This recipe for roasted garlic mashed potatoes, which are the best mashed potatoes,  will remind you of the best restaurant red mashed potato.  The garlic mashed potato recipe is designed to satisfy as well as keep them coming back for seconds.

If you want instant potatoes you are in the wrong place.  Let me repeat:  Instant Potato lovers get lost!!!  Potato recipes for dinner should be homemade…

How To Make Best Mashed Potatoes

The best mashed potatoes recipe can be a make ahead recipe.  It is a perfect vegetarian recipe or vegan recipe.  Homemade mashed potatoes made from scratch really are the best and we pride ourselves on offering the best potato recipes on the internet.

Red Potatoes with garlic mashed in is just too good to ignore at the dinner table.  Recipe Red Potatoes?  This is it.  This is just one of many potato recipe gems that we share with you on this site.

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Some people go a little bit overboard with their Mashed Potato Casserole Recipes.  They make a really large casserole.  Then they find out that the large casserole won’t fit into their oven.  So what do they do then?  They have to go out and buy a special casserole oven!  Have you ever heard of such a thing:  A Casserole Oven?

Let’s hope that you don’t feel the need to prepare such a large  casserole. 

How To Make Mashed Potato Casserole Recipes

Should serve about 8….Or more if you went out and bought a Casserole Oven and made a really Large Casserole.

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The red potato has always held a special place on the meal menu.  If you go to any buffet, anywhere:  Las Vegas to Paris, the red potato will be proudly displayed with all of the other potato salads.

How To Make The Red Potato Salad Recipe

This red potato salad is a make ahead recipe.  Once you taste it I am sure that red potato salad recipe will be on your dinner menu a few times a month.

Red Potato Salad is truly one of the most delicious recipes that you can make.  It is a summer food that is an all time favorite.  It is a mainstay as one of the great Fourth of July Recipes.  Can you imagine a better tasting and delicious summer food?  I can’t!!

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When we talk about Red Potato Salad Recipes we are talking about the number one item that people pick up at the deli counter.  Bet you didn’t know that!  Potato Salad has the advantage of being one of the easier quick recipes that you can make.  It is also one of the side dish recipes that people just love to eat. 

Red potato recipes are popular not only because they taste really good but also because they look good.  The red skin really is striking.  When we post a salad recipe on this site we generally look for a easy to make recipe.  This red potato salad recipe fills that bill.  This truly is an easy potato salad recipe.

Summer salad recipes need to be quick and easy recipes.  Nobody wants to have a bbq or a picnic and then spend all of their time cooking up side dish recipes that take all day. 

Don’t forget that this Red Potato Salad Recipe is also a creamy potato salad.  The mayo really does the trick.

Without a doubt Cream of Sweet Potato Soup is the most popular potato soup in the United States.   So it is really no surprise that with the immigration of so many people from south of the border that they would bring their version of Cream of Sweet Potato Soup with them.  Hence we get the Mexican version of Cream Of Sweet Potato Soup.

Potatoes are grown all over the world and Mexico and South America are prime areas for all types of potatoes.  That probably explains why the Hispanic people have so many wonderful recipes that include potatoes.  Cream of Sweet Potato Soup being just one.

How To Make Mexican Cream Of Sweet Potato Soup

This Mexican Cream Of Sweet Potato Soup is a great make ahead recipe.  It is an easy, simple, and quick potato soup recipe that makes a perfect side dish.

More Potato Soup Recipes

• Sour Cream Poato Soup Recipe
• Potato Bacon Soup Recipe
• Baked Potato Soup Recipe
• Creamy And Easy Potato Soup Recipe

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Yam Nutrition is nothing to sneeze about.  We post Daily Free Recipes that feature potato recipes that are good to eat and full of nutrition.  Yam Nutrition is no exception.

How To Make Yam Souffle

So you see Yam Nutrition in a Souffle is just not possible but also very good to eat.  The yam recipe is an easy, simple, and quick recipeto make that everybody will enjoy.  This is a very good recipe for a Sunday night dinner, a Christmas get together, or a Thanksgiving feast.  Whenever you decide to make this dish you can be assured that this is the right yam recipe.

