These Spuds are Smashing

Introduction: This recipe was mostly taken from Good and Cheap, the super cheap and awesome cookbook from Leanne Brown.  I highly encourage you to check out all of her recipes and website, here.   The reason behind this one was because I needed a super easy, quick recipe on hand for work.  We were doing a training on "Eating on an AmeriCorps Budget" and Leanne Brown is the boss in this area. Potato salad can be done a thousand ways, so I stuck with this simple recipe, which didn't have mayo, which I believe makes it vegan friendly? But honestly I'm not sure, so my vegan friends should check and make sure. Food Items: 2 lbs of potatoes. (I used about 1/2 of a 5 lb bag) 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp vinegar (or citrus-y thing you might have around) 2 tsp dijon mustard Salt and Pepper Green Onions Other seasonings you might want to add, such as dill or parsley Utensils Needed: Mixing bowl Pot Something to stir with Something to whisk with, such as...

Introduction: This recipe comes from my dear friend Mel, so I planned to post this one on International Mel Day (aka her birthday! Happy Birthday Mel!)  This one is SUPER EASY.  The first time I had cheesy potatoes is when my friends threw a going away party for me.  We had a potato party, where we ate like 5+ different types of potatoes. It was amazing.  In that party, we had these cheesy potatoes, which mesmerized me.  The other good memory of this dish is learning how to make it when I was hanging out a week in New York with my friends Mel and Rachel.  Mel showed me how to make the dish and I was in awe about how easy it was. I've personally always had mixed feelings about mixing cheese with potatoes. It ends up being pretty heavy and sometimes I enjoy it and sometimes not. After this dish though, I fell in love with cheese and potatoes.  This cheesy potato dish is like if you mixed mac and cheese with breakfast potatoes.  They're amazin...

Introduction: Hey All, This one's a bit different from usual!  It is more a dish that contains potatoes instead of a potato-centric dish itself.  But it was the first time I had ever made chicken stop and almost chicken noodle soup from scratch. That means I did everything on my own, sans actually made the noodles. This was pretty fun, but I highly suggest you save it for a rainy day or when you have a lot of time on your hands! I made it on a particularly boring afternoon and when I had some leftover chicken bits lying around! (I had scored a free chicken from the grocery store.) Food Items: Leftover Chicken Breast with all the bones and such Potato All sorts of veggies Celery Carrots Onions Anything you like in a soup Your choices of herbs and spices. I honestly don't remember what I put in there, but some sort of the following: Thyme Parsley Garlic Salt Pepper Etc etc Water, 4 quarts or something of the sort Noodles! I used egg noodles, b...

  Introduction In general, I feel like I have to preface this post by saying it seems all over the fucking place. My apologies. I don't know if it's because that's the way my cooking went, if it's because I'm still vaguely getting over being sick, or if it's because it's the end of a Monday. Regardless, here's my mess of a thought process. Maybe I'll edit this at some point? Doubt it. Going through the process is 1/2 the fun. Hash browns are something that is supposed to be easy but they trip me up every time.  Part of the problem is I tend to ALWAYS overdo it on the potato front.  Part of the problem is I have  no idea what I'm doing so I try to guess... Which isn't always the best way to go on the potato front. Hence the name of this post, attempt #1. Part of my goal for doing this blog is to learn more about potatoes over time.  They are by far my favorite food but when it comes down to the actual science and getting things righ...

 Introduction Happy first recipe blog post!  I figured a great way to dive into this process would be to start off with an easy recipe and go from there.  I'd love to give myself some sort of goal, but I don't want to fail so (for now) I'll just post recipes as I feel like doing them. Hopefully I'll be more proactive and consistent in the future.  Regardless, let's get into it! Potato wedges are without a doubt one of my favorite variations of the potato, but I tend to only make them this one way.  They have all the makings of the things I like about potatoes: easy to put together, plenty of variations, fun to mess with, and can be scaled up to cook for as many people as needed. Below is my first attempt at creating a somewhat recipe with pictures.  I'll try to list out food items, utensils, and directions.  Below that you'll find perks, variations, and my final thoughts on the item cooked. Thanks for reading! Whoever you are. Food Items G...