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12. French Fries

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What is your favorite way to prepare potatoes? Mine are Potato Pancakes. How about you? [View all] debm55 Mar 2025 OP

Ummmm! Traildogbob Mar 2025 #1

My grandmother taught me. I don't have a recipe. Let me look on line and see if there is one similar to mine. Some debm55 Mar 2025 #6

You rock. Traildogbob Mar 2025 #13

Fried potatoes BigMin28 Mar 2025 #28

Very good. BigMin28. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #31

Thank you very much, Traildogbob. debm55 Mar 2025 #34

Scalloped, with lots of cheese. sop Mar 2025 #2

Thank you sop. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #7

Always clean / wash my 5 or 10 pound bag of potatoes when I get, and then bake all of them in the oven, so they're SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #3

Thank you SWBTATTReg . That is very good way of doing. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #8

Cooked. Raw ones are nasty. Otherwise I love potatoes no matter how they're prepared. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #4

Thank you Ocelot II debm55 Mar 2025 #9

Any way except scalloped. Fried with onions is my usual go to. LoisB Mar 2025 #5

Thank you LoisB. I like fried also. debm55 Mar 2025 #10

Yum! SWinter Mar 2025 #11

That sounds so good SWinter. And welcome to DU debm55 Mar 2025 #66

Thank you Deb! SWinter Mar 2025 #73

French Fries Emile Mar 2025 #12

Yes, the one and only. French Fries. made at home and not frozen fries. debm55 Mar 2025 #30

Potatoes are so versatile. I love all ways. Mashed, baked, scalloped, etc. pandr32 Mar 2025 #14

Thank you pandr32. My mouth is watering. debm55 Mar 2025 #27

REAL Home Fries! Dorothy V Mar 2025 #15

The best type --made from the heart and soul.. Thank you Dorothy V. debm55 Mar 2025 #26

Mashed boonecreek Mar 2025 #16

Thank you booknecreek. Love it. debm55 Mar 2025 #25

Hasselback potatoes PJMcK Mar 2025 #17

Wow, those look delicious. Thank you very much. PJMcK . debm55 Mar 2025 #24

I took the time to make those for a party once & it was one of the first dishes gone. CrispyQ Mar 2025 #32

Thank you CrispyQ. I bet they were the hit of the party. debm55 Mar 2025 #67

Ah, I first saw these on line several years ago. They looked pretty, fun, and yummy! electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #80

Vichyssoise. applegrove Mar 2025 #18

Thank you very much applegrove. Enjoy your Vichyssoise. debm55 Mar 2025 #23

Fried beemerphill Mar 2025 #19

Thank you very much beemerphill. That sounds great. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #22

Pancakes here as well. Different Drummer Mar 2025 #20

Thank you Different Drummer. Enjoy debm55 Mar 2025 #21

Mashed, double baked, French fries... SheltieLover Mar 2025 #29

For you, fellow spud lover! CrispyQ Mar 2025 #33

Yummy! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #37

And potato soup. One of my faves. CrispyQ Mar 2025 #42

Sounds delic! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #57

You really have a list, SheltieLover. debm55 Mar 2025 #68

Thank you SheltieLover. YUMMY debm55 Mar 2025 #56

Great choices, SheltieLover. debm55 Mar 2025 #58

Mashed with butter and cream. And if I'm feeling "extra," I add horseradish. catbyte Mar 2025 #35

Great way to prepare. Thank you catbyte. debm55 Mar 2025 #59

Fried russet potato slices Submariner Mar 2025 #36

Oh that sounds so good. Thank you Submariner. debm55 Mar 2025 #60

Baked in the air fryer. Basso8vb Mar 2025 #38

I love my air fryer womanofthehills Mar 2025 #63

Thank you very much Basso8vb. YUMMY. debm55 Mar 2025 #65

Baked Jilly_in_VA Mar 2025 #39

Thank you Jilly_in _VA. I like them loaded too. debm55 Mar 2025 #69

Cooked. Anyway. Srkdqltr Mar 2025 #40

POTATO PANCAKES 🥔 🥞 Clouds Passing Mar 2025 #41

Thank you very much. I like mine with applesauce or sour cream. debm55 Mar 2025 #70

