On a cold day (of which, lately, there have been many), there are few things more satisfying than Potage Parmentier. The classic potage (thick soup) is made with potatoes and leeks. Potage Parmentier was named after Auguste-Antoine Parmentier, and is the moniker used for the hot version of the soup sometimes mistakenly called Vichyssoise (named […]
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One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes, four
There they were. Little ruby treasures buried in the dirt. Potatoes! Last year, Big Papa and I tried our hand at garbage can potato farming. Our first crop yielded eighty-one potatoes, which by our estimation qualified as a successful venture. Potatoes are one of those mystery crops that develop out of sight, underground. You never […]