"potatoes" news and stories

• St. Patrick's Day is over, but Irish comfort food transcends the holiday.
• Speaking of the Irish, let's hear it for potatoes.
• Pig ears, anyone?...Anyone?
• Okay, then, how about chicken thighs? That's more like it.

Leeks, bacon and 15 cloves of garlic go into making this Christmas potato soup one of the most hearty and flavorful around. (And don't let the name fool you; you can eat it any time of the year.) You can also make it three days ahead, if you like, so steaming bowls can be easily at the ready when holiday guests drop by.

If this doesn't give you the urge to go into the kitchen and fry something right now, we can't imagine what would. You can almost feel your teeth breaking through that delicate golden crust, taste how those grains of salt work in perfect balance with the tender potato inside. Everything we bite into should be this dreamy.

Try making your own homemade fries following method in Tyler Florence's fish and chips recipe.

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Zucchini, Potato and Scallion Pancakes. Photo: Rec(ession)ipes.

As we transition from summer to fall, it's the perfect time to pair prime vegetables from each season.

And these zucchini, potato and scallion pancakes from Rec(ession)ipes beautifully capture the colors of autumn, while sneaking in the last tastes of summer. Pan-fried and topped with a dollop of chive sour cream, a glimpse at these almost makes up for the fact that we'll be seeing a lot less of the sun for a while. Almost.

[Via Rec(ession)ipies]

Oven-roasted fries. Photo: Gudlyf, Flickr.

And by "home" fries, we don't mean chunks of potatoes fried in butter on the stove top (though those do sound delicious). No, we mean slim, julienned slices of the root vegetable roasted in a home cook's oven.

These slivers of salty heaven are from Flickr user Gudlyf, who used three large Yukon Gold potatoes, sliced with a mandoline, tossed in olive oil and sprinkled with the simple but always satisfying combination of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. And, wrote Gudly, they are "as crunchy -- sometimes crunchier -- than the deep-fried versions at your local watering hole."

Pass a bit of ketchup and we would gladly trade a serving of soggy restaurant fries for this tray of golden goodness, stretching as far as the eye can see.

[Via Flickr]

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