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The Month of Potatoes


The Month of ________.

What a fabulous idea. 12 months, 12 selected food items, a minimum of 156 new recipes.

Of course, it is only fitting to start this year long monthly food challenge with the item that started the whole crazy idea itself: the potato.

Potato varieties grown in the US reach into hundreds.  Hundreds! For this challenge, potatoes used must fit into one of the following seven catering: Russet, red, white, yellow, blue/purple, fingerling, petite, and flour. Potatoes can be served in any form, fashion, or function. Basically the sky's the limit, just no sweet potatoes/yams. 

Below is the list of potato dishes. Each dish is linked to its corresponding recipe.  If it is a new recipe, the link will be BLUE. If it is a previously used recipe from this blog, the link will be GREEN. If it is self explanatory or does not contain a recipe, it will be uncolored (black)

January 2: Pan Fried Papas
January 5: Leftovers Baked Potatoes and Papas a La Mexicana
January 8: Picadillo
January 9: Frozen and Deep Fried Crinkle Fries
January 11: Budget Kabobs
January 13: Twice Fried Crinkle Fries
January 17: Potato & Egg, Bean & Cheese with Bacon Tacos
January 20: Churros Tots
January 26: Lard Potato Tortillas (water NOT milk)
January 27: Leftover Lard Potato Tortilla Quesadillas 
January 28: Potato Pancakes 
January 29: Potato Rolls
January 30: Potato Sticks

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