We must celebrate potatoes before February is over.
It’s not like we don’t enjoy potatoes all the time, but you see, February is Potato Lovers’ Month!
Potatoes are a quintessential ingredient in almost any comfort food dish. And why wouldn’t they be? Pulled from the earth, they’re warming, buttery, creamy, and hearty.
Puréed into a rich soup, pan fried into a crispy pancake, oven roasted into the perfect French fry, or smashed with melting herb butter — there’s nothing I’d want more on a cold, winter evening. (Well, other than a few Chai Chocolate Chunk Cookies, that is.
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My favorite potatoes? Any potato grown in Idaho, of course!
Click on each image below to get the recipe, and enjoy!

1. Pepper Jack Potato Pancakes

2. Pommes Anna

3. Smoky Chipotle Parmesan French Fries

4. Steak-Potato Taquitos — They’re Not What You’d Think!

5. Rosemary Potatoes Confit

6. Kale-Grape Salad with Thai Curry Vinaigrette, Potatoes and Honey Glazed Pistachios

7. Salt Potatoes with Fresh Dill and Mascarpone

8. Chipotle Potato Mexican Lasagna

9. Garlic Herb Smashed Potatoes

10. Roasted Pepper Potato Soup with Smoky Chipotle Parmesan Fries

11. Rosemary Apple Potatoes — Pavé Style

12. Mushroom and Bacon Savory Pie with Potato Crust

13. Potato Pancakes with Red Onion-Apple Compote

14. Roasted Ancho Chile Potatoes

15. Potato Spinach Gratin

16. Curried Tomato Potato Soup
Oh, but wait . . . there’s more!
I’m honored to have Idaho® Potato-Asiago Muffins with Herbs de Provence and
Individual Idaho® Potato Crusted Eggs Florentine with Prosciutto on the
Idaho Potato Commission site!
This is not a sponsored post.
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These are absolutely mouth watering beautiful photos. Will try the pave. I’ve made them with sweet potatoes but not Idaho.
Thank you, Judy! And I will try it with the sweet potatoes – YUM!
This is a treasure trove! I don’t know where to start! But, I must try something! I wish I had a Valentina cookbook on my kitchen counter!
– Kaye
http://www.youtube.com/user/kittrellkaye
Kaye, you are so sweet! And I wish I had a Kaye garden!
Valentina, how do I reblog this post? I don’t see a button.
you can “share” from where it’s posted on my FB page — or “like” on FB button at the bottom of post. Thank you!!