Potatoes can be prepared in a wide variety of styles. Select from our list of excellent recipes above to help you best enjoy your tasty potatoes.

Some Help in the Kitchen  A few things to keep in mind when you're preparing potatoes...   <... more >

Recipe Fixes

The next time you are baking scones or a cake and discover you forgot to buy the whipping cream the recipe calls for, substitute mashed potatoes.

"Mashed potatoes are an ideal foundation for flavors such as vanilla an cinnamon because they absorb flavors an impart them into baked goods, : says recipe developer an home economist.

"In many cases, they can replace sour cream in pastry dough, heavy cream in cheesecake and butter in cupcakes – the possibilities are endless."

The recipe developer and home economist has been able to experiment by making up recipes that are healthier, contain less fat and are more nutritious in general.

And she points out that a secondary benefit of using potatoes and other vegetable or fruit purees as replacement ingredients are that they provide increased moisture to baked goods. This helps extend their shelf lives.

A survey suggests that cooks in Atlantic Canada have realized the benefits of potato nutrition.

The economist is quoted for saying that when she tried the mashed potato in pastry instead of sour cream or whipped cream “it really worked well.”

"I still got that flaky pastry, which in all honesty was a shock, but when I tasted it, it was really good."

Cooking Potatoes

As the official "marketing agents" for Island potatoes, the PEI Potato Board supplies documentation and information on the preparation of potatoes.

The Island

For information on the source of our wonderful potatoes, Prince Edward Island, check out the province's official government site and its tourism counterpart. Both sites serve as excellent resources for information on a wide variety of topics.