My favorite thing involving potatoes. Morbius Mar 2025 #43

Thank you for your recipe Morbius.. It sounds wonderful. Yes, potato salad is great and there are so many ways of making debm55 Mar 2025 #64

How fun is this?! Yummy, savory Potato Pork-Sausage Pie. 👍 electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #81

That looks wonderful. I need to try it. But, what on god's green earth is PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #93

Pork sausage is sold in chubs. Morbius Mar 2025 #94

I've been known to buy that sausage. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #97

I love potato pancakes with applesauce JMCKUSICK Mar 2025 #44

Thank you very much John, both are great debm55 Mar 2025 #50

good hash browns. pansypoo53219 Mar 2025 #45

Thank you very much pansypoo53219. Hash browns are great. debm55 Mar 2025 #48

Cannon underpants Mar 2025 #46

Thank you very much underpants. debm55 Mar 2025 #47

Au gratin (w cheese!), pancakes w sour cream, salad/no relish, pickles, or eggs*.... electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #49

I never had potato salad with raisins. Mine have diced onion , celery , egg and potatoes. I had German Potato Salad debm55 Mar 2025 #62

I like German Potato salad, too. electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #71

Tots C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #51

Thank you C_U_L8R debm55 Mar 2025 #52

Hash browns. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2025 #53

Thank you very much greatauntoftriplets. Hash browns--yummy. debm55 Mar 2025 #55

Roast potatoes! justaprogressive Mar 2025 #54

Thank you justaprogressive. My mouth is watering. debm55 Mar 2025 #61

Oven roasted potatoes. Easy and quick and tasty. Hotler Mar 2025 #72

My son makes the best buttermilk mashed potatoes Cairycat Mar 2025 #74

Thank you Cairycat. Your potato salad sounds like mine. Your son's butttermilk potatoes sound wonderful. debm55 Mar 2025 #105

I love Potatoes AuGratin MustLoveBeagles Mar 2025 #75

Love both of those too. Thank you very much , MustLoveBeagles. debm55 Mar 2025 #103

Hash Browns BOSSHOG Mar 2025 #76

Yummy! Thank you BOSSHOG debm55 Mar 2025 #91

Baked Potato enid602 Mar 2025 #77

Great choices for the baked potato., enid602 debm55 Mar 2025 #90

Poutine displacedvermoter Mar 2025 #78

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH, Very healthy . Thank you displacedvermoter. debm55 Mar 2025 #89

I'm Irish. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #79

Thank you . So true. Do you have one special way you like to prepare your potato? debm55 Mar 2025 #88

Mashed. Aristus Mar 2025 #82

Thank you Aristus. Sounds great. debm55 Mar 2025 #87

Depends on the potato. no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #83

Thank you very much , no_hypocrisy for your delicious choices. debm55 Mar 2025 #84

As of interest . . . . . no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #85

Thank you very much, no_hyocriscy. debm55 Mar 2025 #86

Boiled, then under the broiler. GP6971 Mar 2025 #92

Thank you very much GP6971. They sound great. Enjoy. debm55 Mar 2025 #102

American fries Figarosmom Mar 2025 #95

Thank you very much Figarosmom. Sounds very good. debm55 Mar 2025 #99

3 ways. Wolf Frankula Mar 2025 #96

Thank you very much Wolf. Three great ways to prepare the potato. debm55 Mar 2025 #98

Two Different Ways ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #100

Everything sounds delicious. You are a creative cook. Thank you Professor GAC. debm55 Mar 2025 #101

Love baked potato with lots of butter and some cheddar cheese TommieMommy Mar 2025 #104