What is your favorite potato dish.? Mine is potato salad.

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115. Nightshades (potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes) are the curse of Arthritis sufferers...that said

My two favorites:

Baby Red Potato Salad

2 bags baby reds boiled, halve them (cut) and halve the largest ones again...
2 hard-boiled eggs diced
5 cloves garlic minced
1 med red onion diced
The juice of 1 lime
2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
2tsp Dill weed
mayo to coat...

Put in freezer for 45 minutes, then move to fridge...

and Vichyssoise

LEEK AND POTATO SOUP (Serves 6) (From The James Beard Cookbook )

5 or 6 leeks
5 tablespoons butter
3 cups diced potatoes
1 quart chicken broth
Salt to taste
Cayenne
Nutmeg
2 tablespoons flour

Trim and wash the leeks thoroughly to remove all sand. Split lengthwise,
then cut in thin slices. Sauté in a large saucepan over moderate heat in 3
tablespoons of butter for 4 minutes. Add the potatoes and broth, bring to a
boil, and reduce to heat. Cover and simmer till the potatoes are soft. Season
to taste with salt (the broth may provide enough), cayenne and nutmeg.
Drain off the broth and reserve. Purée the vegetables in a food mill, ricer or
food processor. Combine again with the broth. Melt the remaining 2
tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over low heat, stir in the flour, and cook
for a few seconds. Add 1½ cups of the soup and stir until the mixture is
thickened. Stir back into the rest of the soup, and bring to a boil. Serve with
a dash of cayenne or nutmeg.

VARIATIONS
Do not purée the vegetables, but leave them in coarse pieces in the
thickened soup.

*Vichyssoise: Prepare the soup in the main recipe and allow it to cool. Blend
in 1½ cups heavy cream. Chill thoroughly. Serve with a sprinkling of
chopped chives


enjoy!