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If you were a potato, how would you like to be cooked or prepared? I would like to be baked. And you? (Original Post) debm55 Feb 7 OP
New potatoes boiled and then mixed with butter and chives. applegrove Feb 7 #1
Thank you very much applegrove. That sounds wonderful debm55 Feb 7 #5
Ha! Mashed, smashed, gravied. Polly Hennessey Feb 7 #2
Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. Thant sounds great. debm55 Feb 7 #7
Potato pancake sprinkled with a little powdered sugar Endlessmike56 Feb 7 #3
Oh , That sounds very good. Thank you Endlessmike56 debm55 Feb 7 #9
Oven-roasted. Aristus Feb 7 #4
Yummy, Thank you very much, Aristus. debm55 Feb 7 #10
Buried in rich soil, with rain and sunshine 🌞. Emile Feb 7 #6
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Emile. debm55 Feb 7 #12
I just play with my food, deb. True Dough Feb 7 #8
HAHAHAHHAHA. That's funny. Thank you True Dough. debm55 Feb 7 #13
Fondant-ed. My wife and I have recently discovered fondant potato' Mark.b2 Feb 7 #11
Interesting, Thank you very much, Mark.b2. debm55 Feb 7 #14
Here's the recipe I have bookmarked: Mark.b2 Feb 7 #15
Thank you very much for giving us the link. I am going to try them. debm55 Feb 7 #16
Not even close gab13by13 Feb 7 #17
Thank you very much , gab13by13. That was my secong choice, I like with applesause and/sour cream.YUMMY debm55 Feb 7 #18
HAHAHAHAHA justaprogressive Feb 7 #19
HAHAHAHAHAha. Thank you so much for sharing with us.justaprogressive. debm55 Feb 7 #22
A Hasselback potatoe gladium et scutum Feb 7 #20
Thank you very much for sharing with us, gladium et scutum. debm55 Feb 7 #23
Mashed Cairycat Feb 7 #21
Thank you for sharing, Cairycat. Those mashed sound wonderful. debm55 Feb 7 #24
I'd be sweet potato fries Alpeduez21 Feb 7 #25
Be prepared to be drove around in a Rolls Royce? chouchou Feb 7 #26
HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much for sharing, chouchou. debm55 Feb 7 #32
I'd guess a lot of people here are already baked. underpants Feb 7 #27
Oh you, thank you for sharing the funny, underpants. debm55 Feb 7 #33
I'll just go the naturally-sprouted route Zambero Feb 7 #28
HAHAHHAHHHAH. Thank you Zambero for the funny. debm55 Feb 7 #34
Baked & slathered in yummy butter SheltieLover Feb 7 #29
Thank you very much for sharing SheltieLover. That sounds wonderful. debm55 Feb 7 #37
As a human, I occasionally enjoy being slightly baked, ever since they legalized it unblock Feb 7 #30
HAHHAHAHHHAH. Thank you for the funny, Unblock. debm55 Feb 7 #35
Potatoes are so versatile. pandr32 Feb 7 #31
Thank you so much, pandr32. Your choices sound delicious. debm55 Feb 7 #36
As I've been "baked" most of my adult life,... Wuddles440 Feb 7 #38
That's funny, Thank you for sharing. Wuddles440 debm55 Feb 7 #39
Baked! arkielib Feb 7 #40
Thank you very much for sharing with us, arkielib debm55 Feb 7 #41

Aristus

(72,018 posts)
4. Oven-roasted.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:30 AM
Feb 7

Golden potatoes quartered, then soaked in olive oil, rosemary, and a pinch of sea salt. Then placed on a baking tray, and roasted in the oven.

Mark.b2

(786 posts)
11. Fondant-ed. My wife and I have recently discovered fondant potato'
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:38 AM
Feb 7

Look up a recipe. Simple but gourmet level.

We’ve been making them for a while now, especially when having company for dinner. We’ve never gotten so many compliments over a dish!

debm55

(59,309 posts)
18. Thank you very much , gab13by13. That was my secong choice, I like with applesause and/sour cream.YUMMY
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 11:12 AM
Feb 7

justaprogressive

(6,814 posts)
19. HAHAHAHAHA
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 11:42 AM
Feb 7
Roasted not toasted the caramelization takes potatoes to another level!



It's winter! Use your oven!

If I was an english muffin
about to make the most out of a toaster
I'd ease myself down, coming up brown ~ Punky's Dilemma from Bookends S&G

(aside: there's no such thing as an English muffin s'why I'm not capitalizing it!)

Cairycat

(1,861 posts)
21. Mashed
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 12:38 PM
Feb 7

my son makes the best buttermilk mashed potatoes, good with butter or gravy, although the ultimate would be topped with my late mom's pot roast gravy.

that said, pretty much all forms of potatoes are yummy, this thread is making me hungry!

unblock

(56,140 posts)
30. As a human, I occasionally enjoy being slightly baked, ever since they legalized it
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 01:50 PM
Feb 7


If I was a potato, it probably prefer to be neither cooked nor eaten... though I think I'd rather enjoy being slathered in sour cream!

pandr32

(14,152 posts)
31. Potatoes are so versatile.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 01:54 PM
Feb 7

I used to love them baked as a kid with the roasted skin being my favorite part. I would spread butter on it and roll it up--yum.
I am a little partial to Greek roasted potatoes right now with a lemony olive oil flavor and a titch of oregano.
Mashed potatoes are still a comfort food that is hard to beat, especially with gravy (mine is vegetarian).
My kids love my smashed potatoes with a sprinkle of shredded Parmesan and rosemary (drizzle of olive oil, too). Creamers work best.

Wuddles440

(2,058 posts)
38. As I've been "baked" most of my adult life,...
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 02:16 PM
Feb 7

maybe being "roasted" would be a refreshing change, increase my overall visibility with the public via social media, and possibly motivate me to get out of bed before noon.

arkielib

(435 posts)
40. Baked!
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 07:40 PM
Feb 7

And served with lots of butter, salt, pepper, grated cheddar cheese, and bacon pieces on top.

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