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Sweet Baked Potatoes Or A Canned Sweet Potato

That is all up to you. People use sweet potatoes for a whole variety of side dish recipes:

Really….Sweet Potatoes With just about everything!!!

Our great country of America is only 10th on the list of sweet potato growers. Would you like to take a guess who is number 1? Well it is none other than China!

Do you think that the Canned Sweet Potato that you buy at the store is the same as a yam? If you said yes then you would be wrong. A yam is a large, starchy, tropical root crop grown in Asia or West Africa that can weigh more than a large dog. In North Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi sweet potato farmers began calling their crop “yams” to distinguish it from the white-fleshed sweet potatoes.

The USDA requires that when it is used to refer to sweet potatoes, the word “yam” must be accompanied by the words “sweet potatoes” on all labels and marketing materials.

Sweet potatoes are one of the most nutritious vegetables. Low in calories with no fat and no cholesterol, they contain antioxidants; vitamins C, B6, and E; iron; potassium; and beta-carotene. They’re also a great source of fiber. Canned Sweet Potatoes are also very nutritious but not so much as the non-canned.

Those Southern Belles love their sweet potatoes—consuming 54% of all canned sweet potatoes, and 42% of all fresh sweet potatoes. I think they consume 99% of all grits.

When a recipe calls for white potatoes, use sweet potatoes instead. They’re also the perfect ingredient when making soups, stews, casseroles, puddings, cake, muffins, and bread.

If you’re using canned sweet potatoes in a recipe, add them last because they’re already cooked.

One 15.5 ounce can of sweet potatoes, drained, equals one pound of fresh sweet potatoes.

A 15.5 ounce can contains approximately 2 cups of sweet potatoes.
One cup of canned sweet potatoes equals one medium-sized, cooked fresh sweet potato.

Sweet Potato Recipe

• Mashed White And Sweet Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Casserole
• Sweet Potato Crisps
• Sweet Potato Au Gratin

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With all the Potato Recipes that are published every year, I though it was time to post a simple to understand explanation of different types of Potatoes.  I found the list and definitions on Yahoo Glue, India.

Find which Potatoes to use with which Recipes:

• Baked Potatoes
• Cheese Potato
• Garlic Potatoes
• Mashed Potatoes
• Potato Salad
• Potato Soup
• Potato Pie
• Red Potatoes
• Potatoes Au Gratin
• Roasted Potatoes
• Scalloped Potatoes
• Sweet Potatoes
• Yam

Also contained is some basic information on How To Make Certain Potato Recipes.  Which potato recipes are good for “make ahead” potatoes…and so much more!! 

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Russet Potatoes

Russet potatoes have a high starch content with low moisture.
These potatoes bake mealy and fluffy, and are the best choice for mashed potatoes and baked potatoes.
Medium starch potatoes include Yukon Gold and Yellow Finn potatoes. They aren’t as fluffy as russet potatoes, but have great flavor. Yukon Gold potatoes, especially, taste buttery when cooked.
Potatoes with a low starch content and high moisture include red and white potatoes. These potatoes are most often boiled or roasted and used in potato salad because of their creamy texture. They hold together well after being cooked.

Sweet Potatoes and Yams

Sweet Potatoes and Yams are actually two different tubers. Yams are a member of the lily family, and sweet potatoes are members of the morning glory family. In the United States, you’re almost always buying sweet potatoes; true yams are not very available. There are moist fleshed sweet potatoes and dry-fleshed potatoes. Both have lots of beta-carotene and potassium. They can be baked like russet potatoes, made into fries, or mashed. Sweet potato pie is another favorite recipe made from these tubers.
For the best baked potatoes, long slow cooking is best. The skin becomes very crisp and turns darker because the starch just below the skin converts to sugar, which browns in heat. Make sure you cut a slit in the potato as soon as it comes out of the oven so the interior doesn’t steam, which makes a heavier consistency.

