Category Archives: Potatoes

Easy Fish Pie

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jennifer

Fish pie is a staple family recipe in the UK. It can be as elaborate or plain, complicated or simple as you like. The hardest part of most fish pie recipes is making the mashed potatoes for the top– which … Continue reading →

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Chicken and Vegetable Curry (potentially vegan)

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Jennifer

Cold days cry out for a spicy curry. This is a really good one because it is healthy, full of fresh, antioxidant loaded veggies and skinless chicken. Make it vegan by omitting chicken. 1/4 cup chopped, fresh ginger 3 fat … Continue reading →

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Potatoes Kracker

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Jennifer

My neighbor’s nickname is Kracker. She even had it on her license plate until she caught wind of the other meaning of the word, then she changed plates. Everyone still calls her Kracker, though.Our family went over to Kracker’s house … Continue reading →

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Potato Bake

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Jennifer

I’d like to apologize up front about the many, many years that I have lambasted home cooks who used a can of ‘cream of…’ soup in recipes. I never tried it, yet felt that I had the right to ‘take … Continue reading →

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Summer Lemon Potato Salad

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Jennifer

  Visiting my folks in Cape Cod, our first night my mom served up steamed lobster and this delicious lemon potato salad. ‘The recipe’s from a magazine,’ she told me sheepishly. ‘Which magazine?’ I asked, as I watched her chopping, simmering, … Continue reading →

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Moussaka after Bath

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Jennifer

I love cooking. When we go on vacation we rent apartments or houses rather than staying in hotels because I want to be able to cook the local foods. But, once in a while, I really appreciate someone else doing … Continue reading →

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Oven Baked Fish Cakes

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Jennifer

If you cook only one thing in your life, let this be it. I have made countless fish cakes—I LOVE fish cakes—but this recipe takes the cake. It is simply delicious. It is made with an ingredient I was unaware … Continue reading →

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Don’t Try This at Home

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Jennifer

I started out with all the best intentions—to create a really tasty dish easy enough for dinner for the family on Tuesday night, but impressive enough for friends on Saturday. I researched, as I almost always do—I rarely simply throw … Continue reading →

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Caramelized Onion and Potato Soup

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Jennifer

Snowed in for the past 4 days, this soup was developed out of necessity. I wanted to make a leek and potato soup, but found all we had was yellow onions and a few potatoes. I had simmered up the … Continue reading →

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Hedgehog Potatoes

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jennifer

Sunday my youngest children ran into the kitchen ravenous, saw these sitting on the counter and shouted, ‘Those look like hedgehogs!’ Kids do love these potatoes, but so do adults. The many thin slices roast up with crispy edges, while the interior remains ever so … Continue reading →

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