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Divided into “Opening Acts” (appetizers), “Headliners” (entrees), and “Encores” (desserts), Mosh Potatoes features 147 recipes that every rock ’n’ roll fan will want to devour—including some super-charged Spicy Turkey Vegetable Chipotle Chili from Ron Thal of Guns N’ Roses, Orange Tequila Shrimp from Joey Belladonna of Anthrax (complete with margarita instructions), Italian Spaghetti Sauce and Meatballs from Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society (a homemade family dish), Krakatoa Surprise from Lemmy of Motörhead (those who don’t really like surprises may want to keep a fire extinguisher handy), and Star Cookies from Dave Ellefson of Megadeth. Mosh Potatoes comes with a monster serving of backstage stories and liner notes, making this ideal for young headbangers, those who still maintain a viselike grip on the first Black Sabbath album, and everyone who likes to eat.
The only comprehensive resource for home gardeners and commercial potato growers, The Complete Book of Potatoes has everything a gardener or commercial potato grower needs to successfully grow the best, disease-resistant potatoes for North American gardens. Includes practical as well as technical information about the potato plant, its origin, conventional and organic production techniques, pest management, and storage practices. The plant profiles include still life photographs of the exterior and interior of the tuber, and a succinct description of each variety’s physical and culinary qualities.
No other vegetable is as universally loved as the potato. It's a firm favourite of young and old alike, the world over. Chips, wedges, mash, rösti, gnocchi, baked potatoes, hash browns, roast potatoes, French fries, Dauphinoise – no other vegetable is so versatile, so comforting and so delicious. In this latest book in the Posh series, we celebrate the humble potato in its many forms and offer amazing new ways to cook it. Through Breakfast & Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Sides, Mains, you'll discover a mouth-watering variety of dishes from around the world, and every recipe is accompanied by a tempting photo. Recipes include Sesame Sweet Potato Falafel Wraps; Sour Cream and Chive Baked Potato Soup; Piri Piri Soufléed Potatoes; Duchess Potatoes; Potato, Gorgonzola and Rosemary Pizza; and Fennel, Potato and Pancetta Gratins. Posh up your potatoes and add some sparkle to your spuds!
Originally published in 1926, this book describes the varieties of potato prevalent in the UK in the early twentieth century. Salaman also examines the environmental and genetic forces 'which control the production of these varieties, their behaviour and their ultimate destiny'. Several plates illustrating points of variety, such as leaves and flowers, are also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the potato in the UK.
Sharing his 'overwhelming enthusiasm for the humble spud' and a lifetime's experience in the seed potato industry, Alan Romans combines an engaging account of potato growing with an expert guide to potato varieties. The Potato Book traces the history of the potato from its beginnings in South America to the development of variety breeding. It explains all aspects of growing, from choosing seed potatoes, planting and maintenance, to harvest, storage, and pests and diseases. An exhaustive and definitive guide to over 150 varieties currently available in Europe provides scientifically based assessments of yield, characteristics, disease resistance. With descriptions too of varieties - mainly 'heritage' (pre-1950) - that have recently become available as microplants, it contains everything the potato grower needs to know.
This major work presents a biosystematic analysis of wild potatoes of Peru. It represents more than three decades of the work by the author in the International Potato Center. In addition to a description of the taxa, the book includes drawings of the various species, floral dissections, habitat photos and distribution maps. The distinguished artist and plant pathologist, Dr. Franz Frey, made the watercolor paintings.
75 glorious recipes from around the world, featuring everyone's favorite comfort food - a collection that will explode your idea of what it means to eat and love potatoes.
This comprehensive guide gives you everything you've ever needed to know about the humble potato, both in the ground and on the plate. It contains a guide to the best varieties to plant – from small, waxy salad potatoes to the floury types that are perfect for roasting – and full and foolproof instructions on when, where and how to plant them, and when to harvest both early and maincrop potatoes. There is also a wealth of potato recipes, from simple-but-delicious jacket potatoes and the creamiest mash to more unfamiliar ones, such as the Dutch dish 'Hot Lightning' and the Swedish 'Janssen's Temptation'. The book is also packed with fascinating facts and history – did you know potatoes were the first vegetables to be grown in space? Illustrated throughout with pretty and nostalgic illustrations, this warm, comforting and sometimes surprising guide is the ideal book for gardeners of all skill levels who love to cook what they've grown.
Ex-military policeman Jack Potato is a drifter. He's just passing through Margate, Uk, and in less than an hour, he's got to decide whether he can ignore his desire for the potato. Not much of a choice. They're irresistible. All Jack Potato knows is that he didn't want to live life this way. But a life without potatoes? No No no.Potato lovers may take the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day they rattle down the track, they flash past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and they may stop at the signal that allow them to watch the same couple admiring their collection of potatoes. They're just breathtaking. You may even feel like you know them. Spuds, tators or simply potatoes...
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