So our wonderful farm share over at Singing Frog Farm has loaded us up with potatoes galore. After a quick trip out of town I came home to see the potaotes were still there, in the pantry, no eyes, but waiting for creativity and consumption. For my first trick I used an old standby recipe of mine...see here...this time using lamb, vermouth and chicken stock since there was no red wine in the house (crazy, I know!) and sans the celery since we had none. Tomorrow night I plan to make a giant batch of German potato salad (recipe suggestions welcome, so far I found this one.) It's a favorite of my brother whom I will be visiting this week so I plan to make plenty to share. If that won't take care of the bushel load, I will probably just give the rest away or trade them for eggs (anyone?)
We generally don't eat too many potatoes (or many starches for that matter) but we always love to use everything our CSA provides, plus they are delicious...and certainly a whole food. If you are diabetic, pre-diabetic or trying to lose weight- simply limit your consumption of white potatoes/starches in general. A good guideline is to limit yourself to one serving or less per day, and make that serving what fits into the palm of your hand (cup your hand, there...that's your serving, no piling too high!) Also, remember to have your potatoes with plenty of good fat and some protein too. Happy end-of-summer eating! As sad as I will be saying goodbye to hot and sunny, long Summer days (and perfect tomatoes) I look forward to my most favorite season for cooking- the Fall.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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