Twice Baked Potatoes

Twice baked potatoes are easy; they just  require a little time. Bake the potato until tender, about an hour, then remove the flesh from the skins. Return the skins to the oven to keep them crisp while you make the filling. Then add the filling ingredients – cream, butter, cheese, seasonings – whatever you like; beat the filling, then refill the potato skins. Bake until the potatoes are beginning to brown and crisp.

Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes can be made from russets that are boiled or roasted. I myself prefer roasted, because I think it intensifies the potato flavor. The starch in the potatoes, once again, absorbs water and swells during the cooking process. Then when the potato is mashed or riced, the cells break open, releasing more starch, which makes the potatoes creamy and smooth. If you boil your potatoes for mashing, return them to the hot pan after draining and shake over medium heat for 2-3 minutes to dry the potatoes. Whatever the cooking method, add butter first when you begin mashing. That coats the cells and the starch so they absorb less liquid, making the potatoes less gluey and fluffier. For the actual mashing process, I prefer a potato ricer because it makes the smoothest mashed potatoes. Cook’s Illustrated also prefers a ricer because it causes less damage to the cells.

French Fries

French fried potatoes are a bit more difficult to make at home. Frying them twice gives the best results. The potatoes must be dry when they are fried, or the starch will absorb the water on the surface and won’t seal the potatoes so they will absorb grease. Greasy french fries are NOT desirable! Cut your fries from russet potatoes and place in a bowl of ice water as you work. This helps prevent the potatoes from changing color. Heat oil or vegetable shortening to 325 degrees. Dry the potatoes thoroughly in some paper towels. Cook the potatoes for 6-8 minutes until they become limp and just begin to change color. Remove from the fryer and let stand for 10 minutes. When you want to serve the fries, heat the oil to 350 degrees. Add the precooked potatoes and cook about 1-2 minutes until fries become golden brown and slightly puffy. Remove from the oil, salt, and serve! And here’s a tip if you like to bake french fries: chill the potatoes in the refrigerator overnight the day before you want to make them. This changes some of the starches to sugar, which then makes the potatoes more brown, even in the lower, more indirect heat of the oven.

Hash Brown Potatoes

Hash brown potatoes are easy to make from scratch. Make sure you grate the potatoes just before cooking them, or else they will change color, turning pink or brown. This happens because the sugars in the potatoes oxidize, causing the color change. Russet or high starch potatoes are the best for hash browns. Grate them in a food processor or on a hand grater and dry thoroughly by squeezing in a kitchen towel. Season them to taste and cook in butter and olive oil, pressing the potatoes with a spatula as they cook. When golden brown on the underside, flip the potatoes and cook until dark golden brown.

Roasted Potatoes

Roasted potatoes are simply cut into chunks and tossed with olive oil and seasonings, then baked at a high temperature, stirring once during cooking. I like to leave the skins on my roasted potatoes, but you can peel them if you like. These potatoes cook more like french fries, with the starch on the surface sealing the potatoes, making a crispy crust (even on cut sides) and a moist, tender interior. Bake potatoes at 400 degrees for 40-60 minutes until they are as brown and crispy as you like.

Scalloped Potatoes

Scalloped potatoes can be made with russets or low starch red potatoes. Russets will be more tender, and red potatoes will be firmer; the choice is yours! Slice potatoes 1/8″ thick for the best texture and most even cooking, and try to get the slices the same thickness so they cook at the same time. Potatoes can be cooked in cream (see Potatoes Grand Mere) or in a thin white sauce, or for the easiest sauce of all, thinned condensed cream of mushroom soup.

Hopefully this article also help to clear up some of the questions that keep getting asked about the difference between Sweet Potatoes and Yams.

No matter which Potato use choose to use for your Potato Recipe…Just remember this:

• All Recipes for Potatoes are Easy, Simple, and Quick Recipes!
• Most Potato Recipes can be “make ahead” recipes.
• A soup cup of potato soup is better than any other soup out there.
• A homemade potato recipe is the easiest homemade food you can make.
• As far as food recipes are concerned, potato recipes make the easiest foods.
• As a Side Dish Cooking Recipe, nothing beats a good Potato Recipe.

