PICTURES OF PUCKISH POTATOES 

The Potato Packing Pirate!

Potato Posteriors - Nothing butt the bare essentials!

Mr. Potato Head meets his mentors!

The Purple Potato Monster?

Spud Muffins Rule in 2008!

Moi - Madame Pomme de Terre!

A Sassy Sweet Potato Queen, what else!

It's the freakin Fryman!

The official spokesperson for Spuds!

It's a Spud Muffin silly!

Meet the Spudruckers!

There's a showoff in every crowd!

Merry mashed munchkins?

A bit of wisdom and wit!

THE SPUD LOVER'S LIBRARY 

The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World

by Larry Zuckerman

A magnificent melodrama and history lesson for spud lovers in the New World.

Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 05/17/2008)

Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices

by William Gurstelle

There are no weapons of mass destruction in this book unless you count that devilish device, the Potato Cannon.

Amazon Price: $11.86 (as of 05/17/2008)

101 Things to Do with a Potato

by Stephanie Ashcraft

101 things to do with a potato (for those who don't like making puppets, stamps, or cannons with them).

Amazon Price: (as of 05/17/2008)

When Did I Stop Being Barbie and Become Mrs. Potato Head?: Learning to Embrace the Woman You've Become

by Mary Pierce

For liberated ladies who hate "Mrs. Potato Head" and haven't got a clue how to make potato au gratin like Betty Crocker, Julia Child, or Martha Stewart!

Amazon Price: $11.04 (as of 05/17/2008)

LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE CALORIE-CHALLENGED COUCH POTATO! 

The choice of Latke-lovers!

Voted Couch Potato Couple of 2008!

Does couch surfing count as exercise?

For couch potato cutie pies!

The Couch Potato's gone green!

Have you seen our Slouch Couch?

They come in all shapes and sizes!

WORDS OF WIT AND WISDOM FROM THE WORLD OF THE POTATO 

-- There's plenty of room for all God's creatures. Right beside the mashed potatoes. -- Saskatoon Restaurant, Greenville, South Carolina

"My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with." -- Oprah Winfrey

"Only two things in this world are too serious to be jested on, potatoes and matrimony." -- A bit of blarney from the Irish

-- "Pray for peace and grace and spiritual food,
For wisdom and guidance, for all these are good,
but don't forget the potatoes." -- John Tyler Pettee, 'Prayer and Potatoes'.

-- "I have made a lot of mistakes falling in love, and regretted most of them, but never the potatoes that went with them." -- Nora Ephron from "Heartburn".

-- All our french fries are served with "pith" and "vinegar"! -- Anonymous

-- The man who has not anything to boast of but his illustrious ancestors, is like a potato - the only good belonging to him is underground. - Sir Thomas Overbury, 16th century English esssayist and poet

--You like potato and I like po-tah-to,
You like tomato and I like to-mah-to;
Potato, po-tah-to, tomato, tomah-to--
Let's call the whole thing off! -- Ira Gershwin, twentieth century American composer, lyrics to "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (1937)

PEEKABOO POTATO HEADS! 

The amazing Astrospud!

Darth Maul Spud Apprentice

A spirited spud!

The Yellow Potato Head species.

Captain Potato Head who else!

A blue-blooded spud naturally!

Let's hear it for Homer Spudsom!

Be nice to Nachooooo Potato!

The Incredible Spuderman!

Just call me Flash Spud!

Who is that horn-rimmed hussy?

Don't mess with a Texas Spud!

Two heads are better than one!

Do I look like the Energizer Bunny!

POTATOES FOR THE PALATE 

• Baked potatoes
• Cheese potatoes
• French fries
• Hash brown potatoes
• Knish
• Latkes
• Lyonnaise potatoes
• Mashed potatoes
• Perogies
• Potato au gratin
• Potato bread
• Potato chips
• Potato pancakes
• Potato jackets or skins
• Potato soup
• Potato sticks
• Roast potatoes
• Scalloped potatoes
• Shepherd's pie
• Vodka

THE BOILED, BAKED AND BBQ'D BOOKSHELF 

Beyond Burlap: Idaho's Famous Potato Recipes

by Kathleen Marion Carr

Bring on those posh potatoes!

