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Potato Salad With Bacon

We’re going to a pot luck dinner next weekend, and we’ll take this tasty potato salad. It’s delicious, even if it’s a little high in fat, thanks to the bacon.
I like to make this with red potatoes, for a nice touch of colour.
Potato Salad With Bacon

1-1/2 lbs new potatoes
salt and pepper
4 slices bacon
3 tbsp olive [...]

Herbed New Potatoes

If you can find some small new potatoes, this recipe is a delicious way to eat them. The chef has made them a few times, and they always turn out very well. The recipe is adapted from The Lighthearted Cookbook, by Anne Lindsay.
The cookbook was published with the Canadian Heart Foundation, so you can benefit [...]

Baked Vegetable Layers

This recipe is a quick and easy way to get potatoes and vegetables ready for supper. If you don’t have zucchini, you could substitute whatever vegetables you have on hand. Just slice them thinly so they cook quickly.
It’s adapted from The 250 Best 4-Ingredient Recipes by Margaret Howard, in which I’ve found many excellent [...]

Ground Beef and Potato Scallop

Here’s a recipe that we often enjoy on a cool fall day. With a salad or vegetable on the side, it’s a hearty and tasty meal. It’s perfect for those days when you’re really hungry, but don’t have the energy to cook anything complicated.
Run the potatoes through the food processor slicer, or use a [...]

Pan Roasted New Potatoes

The recipe is from Dad’s Own Cookbook by Bob Sloan. I haven’t used this book much, but it’s full of simple recipes, cooking tips and food basics. We served these potatoes at a family dinner, and got lots of compliments. They were easy to make, and delicious.
There’s only a little butter in them, and you [...]