Potatoes

Are You Making This Dangerous Mistake With Your Potatoes?

Are You Making This Dangerous Mistake With Your Potatoes?

The instructions on the bag usually advise storing in a ‘cool dark place’, but many of us pop our potatoes in the refrigerator with the rest of the vegetables. Now however, experts are warning that this could be a dangerous mistake. According to the Food Standards Agency, keeping potatoes very cold causes the starch they […]

11 years ago

This Trick Will Turn Your Mashed Potatoes Into A Masterpiece

This Trick Will Turn Your Mashed Potatoes Into A Masterpiece

Remember the bland, lumpy mashed potatoes of yore? Well if that grim memory has turned you off a side of spuds for life, this kitchen hack demands you think again.  Quite simply, this is the ultimate mashed potato recipe; so smooth and creamy it could be the work of a Michelin-star chef; so indulgent and […]

11 years ago

Pregnant? Take it easy on the potatoes (sorry)

Pregnant? Take it easy on the potatoes (sorry)

We would never attempt to come between a pregnant woman and a bag of chips, but according to a new study, it could be smart to limit your potato consumption while you’re expecting.  According to a ten-year Harvard Medical School study of more than 21,000 pregnancies, women who enjoyed between two and four servings of potato […]

11 years ago