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Would You Like Fries With That And How To Replace Lost Potato Sales

We used to have just one choice of a side with our bundled meals and that was fries. Now we have lots of side dish options and I think I have discovered why my food costs have been climbing... the fries were much more profitable than offering a side salad or fruit. How can I get my profits back up?
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Potato Dishes I Can Fix For Valentine’s to Show My Love

Are there any suggestions you might make for Valentine’s Day if I choose to stay at home and fix dinner for my significant other?
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Slow Cooker Recipes For Mashed Potatoes

Do you have any slow cooker recipes for mashed potatoes and other tips for this kind of cooking?
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I Like To Experiment And Try New Recipes For Mashed Potatoes Every Thanksgiving

I like to experiment and try new recipes for Thanksgiving, especially with mashed potatoes and I prefer to cook with fresh rather than frozen. Any ideas I can try?
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Consumer Potato Recipes

Does the www.idahopotato.com have a section just for consumer recipes? I am a professional chef, do you also have food service potato recipes? If I have potatoes and want to find a recipe for a scalloped potato casserole, is there a way to find more than just one on the web site?
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Moving Potatoes Into The Salad Bowl

At a conference I overheard a chef say she was moving potatoes into the salad bowl on her menu, but never caught the rest of the conversation. Besides the obvious, potato salad... what might she have been talking about?
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Potato Poetry

I know people sing the praises of the perfect Idaho® French fry or mashed potatoes as a comfort food, but have you ever heard of fully grown adults getting so worked up about a potato dish at a restaurant that it becomes a special occasion, just to experience it week after week and year after year? Surely ruminating on favorite potato dishes is good for the creative soul.
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How do I cook Chips At Home?

We have a restaurant an hour away from us that serves floppy raw fries. They’re cut like potato chips; about 1.5mm thick and deep fried just enough to be done. They’re dripping in grease and almost soggy. My husband is having a fit for me to make him some. I don’t have a deep fryer, just my trusty iron skillet about 3″ deep. Can you please tell me how to cook them? The internet is full of recipes for crispy fries, from what I’ve read people hate soggy fries, but they’re absolutely out of this world!!! We bought a mandolin v slicer to cut them on. What cooking method would you recommend?
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Making Potato Salad for 100 People

In making potato salad for 100 people how many potatoes will I need? Do you have recipe that feeds that many?
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