{"id":148,"date":"2005-09-18T20:42:25","date_gmt":"2005-09-19T00:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mshepherd.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/18\/whats-taters-precious\/"},"modified":"2006-12-01T11:56:38","modified_gmt":"2006-12-01T15:56:38","slug":"whats-taters-precious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mshepherd.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/18\/whats-taters-precious\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s taters Precious?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Precious“You know… PO-TA-TOES… boil em’, mash em’, stick em’ in a stew?”<\/p>\n

Anyone who has read my bio might have discovered that the potato is my absolute favorite food. It is a wonderful vegetable full of meaty goodness! It’s everything the body needs! Ireland proved this in the 1800’s with a substantial portion of their population existing solely on a potato diet. Sadly for them, in 1845 their entire crop failed for six straight years due to an airborne fungus. Thus began what became known as “The Irish Potato Famine”. During the course of the famine, over 1 million Irish men, women and children perished from starvation. Another 1 million Irish immigrated to the United States to escape the death & misery taking place in their native country. So if you’ve ever wondered how America obtained such a rich and wonderful Irish tradition\/population, you can thank the potato for that!<\/p>\n

Although I do enjoy my potatoes boiled, mashed, even in a stew… fried taters holds the key to my taste buds. I’m not talking about french fries here, I’m talking about pan fried potatoes! Over the years, through trials and tribulation, I’ve perfected my dish of choice.<\/p>\n

What’s this you ask… Mike can cook? You can wager your knickers I can cook, better than Wendy<\/a> too! Heck, I’d be willing to bet she would admit it if you asked her! My taters have become somewhat of a family legend. Everyone keeps asking me what I season them with but I shall impart that knowledge to only a “select few”. So without further delay, I present you with 10 reasons why my taters RULE!<\/p>\n

* Nice meaty chunks… Pure olive oil is the only way to go.<\/a><\/p>\n

* Onions diced, minced, pulverized. Adds the flavor without the “Onion Chunks”. Extra sharp Cracker Barrel cheese shredded.<\/a><\/p>\n

* Porterhouse steaks… seasoned to perfection!<\/a><\/p>\n

* Cooked at a super-secret temperature setting to ensure just the right crispy texture.<\/a><\/p>\n

* Patented, copyrighted, top secret seasonings added! Pssstt… Phyllis, I incorporated that Nantucket seasoning you gave me into the recipe.<\/a><\/p>\n

* Whip up some corn quickly to trick the wife into thinking we are eating healthy!<\/a><\/p>\n

* Add the cheese… Oh baby.. YES! YES!<\/a><\/p>\n

* Check it out!<\/a><\/p>\n

* One lucky little boy.<\/a><\/p>\n

* Even the Cheez-Wizzer can’t resist! Don’t tell him there was a pill in that bite.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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