You say "Potato"...
An odd homage
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This we’ve got our eyes on the potato. (See what I did there?) What makes potatoes so appealing? (I did it again!) We’ll get to the root of the matter! (OK, this is getting ridiculous. Enough with the dad jokes!)
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To Potato, With Love
If you’re like me, you’ve lamented over the fact that potatoes don’t get the respect that they surely deserve. When was the last time you said, “Thank you nature for potatoes”? It’s probably been a few weeks, eh? Shame on you!
It is with this in mind that I hereby give homage to the humble potato. Oh, potato, I adore you. You are one of my favorite sides, regardless of your high carb count. When raw, you’re horrible, but when cooked and prepared, you give us:
Baked potatoes
Potato chips
Potato salad
Mashed potatoes
Potatoes Au Gratin
(fill in the blank with your favorite potato dish) ___________________________
Here are three sisters singing and dancing (?) to a song about potato salad. Trust me, you’re gonna want to see this:
The Root of Evil
Now, I’m not so dense to negate the dark side of potatoes. For instance, potatoes can cause great harm when used as ammunition for potato guns. Who of us hasn’t taken a potato to the gut during a potato gun duel? Remember the pain? Potatoes go INSIDE the gut, not propelled TOWARDS the gut at high speeds. This is common sense, folks!
Also, as I mentioned above, potatoes are essentially a starch carb bomb (as opposed to the aforementioned starchy carb bullet). If you’re on a low-carb diet, the potato is your enemy. And believe me when I say that there is nothing like the siren call of french fries when on a low-carb diet.
Terrific Toddler Toy Tuber
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the most famous potato of all time… Mr. Potato Head! What a toy! My son will play with that thing for dozens of minutes! (For you fellow parents out there, you know the value of peaceful minutes.) They even revamped Mr. Potato Head (and kin) with new, what would you call them, garnishings?
Oh, and it’s not “Mr. Potato Head,” only “Potato Head;” there’s a Mrs. and a Jr. in the box too so I guess that makes sense. Whatever. It’ll always be Mr. Potato Head in my mind. In any case, I reckon Mr. Potato Head is the one thing that we can collectively say is a nod to the humble potato.
If you’ve read this far, no doubt you are now salivating for your favorite potato dish. I hereby give you the license to go enjoy whatever potato delicacy you desire! (As long as it’s not Mr., Mrs., and/or Jr. Potato Head.)
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Jason