice as a side dish instead of potatoes. I am friends with a lot of people from Peru, so I love their food, one of their most favorite side dish is Rice, and potatoes, but they always make sure they have rice, they cant live without rice. I also like Fried Rice, from chineese, I order Special Fried Rice at least once a week, its so good! My other favorite rice is White rice cooked with water, so good.

I also love rice but think potatoes are more filling. I never eat both as a side dish, just one or the other.. My sri lankan friend eats rice with every meal too and some kind of curry..I believe that all the spice and lack of fatty foods is probably much healthier than what we like to eat in america. I tried an experiment one time and asked my sri lankan friend to make a meal plan for a week for me based on what she would typically eat. Lots of coconut milk, spices, fish,rice , no potatoes for the week!..and guess what...I lost weight!!! There is a lesson to learn from our friends abroad.

Yes the Peruvian food style resembles a not to the Indians. Here we rake rice only, I mean the major food is rice and potatoes are the part of it. If you have no other veritable available get one KG of Potatoes and prepare several curry out of it.

Thanks! It really is good and if you don't want to make a big dinner and want a little bit of meat for dinner you can always add a little browned ground beef, chicken or even sliced ham lunch meat...makes it so easy and fast! ;)

your potato lasagna thing sounds delicious.

Hi shiwangipeswani...I have not ever heard of honey Potatoes but would asolutely love to have the recipe. I cant imagine what it would be! I am looking forward to seeing it. I have learned of several new things to do with potatoes but yours is the only one called HOney Potatoes!!..cant wait and thanks!

Thank you so much . That is definately different and the first time I have heard of it. I will try it for sure, thanks again

hey sandy how are u thanks for ur comment.here is the reciepe firstly just make the french fries that is fry the potatoes cut into long pieces.then take some honey acc to the quantity of potatoes and some seasome seeds.pour the honey into a container and make it a little warm then add seasome seeds into it and stir for about 3-4 mins and then add the fried potatoes or say the french fries,stir it for 3-4 mins more and the yummy honey potatoes are ready .ITS THE SIMPLEST AND SHORTEST DELICIOUS RECIEPE .TRY IT AND TELL ME HOW IT WAS

Try Cooking With Potatoes by Nannie Mitter book it has interesting recipies. For curry potaotes we make two kinds which are very poular , I will tell you one: Heat oil and add cumin seed just let them pop a bit and then add paste of one onion add a 1/4 th tea spoon turmeric powder , and chilli powder and salt you can add as per your taste. Then add two tomatoes pureed and saute them till the oil and the mix seprates. add boiled and peeled 8 potaotes break them in to chunks by hand so that roughly they are equal in isze and if some of them get mashed and mixed in gravy all the better. let them saute for a bit in the masala mix you have prepared in pan, so that they absorb some salt from the gravy mix. Add some water according to how much thick you want gravy to be I myself add just half a glass of water. chop some coriander leaves and add them to the gravy before taking them off the heat. We eat this with bread or roties we Indians make or even poorioes that are made by mixing salt ,Carom seed and oil in wheat floor and kneading the dough rolling them in to thin circles and deep frying them till they trun creamish brown. for a better version of the same recipie see this site http://www.sailusfood.com/2006/04/18/aloo-tamatar-subzi-curried-potatoes-in-tomato-sauce/

Hi mansha..I am really interested in getting some recipes with curry and potatoes as I have never tried this. The fries sound good too sauteed in garlic and turmeric..Have never tried this either..I have added garlic to mashed but not fries..How very interesting and thanks

Now that I posted baked potato soup, I have another option that I've not seen here. :) We try to be conscientious about what we eat; DH was 'slapped on the knuckles' a few years ago about his cholesterol/triglycerides. Here's a really yummy sort-of-roasted/sort-of steak-fries potato: We cut medium potatoes into wedges, then toss in a bowl with...well, it depends! Some olive oil, then a clear-ish dressing like Italian, usually a low-fat version. Add whatever herbs you like - rosemary is one of our favorites, and I usually add some black pepper...another variation we like is lots of garlic. Make sure it's 'wet' enough to coat everything, spread on a tray, and bake at 350F or so until done (20 min?). You might want to turn them once. We eat these as a breakfast potato as well as dinner. :) ~Sara

Hi SaraCate..you are right! Nobody has mentioned perogies!... Your recipe also sounds fabulous...I must try it and thanks..Its a very unusual combination.