Amazon Price: (as of 05/17/2008)

Funeral Potatoes: And Other Potato Recipes to Die for

by Layton Peggy

"Wake" up and taste those taters!

Amazon Price: $11.95 (as of 05/17/2008)

Best of Irish Potato Recipes

by Biddy White Lennon, Biddy White Lennon

Forget about the Leprechauns and the Blarney Stone ...it's time for some sensational spud recipes from across the sea!

Amazon Price: $12.95 (as of 05/17/2008)

Potato Salad: Fifty Favorite Recipes

by Barbara Lauterbach

Oh they're yummy in the tummy!

Amazon Price: (as of 05/17/2008)

1,001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes: Delicious, Easy-to-Make, Healthy Meals for Everyone (1,001)

How about "Potato Chowder" for lunch?

Amazon Price: $14.76 (as of 05/17/2008)

PLENTY OF POTATO TRIVIA FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY! 

The potato, the world's third most important food crop after rice and wheat, is emerging as an alternative to expensive cereals and advocates say it could hold the key to global food security.

For those interested in a few more interesting facts about this crispy carbohydrate, dig in:

1. A potato is 80% water and 20% solid (which means if you eat too many you may cause a flood?)

2. The first potato was planted in the New World (Idaho to be exact in 1837, which is probably why residents of this spud-oriented state celebrate the birth of the potato every May 1st).

3. Potatoes first became popular when Marie Antoinette paraded in France wearing a crown of pommes de terre blossoms making her a powerful potato potentate (before she lost her head for telling her subjects to stop complaining about life and eat cake!

4. The largest potato ever grown (in England in 1795) was 18 pounds and 4 ounces, according to the "Guinness Book of World Records".

5. "Mr. Potato Head" was invented by George Lerner in the early 1950s in the United States. The grape-eyed, carrot-nosed, potato-headed dolls became the principal idea behind the plastic toy which would manufactured later with some 70 accessories.

When it was first sold to the public in 1952, it became the first toy to be sold through national tv advertising and netted it's maker, Hasbro, more than $100 million in its first year of production. In 1953, "Mrs. Potato Head" was added, and soon after, "Brother Spud" and "Sister Yam" completed the "Potato Head family".

6. The average American eats 140 pounds of potatoes per year while Germans eat more than 200 pounds per year, (which doesn't really explan why french fries are not that popular in France).

7. Potatoes are said to be powerful aphrodesiacs, (which probably accounts for why the Americans and Europeans are always jumping into the sack so frequently).

8. The Dutch potato crop is now more valuable than it's more widely known export - tulips!

9. Worldwide, potatoes occupy approximately 50 billion acres of land. Potatoes have been grown in the most inhospitable places, including on Ellesmere Island, north of the Arctic Circle.

10. The infamous American gangster John Dillinger supposedly escaped from prison thanks to a pistol he carved from a potato and dyed with iodine.

PLAYING WITH FOOD - POTATO PRINTS 

Piggly Wiggly wrapping paper?

It's a potato print card!

A red and green piece of art!

Henry David Thoreau

Ladybird potato print!

Potato print postcard!

Sweet potato print t-shirt!

Potato print curtains!

Potato print 'Log' logo on t-shirt.

Calligraphy potato print.

Playing with food - potato print letters.

Potato print holiday cards.

Potato print lunch bags.

Matching potato print envelopes.

Potato printing for adults - cut-up curios!

A potato printer what else?

Ingredients for a potato printing party!

Hearts & Turtles Poster!

Painted potato shapes ready for printing!

Potato 4 President - Wicked Wall Art!

Potato and carrot cuts to make prints!

POLITICALLY HOT POTATO POLL 

POTATO 4 PRESIDENT 

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Should a potato who runs for president be grilled and roasted by voters?

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Yes

ElizabethJeanAllen says:

He'd hold up under the grilling better than the current contenders.

Posted April 23, 2008

KimGiancaterino says:

Absolutely... and this year I'd rather vote for Mr. Potato Head than any of the current U.S. presidential contenders.

Posted April 23, 2008

quippingqueen says:

Yes, but I would add that if they enact a law to ban broccoli or brussel sprouts from the dining table, they should be char-broiled along with my steak!

Posted April 18, 2008

No

 

 

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THE "SWEET POTATO QUEEN" COLLECTION! 

Forget about being a "Potato Princess", there's more fun being a sassy, self-appointed "Sweet Potato Queen"!

The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love

by Jill Conner Browne

This book is not for faint-of-heart french fry floozies or dansey-headed damsels-in-distress waiting for her Potato Prince to save her from a fate worse than death.

Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 05/17/2008)

The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner)

by Jill Conner Browne

Wanna learn how to cook some artery-clogging, death-defying tantillizing tidbits like "Pig Candy", "Whatchamacallit Chicken" or "Hostess Twinkie Pie"?

Amazon Price: (as of 05/17/2008)

God Save the Sweet Potato Queens

by Jill Conner Browne

Best devoured with "Fat Mamma's Knock You Naked Margarita" mix, a big bag of yummy potato chips, and accompanied by tacky tunes like "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog".

Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 05/17/2008)

The Sweet Potato Queens' Wedding Planner/Divorce Guide (Sweet Potato Queen)

by Jill Conner Browne

The perfect read for a vacation going nowhere fast, a lengthy visit to the powder room, or a great alternative to spending the evening in front of the boob-tube.

Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 05/17/2008)

The Sweet Potato Queens' Field Guide to Men: Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay, or Dead

by Jill Conner Browne

A great guide to dealing with "Bud Scuds", "Scud Spuds", "Pud Spuds" or the elusive "Spud Spud".

Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 05/17/2008)

ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE POTATO! 

POTATO PRODUCTIVITY

Exactly who produces and consumes the most potatoes in the world, no, it's not the "Potato Monster".

THE FRENCH FRY KING!

Yup, it's a crazy Canuck who wears the crown -- "French Fry King of the World" ...better known as McCain Foods!

SHORT HISTORY OF THE POTATO

No 'Mr. Potato Head' was not born on Mars any more than 'Mrs. Potato Head' was born on Venus. According to scientists and archeologists, potatoes or "papas" date back to the fifth century BC, in ancient ruins of Peru and Chile. Really rivetting stuff if your a food history buff!

ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE POTATO!

For tuber trivia types, this is an excellent source of information about the humble potato, it's origins, how to cultivate and cook it, it's role in history, and what to call if you're visiting a foreign land.

HIPPY HOT POTATO!

What do you mean you don't like "cold spaghetti", "mashed banana", and "hot potato"?

HOW TO POTATO PRINT

This is an easy craft project - how to dress up your room by making a potato print border.

POTATO PRINT POST CARDS

Why not give this a try -- oodles of photos to inspire you!

SPEAKING OF SPUDS

For those who love do dabble in the world of spuds, here are few things you may not know.

POTATO POWER

Science buffs will really like this "hands-on" project. So, who'll be the first to build an environmentally-friendly potato-powered vehicle?

HEALING BENEFITS OF POTATOES

The humble potato add a few inches to the waistline, but more often than not it's healing properties are overlooked.

THE POTATO MUSEUM

Where you'll find some surprising spuds!

COUCH POTATO COMPETITION

Haven't you always wanted to do nothing but munch on junk food, guzzle some grog and watch mindless things likes sports on the boob tube...well finally this spud's for you!

TIPSY SWEET POTATOES

Tipplers will love this tasty tater recipe!

MAPLE CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Sweet-tooth types will truely enjoy this mouthwatering recipe for mashed maple syrup sweet potatoes!

SWEET POTATO-PECAN COOKIES

Who said you can't eat sweet potatoes for dessert?

TOOT YOUR HORNS FOR "POTATO HEAD BLUES"! 

TUBER TRINKETS & THINGS 

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BATTY BOOKMARKS FOR SASSY SPUD-LOVERS! 

FEEDBACK FROM THE FRENCH FRIES SECTION! 

Please feel free to leave your suggestions as to the best recipe for a couch potato or potato head personality.

ElizabethJeanAllen What a delightful lens! Liz Benjamin Franklin Posted April 23, 2008

mulberry

Cute lens, but where are the SWEET potatoes?

Posted April 23, 2008

KimGiancaterino An absolutely delightful lens. I'm giving it a Squid Angel Blessing! Posted April 23, 2008