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RSSJicama is more intimate to the Mexican cookery than to the Thai or Vietnamese kitchen. Jicama is also known as sengkwang, “yacon”, yam bean, Mexican potato or Mexican turnip. Jicama is the traditional plant of Mexico and comes in the category of a...
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Cool factor: Potato portraits
Artist: Ginou Choueiri, a Lebanese artist living in Beirut
She says: “I chose the potato to portray human faces because of the...
made popular May 19 2009
AP, New York
He’s the king of couch potatoes. A Manhattan man has won his second couch potato contest. Stan Friedman, 47, a research librarian, needed 18 hours, 48 minutes and...
made popular Jan 2 2009
Worst part of cooking from scratch is peeling and cutting. I hate it. With the Rotato Express you got one step less to do for you yummy home cooked meal.
Rotato®...
made popular Nov 21 2008
AP, Boise
Aided by favorable summer growing conditions, Idaho potato farmers expect to harvest more than 11 billion pounds of spuds by the end of the month, according to Idaho...
made popular Oct 10 2008
AP, Los Angeles
Four food manufacturers have agreed to reduce levels of a cancer-causing chemical in their potato chips and french fries in a settlement with the state of California.
made popular Aug 2 2008
AP, Chicago
One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of...
made popular Jul 15 2008
AP, New York
A Manhattan librarian emerged as a champion couch potato after three rivals gave in to sleep deprivation or nature’s call.Stan Friedman won the ESPN Zone Ultimate...
made popular Jan 4 2008
AP, New York
On your mark. Get set. Watch!For many sports fans, New Year’s Day means lounging around the living room and watching college football with a bag of potato...
made popular Jan 1 2008
AP, New York
On your marks. Get set. Watch! For many sports fans, New Year’s Day was made for lounging around the living room and watching college football with a bag of...
made popular Dec 31 2007
AP, Boise
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is worried that seed potato shipments from Canada to eight states might have been carrying a microscopic, wormlike pest that attacks...
made popular Dec 12 2007
AP, Boise
An eighth field in Idaho has been found to be infected with a microscopic wormlike pest that attacks potato plants, though officials don’t expect the same fallout...
made popular Dec 5 2007
Salads are no more considered to be a mundane side-dish which you can afford to leave out if you do not have time. They are gradually acquiring a fan-following of their...
made popular Aug 4 2007
Every season has its own special charm and a great way to enjoy the changing seasons is to indulge in foods that suit your moods in a particular season. With the...
made popular Jun 30 2007
Many people think of the potato as a starchy vegetable without any health benefits to offer. The use of potatoes in some of the most popular food preparations such as...
made popular Jun 29 2007
Now, if you run out of power for your MP3 player don’t worry and go straight to the kitchen. Hmm..Why kitchen? Well, to take a potato to power your MP3 player....
made popular Jan 24 2007
BASF has stated that it has given an application to Defra for conducting trials of genetically modified blight resistant potatoes in the UK and this has again shifted...
made popular Sep 22 2006
Potatoes can also be grilled and tossed up to serve as an appetizer. You just have to mix minced chicken, potatoes, carrots, onions, black pepper and salt. Shape them...
made popular Feb 24 2006
In summer you can toss-up exciting appetizers with corn, potatoes, peanuts and lots more. Today I am going to share with you few appetizers made from potato.
In a...
made popular Feb 24 2006
Many of us love potatoes cooked in different delicacies. But, do you know holding that side of fries might help thwart type 2 diabetes? A new research has suggested...
made popular Feb 24 2006
Frito Lay is launching new flavor of chips, mainly catering to the Asian Flavors. The new flavor is wasabi-and spice curry flavored potato chips. These chips will be...
made popular Feb 23 2006
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