The Potato Year (eBook)

London born, Lucy Madden started writing about food with Homes and Gardens magazine. Moving to Ireland in 1973 she has contributed to a wide range of publications and for some years has been a regular columnist with the Irish Farmers Journal. She also writes a monthly column in Hospitality magazine as she and her husband have taken guests in their home Hilton Park in Co, Monaghan for over 20 years. In 1994 they won the Cesar Award for Best in Ireland and later the Georgina Campbell Hospitality Award and were included in Lloyd Grossman's Best in the World. Author of The Potato Year, she is currently working on a book on pumpkins. She cooks and gardens and is a great enthusiast for organic production.

ForewordAcknowledgementsIntroductionChoosing and Cooking PotatoesNote: The recipes mentioned after each month are only a selection of six from the original list of 300 potato recipes.JanuaryDublin CoddlePotatoes à la ParisiennePotato and Chervil SoupPotato PizzaOhio PuddingSky and EarthFebruaryLemon PieBaked Potato with Cheese and Egg YolksRoast PotatoesPotato Sponge Cake with WalnutsPotato BreadWoolton PieMarchLeeks and Potatoes with Welsh RarebitBoxty – BastaiBoxty PancakesTatie HashScallop and Monkfish Potato PiePotato and Pasta with HerbsAprilHalf-Baked PotatoA Warm Salad with Cream and DillCrêpes ParmentierBaked Potatoes with Garlic and Nut SaucePeasant PotatoesBaked Potatoes with Juniper Butter SauceMayBorscht with PotatoesNew Potatoes with PersilladePotato MoussakaLatkesIndian-Style Potato and Chicken CasserolePommes à la BasqueJuneSpanish PotatoesPotato Caesar SaladOffentoriAsparagus with New PotatoesBaked Potatoes with a Green SauceMarinaded Kipper Fillets with PotatoesJulyNova Scotia (Old Arcadia) Grated Potato PieLemon PotatoesPotatoes with Breton SauceSorrel and Potato SoufflésFocaccia with Red OnionsCaesar SoupAugustGreen Goddess SoupSummer Flower SaladStuffed Potato ShellsAjiaco de OllocusPotatoes with Lettuce and Nasturtium ButterBarbecued Potatoes with MintSeptemberPotato and Bean Soup with Turnip TopsPotato and Tomato PuréeRabbit with Rosemary and PotatoesPotato Galette with ThymeSalade Cauchoise with Avocado CreamPotatoes LasagneOctoberMrs Murphy's SoupGratin of Potatoes and Celeriac with Fromage BlancKartoffelkuchenPotato, Rocket and Bread SoupSpiced Potato, Cauliflower and PumpkinVegetable TerrineNovemberRumbledethumpsCaldo VerdeChilcano SoupPotato and Butter Bean CurryFoil-Baked Chilli PotatoesPotato and Cheese SouffléDecemberPurée Albert NoelPotatoes with Cinnamon and Pine NutsPotato SandersApple, Sultana and Potato BakeCheese Puff PotatoesPotato and Mussel Soup