potato
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Xu, whose mother died when he was a year old, recalled in a speech how he ate only sweet potato and steamed bread in his school years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
As the peaches soften, periodically crush them against the side of the saucepan with the back of a wooden spoon or a potato masher to help release their juices.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Lucy Munns, a potato farmer in Cambridgeshire, said the hot weather will stunt the root vegetable's growth, leading to oddly shaped tubers that supermarkets and chip shops, which she supplies, wouldn't normally buy.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Make the most of fresh herbs: If you enjoyed Danny Palumbo’s deep dive into the secrets of making a better potato salad, here’s another summer cooking tip for you.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Bake this comforting casserole in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until the potato chips are lightly browned.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Fatima describes two occasions where "good Samaritans" brought rice or potatoes.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
A roast chicken can be imagined burnished and fragrant, surrounded by little potatoes, perhaps with thyme involved.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Trying to find people that will accept potatoes like that is very difficult. So that ultimately means a lot of wastage for us," Munns added.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
For thousands of years, potatoes have been central to life in the Andes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
“We would have had enough,” she said, “even without the potatoes, if the English had left us the animals, the grain.”
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
