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Posted on 03/17/2022 10:38:16 AM PDT by mylife
Friends, Idahoans, my fellow carb-loving Americans, it is March. The interminable winter is almost gone, the cruelest month is but a couple fortnights away many of us can find solace in talking smack to each other about our favored competitors in the most exciting tournament of the year that doesn't involve professional athletes.
Yes, that's right. Starch Madness is back!
After two years of back-to-back tournaments focused on pasta shapes and their sauces, respectively, we decided to switch it up this year and focus on the apple of the earth—a.k.a. the tribune of starch, a.k.a. the nightshade number runner, a.k.a. the potahto—instead. We've constructed a bracket of 64 iconic potato-centric dishes to battle it out to see which spud grub reigns supreme.
I know what you're thinking, because I think it, too: French fries are gonna win. But that doesn't mean there aren't going to be highs and lows and upsets along the way.
In order to put up a bracket with the requisite 64 different slots (a March Madness-inspired bracket with any less would...not be a March Madness-inspired bracket!), with each slot consisting of a dish that was sufficiently different from the 63 others to ensure an entertaining competition, we have been hard at work developing recipes to fill gaps in our recipe archive. That meant developing 18 new potato recipes to fill out the field, as well as re-testing (hello, fluffy mashed potatoes!) and re-shooting a bunch of our existing potato stuff.
The process will be the same as the last two years, and we can't wait for the whole dang thing to start. Need a refresher on the whole tournament? We've got you covered: Here's everything you need to know before the opening round of Starch Madness 2022.
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Potatoes? I could take them or leave them really. I usually leave them.
penelopesire’s tater salad could take them all!!
pierogi is a strong contender..
I’ve never met a potato I didn’t like!
My favorite potato is couch.
Mashed potatoes by far is the winner in form they’re presented.
Can’t live without potatoes, or “buh DAY duhs” as me Irish grandmother called them. I don’t eat wheat so daily potatoes are my starch. Noshing on potato chips as I freep.
Will post my potato salad recipe soon, but it’s wine and cheese hour at my house.
Look forward to reading the entire thread.
I love potatoes so much. I have them almost every day.
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