I can come up with many ways to cook them and I noticed that James had a great idea too. I too forgot about the roasted potato around a nice beef or pork roast, golden brown to perfection. It is almost dinner and I am getting real hungry now. I call my husband Mr Potato, he loves them any way I cook them. We even grow our own, mostly the red and gold potatoes. I still love the whites too.

Hi jsitko...I was giggling reading your response..I think we learned to cook in the same kitchen! That is exactly how I serve and make scalloped potatoes too, with ham or ham in it as well. The baked ones are how I like them too. I also make mashed with garlic at times or with ranch dressing too. The bbq pack is the other that I do also..That is funny. And just like you, I am also getting very hungry, reading all these responses

I don't like any potato salad bought out or served in restaurants. I love mine. I boil eggs which I have cubed, salt them, and then I add boiled eggs, sweet pickle relish, a small jar of pimentos, celery seeds and mayonnaise. I could sit down and eat it right now!!

Hi Barb42...I love potatoes too. I also agree that I dont like all potato salads. I dont care too much for the ones bought in a grocery store.. I do like my own..along with the potatoes, and I mash them, I add onions, green and red peppers, celery, hard boiled eggs, cubes of cheddar cheese, cubes of ham, shredded carrots, sometimes mushrooms, a tsp of mustard and mix with miracle whip..Refridgerate til cold!! Its even better the second day once the flavours blend and its nice and cold..I love it served with sweet and sour meatballs!..Ok..enough food!!..

Yes , it is a nice recipe, hope you like it...

Hi kiran8..Thanks for that lovely recipe idea..I have nver heard of adding yogurt to potatoes.That is an interesting way of cutting back on fat too. This is one I must definately try. I am so glad I started this discussion and thanks!

Maybe next time. Let me know and I will bring a bowl of my potato salad and we can compare. Give me lots of warning as it is a long walk.

Long Live Potato Salad!...not the stuff in the stores either. It is virtually flavourless!...I make a yummy salad too,in fact pretty much identical to yours, except I add green peppers and celery too. SOmetimes I use bacon, and sometimes cubed ham. I made a big bowl of it this week....Sorry, I cant share,,its all gone

I have to agree!..and they are still good all mixed up on the plate too!

Hi wolfaaron..I am curious, what does your family use as a side dish with meals?..How do they have potatoes with eggs? Thanks for the info, I love to learn new things.

We dont really have a usual side dish, sometimes we have vegetables, sometimes spaghetti, most commonly rice, but its different every day. The way we eat potatoes with eggs is like this: Put oil in a pan, add egg, Chorizo, and potatoes cut into little squares, then fry them all together in the pan. It is actually pretty good.

You could name it spud island!...But you would need to take oil to deep fry too!

Guess what? Right now I am making potato salad! I turned on my computer this morning and saw more responses for potatoes, so I had to do something! I think most everyone likes potatoes and there are so many ways to cook them. Thanks

Hi sandy...its sandy!.. Many of us seem to like good old mashed potatoes!! I am wondering if in china, they have different ways to prepare them?

Hi there...do you mean french fries? yum yum..they never turn out like they do in Mcdonalds!!

Hi jannpa...yes I got a few new ways to cook potatoes. Cant wait to try some of them,..I love scalloped with ham too!! Oh heck, I like them all!!

Hi there..yes I have heard this as well..also in other foods too. I have never heard of putting sugar on potatoes although someone else mentioned it too. Thanks