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You might ask why we didn’t make this a Whipping Cream Cheese Potato Soup.  Well the answer is pretty simple:  My wife thinks I’m gaining just a little too much weight and the cheese potato soup will only make the problem worse.  Besides, look at some of the other potato recipes on this site and you will see that there are plenty of Cream Potato Soup with Cheese Recipes.  This is a “Make Ahead Recipe”.

How To Make Potato Soup With Whipping Cream

More Easy, Simple, and Quick Potato Soup Recipes:

• Red Potato Soup Recipe
• Baked Potato Soup Loaded Recipe
• Creamy Yam Soup Recipe
• Baked Potato Soup Recipe

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Bon Appetit Recipe January 1998. It has been tweaked quite a bit.

The potatoes contained in Cream of Potato Soup have some excellent health and nutrition benefits. 

• Potatoes are high in fiber which means that they offer protection against colon cancer. 
• Potatoes have 1/4 the calories of bread.
• Potatoes are filling which means you will eat less because you will fill up faster by eating potatoes.
• Potatoes contain:  Vitamin C, Iron, Potassium and Zinc.
• If you boil your potatoes they will have more protein than corn and and twice the amount of calcium.

Cream of Potato Soup is delicious, healthy and filling.

How To Make Cream Of Potato Soup

More Easy, Simple, and Quick Potato Soup Recipes

• Red Potato Soup
• Creamy And Easy Potato Soup
• Creamy Yam Soup Recipe
• Mexican Gourmet Potato Soup

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This roasted sweet potato recipe is a dish you can make not only with Mexican food but anytime.

Our recipe includes a variety of spices and flavorings and a little heat. Feel free to adjust this part according to your taste.

We will be roasting this recipe in olive oil which gives the potatoes a delicate caramelized flavor.?

When they are almost done we will brush them with our Honey-Lime Glaze and sprinkle with fresh cilantro.

When selecting your potatoes, look for those on the small to medium size with no bruises or cracks. The real large ones tend to be more fibrous and not as sweet.

Some of the more common sweet potatoes you will find in the grocery store are Garnet, Jewel and Beauregard to name a few of the seven major varieties.

Did you know that the sweet potato is part of the morning glory family and not related to the yam?

How To Make The Roasted Sweet Potato Recipe

Storing Sweet Potatoes

Store your sweet potatoes in a cool, dry place between 55 to 60 degrees F. They will keep for up to one month.

Don’t even think about storing them in the refrigerator. The inside will harden and their taste will be affected.

Rinse them only right before you plan to cook them. Once you cook them they will keep about 1 week in the refrigerator.

Here is a tip: This sweet potato recipe freezes well so make up a dish a head of time. When you are in a hurry or don’t have enough time to cook, you’ll just have to pop them out of the freezer and heat them up.

Other Flavors And Spices You Can Add

Sweet potatoes can be flavored with a number of other items such as pineapple, oranges, raisins, toasted walnuts, sunflower seeds or pecans.

Want to add some spicy hot to this recipe? Try substituting ancho chile powder or chipotle chiles.

Also good is cloves, nutmeg, ginger, maple syrup, rum, balsamic vinegar, or coconut.

So you see, sweet potatoes are very versatile and very good for you. Did I mention they are loaded with vitamin A, C and dietary fiber?  A good potato recipe is really good for you!

So the next time you are whipping up some Mexican fare, try this Mexican sweet potato recipe with some carne asada and a margarita.  Ole!!  The best potato recipes will be found on this site…no doubt.

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More Mexican Potato Recipes

• Mexican Baked Stuffed Potatoes With Cheese And Salsa Verde    
• Mexican Nacho Golds
• Mexican Salsa Potato Wraps                         
• Mexican Oven Roasted Potatoes With Salsa