potatoes

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Dame Mary, 91, recalled how, during wartime, her father grew practical crops such as potatoes, sweet peas and celery to feed the family.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Coconut milk, chickpeas and sweet potatoes become a quick curry spooned over rice and showered with scallions.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

And it will lower tariffs on more products, and give duty-free access to pasta, chocolate, potatoes, canned peaches, eggs and certain poultry products.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“You serve big and hearty slices of moist, tender Swanson turkey, with grand giblet gravy and special corn-bread dressing, and fluffy, whipped sweet potatoes with golden Swanson butter, and garden-fresh peas with more butter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

I didn’t want to think about potatoes, or being hungry, or the pain tapping in back of my eyes.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff