Comments on: Waving my Potato Freak Flag

By: David Leite

David Leite — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:11:09 +0000

Diane, do let us know how your husband likes the pizza.

By: littlepurpleroom

littlepurpleroom — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:21:33 +0000

Oh, David I am so glad I found you. I too grow potatoes and this past year did it in bags of straw. Had glorious potatoes. Could reach down into the straw and feel around for just the right size. My dear husband is such a PF. I remember one day I made home fries for breakfast, had potato salad with lunch and had garlic mashed potatoes with dinner. He says that was one of the best days of his life. I am going to surprise him with this recipe. I’m sure to get a BIG smoooch out of it. Thanks so much.

Diane

By: Reath Risaliti

Reath Risaliti — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:36:08 +0000

When my son was little, I would tell him that good mashed potatoes were better than ice cream. For some reason, he didn’t believe me. I guess he didn’t inherit my potato genes, as I haven’t met a potato I didn’t like.

By: Jamie Lothridge

Jamie Lothridge — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:04:40 +0000

Yum, I too am a potato freak…potato pizza sounds right up my alley! Great Post, David!

By: David Leite

David Leite — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:44:30 +0000

Mary, I'm so jealous. My dad has been growing our family's potatoes for years, but I'm not usually up there to eat them the day they're picked. That does make such a difference. For the potato-bacon pizza, I use carola potatoes that I get from Maple Bank Farm, in Roxbury, CT. They were usually a day or two out of the ground. So sweet, nutty, and delicious.

By: Mary K

Mary K — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:37:13 +0000

We grew our own potatoes for the first time this year. It was a great success. It’s so much fun to dig in and find the potatoes hiding in the dirt. I never thought home-grown would make much of a difference with potatoes, but I was so wrong. Delicious! Only problem—we didn’t grow enough!

By: Bret Beall

Bret Beall — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:09:36 +0000

I, too, am a potato freak. Love them every way possible. Had a minor meltdown on Friday when I went out to enjoy one such way, as “chips” accompanied by fish…was served the poorest excuse for chips I can imagine. Underdone, soggy, greasy … I mentioned it to the server, and he just said, “OK.” If you ever come to Chicago, avoid Uncommon Ground … disaster. Keep up the good work!

By: David Leite

David Leite — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:18:03 +0000

Holly, I have used mint on buttered potatoes, as well as parsley, basil, and a bunch of other herbs. Delicious.

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:07:40 +0000

Oh, how I thoroughly enjoyed this post! The past few years I wondered where my life had gone when I finally opened my eyes to discover how much flavor you can put into EVERYTHING! Speaking of potatoes, I reminisce of childhood days gone by when it was just that box of Hungry Jack staring us in the face. We didn’t dream of adding a dash or splash of this or that. Now the opportunities are endless! Such a freeing thought!

Kudos to you as well, David, for coming out of the closet and confessing your passion for the potato. I read with a smile in my heart, and a subtle grin…for it was just last night I sat down with my own heaping bowl of the stuff. Big ass, to say the least. I knew I could have done it fancier, but plain American cheese and Miracle Whip was enough to sway me for this meal. You may have just inspired me to write an ode to love of a food we assuredly share.

Holly

P.S. If you have not already done so, you must try your potatoes with fresh mint. The flavor is absolutely divine!