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Making potatoes ahead of time
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Japanese Potato Necklace
This week's Craft of the Week is brought to you by Cynthia Olvera, the stay at home mom of Brianna & Tyler. Cynthia and her husband Sam live in Japan where Sam is on active duty in the Air Force. Cynthia makes extra money doing craft shows and teaching conversational English to the Japanese. Potato Necklace is a favorite craft that she enjoys doing with Brianna and Tyler. Thanks Cynthia for the terrific idea which is just great for little hands!!

"Make 'em Ahead" Mashed Potatoes
This Week's Recipe of the Week features great tips for making mashed potatoes ahead of time. Along with a wonderful recipe for mashed potatoes there are tips on how you can prepare your favorite mashed potato recipe before the guests arrive and how to keep them warm. See our tips on how to freeze and then revive you recipe, so you can prepare it way ahead of time.

Roasted Garlic Potatoes
This week's Recipe of the Week features my most favorite veggie in the world, the potato!  I can eat it anytime, anywhere- mashed, boiled, fried or baked.  I have found a new way to make my beloved potato, roasted.  Roasted Garlic Potatoes are delicious and low fat!  Make plenty of these because they go fast.  Perfect with any meal and a great substitute for fried potatoes.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes
The garlic flavor comes from the roasted garlic added to the potatoes. Choose either red potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes for a rich and creamy flavor. Included are the instruction on how to gently roast the garlic for peak flavor.

Sue's Fabulous Potato Salad
I have been making this salad for years; and I have to say, everyone loves it!  It is easy to prepare and can be made in the morning and served for dinner. This recipe will easily serve four hungry people!

Egg Skillet
Treat Dad like a king with this egg, potato, and bacon dish. Egg Skillet is simple and easy to prepare and the kids can help. You can cook the bacon yourself or buy one of the new pre-cooked bacon products.

Stuffed Baked Potatoes
This week's Recipe of the Week is a terrific addition to any holiday meal. Stuffed Baked Potatoes is a big hit for our Christmas dinner.

Homemade Mashed Potatoes
Today's restaurants are serving all kinds of variants on this traditional recipe- from garlic mashed potatoes to chicken mashed potatoes. This week we are paying homage to the spud that made it all happen- good ole fashion Mashed Potatoes. Freshly made creamy mashed potatoes are nothing like the boxed variety. They are so rich, and fluffy that you can lose your fork in them.   The little bit of extra time it takes to make homemade mashed potatoes is worth it.  Ask your kids!!

The Luck of the Irish
Is it based on a four leaf clover or is it really the little known power of the potato?
The humble spud may be your secret to immortality.
Okay, perhaps we have overstated it a bit, but don't you really like potatoes?

The Potato Cookbook
by Janet Reeves

The potato is the world's number one vegetable, so many cookbooks have been devoted to it over the years. The Potato Cookbook by Janet Reeves includes a 400-year history, nutritional information, and 35 tips for cooking spuds. The 300-plus recipes cover every imaginable use of potatoes. Likely favorites are the crisply roasted, thick potato peels called "Picks," which are low fat and healthful; Currant-Potato Scones; all 20 recipes for potato salads; easy Black Forest Cake; Meat and Potato Meatloaf; and Quick Fish Cakes. You'll also learn about the International Potato Centre in Peru and the Potato Museum in Washington, D.C.

OXO Good Grips 2-Piece Peeler/Parer Set

Mr. Potato Head's Busy Beach Day:
A Sticker Storybook

French Fry Cutter