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Potatoes are harvested from spring (new potatoes) through fall, and are an excellent storage vegetable to hold through winter. The thin-skinned, uncured new potatoes of spring and summer should be prepared differently from the more mature potatoes harvested in fall or stored over winter. Here are hearty, satisfying dishes featuring such potatoes.
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Brussels Sprouts & Potato Soup
Brussels sprouts, potatoes, and sausage make a super simple, surprisingly satisfying soup to warm up chilly fall and winter nights.
Grilled Potatoes
Grilled Potatoes could not be easier - just throw some potatoes on a grill and enjoy the crusty exterior and creamy yet fluffy interior that results!
How to Make Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Everyone has their own idea of what makes perfect mashed potatoes - creamy or fluffy? - this guide will show you how to make perfect mashed potatoes.
How to Make Potato Gnocchi
Potato gnocchi are an easy, fun, and delicious dinner.
Moroccan Vegetable Stew
This simple and delicious recipe for Moroccan-style vegetable stew is a perfect easy, healthful dinner.
Mushroom Potato Enchiladas
These delicious and earthy vegetarian Mushroom Potato Enchiladas are extra yummy with a side salad and a bit of crema or thinned sour cream alongside.
Potato Cabbage Casserole
Potatoes and cabbage are cooked with a bit of cream and topped with cheese for a hearty, warming fall or winter dish.
Potato Chips
Click through to see how easy it is to make delicious, fresh, homemade potato chips!
Potato Leek Gratin
Delicious Potato Leek Gratin layers sliced potatoes with leeks and cheese to make short work of cold weather.
Potato Leek Soup
Cook up this simple, delicious soup tonight and chase away the chills! Easy, fast, and healthful, this soup is a crowd-pleaser.
Potatoes In Cilantro Sauce
A mildy spicy cilantro sauce coats potatoes--tiny new potatoes or almost any variety cut into large pieces--in this easy recipe.
Potatoes With Chickpeas
A quick, from-the-pantry recipe for potatoes and chickpeas (garbanzo beans) cooked in a slightly spicy broth.
Roasted Potatoes
The high, dry temperature of a heated oven makes potatoes brown, crispy, tender, and delicious in this easy recipe.
Smashed Potatoes
These Smashed Potatoes are easier and more flexible than mashed potatoes and are a great side dish any time of year.
Spicy Potatoes, Cabbage & Carrots
This dish of potatoes, cabbage, and carrots cooked in a mildly spicy and extremely flavorful mix of ginger, tumeric, and pepper is inspired by a traditional Ethiopian stew. It is definitely one of those easy dishes that tastes like more than its individual parts.

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