Recipe Sifter

Greek potato salad with Kalamata olives, capers, quick-pickled onions, and fruity olive oil. A Mediterranean twist on potato salad without mayo.

Boiled ham with potatoes and green beans cooked together in the same pot. A three-ingredient Southern one-pot dinner where the ham bone flavors everything as it simmers to falling-off-the-bone tender.

This is not your ordinary potato salad...which I don't like. This is quite different and yummy!

Cream-style potato soup with diced potatoes, celery, onion, dill, and chives. Made creamy with skim milk and flour, no actual cream required. Lighter than traditional potato soup.

Classic chilled vichyssoise made with leeks, potatoes, and cream, puréed until velvety smooth and garnished with fresh chives. The quintessential cold summer soup.

Hearty vegetarian two-bean stew with potatoes, carrots, turnip, and herbs, thickened with a flour slurry. Pick any two beans you have on hand.

Homemade vegetable broth simmered 3-4 hours with onions, garlic, carrots, celery, leeks, potatoes, and soy sauce. Freeze in containers for a rich, low-fat base for soups and stews.

Vichyssoise is the chilled French leek and potato soup, enriched with heavy cream and half-and-half, finished with snipped chives. Silky, cold, and the original elegant summer first course.

Classic Greek beef moussaka layered with golden eggplant, pan-fried potato slices, spiced ground beef in tomato, and a fluffy bechamel topped with Romano and a whisper of nutmeg.

BBQ Chicken and Andouille Hash with Poached Eggs recipe

Shredded potato nests crisped to golden brown in the oven, then filled with baked eggs for a fun, portable breakfast.

Baked samosas use a soft yeasted bread-machine dough wrapped around spiced potato and pea filling, brushed with egg glaze, and baked until golden. Lighter than fried samosas with the same Indian flavor punch.

Vegetarian beans bourguignonne with pinto beans, red wine, mushrooms, and root vegetables in a thyme-scented tomato broth. A meatless spin on the French classic.

Berks County potato custard pie, a Pennsylvania Dutch classic with mashed potato, lemon juice, lemon zest, and whipped egg whites in a flaky crust. Light and tangy.

Best homemade tourtiere, the French-Canadian meat pie: spiced ground pork bound with mashed potato, onion and garlic under a flaky double crust. Sage and nutmeg give this Quebec holiday classic its warm, cozy flavor.

Quick bistro-style sirloin strips stir-fried with garlic and parsley, piled over red onion rings, and finished with a red wine pan sauce. Served with steamed new potatoes for a 25-minute dinner for two.