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Tag Archives: potato

How To Make Razorback Potatoes

This recipe came from my wife’s cousin, Heather. It’s a really easy way to add a ton of flavor to plain-old baked potatoes. And once you’ve done it, you’ll start thinking of all kinds of ways to change it up to match whatever you’re going to serve it with.
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Potato Salad With Bacon and Egg

I’ve always liked my potato salad much drier than what you usually get from a store. The dressing is mostly mayonnaise with just enough vinegar to add some “bite” to it. And hard boiled egg … lots of hard boiled egg. So today’s recipe is a little bit of a departure, since the dressing is a [...]
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