August 19th is National Potato Day #PotatoDay and I don’t know about you but in our home its’ not dinner if we don’t have some kind of Potato, Mack N Cheese,, Stover Top Stuffing and sometimes Rice. Is it this way in your home?
David likes Fries and Mashed Potatoe’s Instant or Fresh it doesn’t matter as long as he has Potatoes. Charlie likes Scalloped Potatoes and we usually purchase Betty Crocker. Then there is me I love Loaded Baked Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes especially Homemade.
More than that I love Hashbrowns and Potatoe Cakes but even more than that I love Fried Taters with Onions lots of Onions. David and Charlie will not eat Potatoes with Onions. Will you? If so would you like to join me for dinner?
National Potato Day is August 19,if you like Spuds, this holidays for you! If you’ve never celebrated this tasty tot before? I have good news, for you. I have the lowdown on how to do things up right with facts and links to turn you from couch Potato to party animal.
Did you know Potatoes have been a popular food for centuries so it’s about time we recognize Potatoes. Mashed, smashed, chipped, or covered in Cheese, Potatoes can be eaten with just about every meal. Not only that Potatoes can be eaten as a meal!
Making Potatoes a delicious and easy way to get iron, potassium and vitamin c. The puns are just baked right in! Now just fry and stop us from telling you the whole scoop on what makes National Potato Day so …spudtacular.
National Potato Day Activities
- Did you know there are over 4000 different kinds of Potatoes? Take today and choose your favorite Potatoe or choose a bunch because Potatoes are so tasty and easy to cook that no matter what you pick you won’t be wrong! Not being wrong is a wonderful way to celebrate anything, so try it out.
- There’s no wrong way to prepare a Potato and the Internet (and probably your Grandma) have a million and one recipes for you to try. Select a favorite, chop to it and discover for yourself why this hot Potato is such a hot commodity. Don’t forget to invite family and friends and make it an event! National Potatoe Day is a celebration, after all.
- Creamy and buttery or crispy and salty, the last step to enjoying National Potatoe Day is the best step eating Potatoes. People will eat Potatoes in any form (even Potatoes baked into Bread)! We think consuming Spuds in mass quantities is the best way to pay celebrate National Potatoe Day.
Why PEOPLE Love National Potato Day
- Hashbrowns or Potato Salad, hot or cold, no matter how you slice ‘em, Potatoes have been a staple in diets all over the world because Potatoes are easy to grow, tasty and relatively inexpensive to produce and buy.
- Nearly ever cuisine has Potatoes in it, so you can take a culinary journey with your trusty Potato by your side.
- Potato Chips are regularly regarded as the most delicious snack and we couldn’t agree more. Plus, there isn’t a better party food than the Potato Chip. Pour the Potatoe Chips in a bowl and let the festivities begin! With Potatoe Chips coming in more and more flavors all the time, you’ll never run out of ways to enjoy your favorite Spuds with your buds.
- Did you know Potatoes are grown in all 50 States! Making it make sense that there should be a national day to celebrate the crop that can feed an entire Country.
- We really do think this starchy, vitamin packed veg is all that and a bag of chips so pick up a bag, choose a recipe and feast with friends!
Recipe for Twice Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 8 slices bacon
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup milk
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 8 green onions, sliced, divided
Directions
- Gather ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake potatoes in the preheated oven until tender, about 1 hour, depending on the size of your potatoes. Set potatoes aside until cool enough to handle.
- Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
- Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl; save skins.
- Add sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese, and 1/2 of the green onions to the potato; mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy.
- Add sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese, and 1/2 of the green onions to the potato; mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy.
- Add sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese, and 1/2 of the green onions to the potato; mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
