I picked up a used copy of VERDURA: Vegetables Italian Style by Viana La Place after reading multiple posts on Chowhound about how great the recipes are. I’m quite glad I did. I’ve mostly been making the salads but there are lots of pastas, soups, antipasti and even main dish recipes as well. This Russian…
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Potato Pancakes aka Latkes
My regular potato pancake recipe has baking powder in it in addition to flour. I picked it up from a booklet on frugal cooking that I bought 20 years ago. These used to regularly show up on the dinner menu here, with applesauce. After going to a few Hanukkah parties we added sour cream to…
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Potatoes Romanoff – Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes
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Cooking with Bulk Ingredients: Potatoes
Periodically, potatoes go on sale around here for as cheap as .89 for a 10 pound bag. I’ve heard they get cheaper elsewhere but that’s about the lowest I’ve ever seen them here. Cooking with bulk ingredients like potatoes can be challenge. With some flexible ideas about how and when to serve them so they’re…