Smashed, mashed, boiled, and baked-and fried, too!
By: Raghavan Iyer
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780761185475
Subjects: Potatoes; Cooking (Potatoes)
Description: "You say potato...? Not anymore. You'll say, Wow! Fantastic! Incredible! You'll say, Who knew you could make a potato taste so good? Raghavan knew. A master teacher and beloved and award-winning cookbook author, Raghavan Iyer celebrates his favorite ingredient in Smashed, Mashed, Boiled, and Baked--And Fried, Too!, a continent-by-continent celebration of the amazing potato. Its recipes, inspired by a diversity of cuisines, are accompanied by enticing full-color photographs and feature scrumptious starters, like Ecuadorean Llapingachos and Sweet Potato Samosas. Hearty mains: Canadian Lamb-Potato Tortiere, Moroccan Potato Stew with Saffron Biscuits, Potato Lasagne with Lemon Ricotta. Plus rich gratins, a boundary-defying Mojito Potato-Pomegrante Salad, luscious sauces and condiments, and even desserts, including a decadent Chocolate Sweet Potato Pound Cake and Thick-Cut Potato Crisps with Dark Chocolate--a match made in sweet-salty heaven. The book includes a guide to potato varieties, uses and storage, plus fascinating stories in potato history for the truly obsessed"--
Notes: "A celebration of potatoes in 75 irresistible recipes"--Cover.

Includes index.

"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Sons Limited"--Title page verso.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a deep-rooted obsession; title: Munchies, morsels, tidbits & finger foods; title: Savory soups & stunning salads; title: Entrees, mains & full plates; title: Small plates & side dishes; title: Sweets, desserts & grand finales; title: Special diets.