The Potato Underground — Discover the Goodness of America's Favorite Vegetable

If you happened to catch yesterday morning’s edition of The Early Show on CBS, then you can practically consider yourself a potato expert. Yesterday’s segment featured Bon Appetit magazine Contributing Editor Dede Wilson, who defended potatoes, pointing out that one medium sized potato has 110 calories, is fat-, cholesterol- and sodium-free, and that potatoes rank highest in potassium among the top 20 most frequently consumed raw vegetables and the 20 top most frequently consumed raw fruits.

Read the full article and get some great Bon Appetit potato recipes here.

Images courtesy of Bon Appetit, February 2008.

You may know that he saved the world as James Bond, but did you know that Pierce Brosnan can’t seem to go a day without potatoes? According to an interview in the February 2008 issue of Bon Appetit, the Irish-born actor “could eat them every single night of the week.”

When asked by Bon Appetit’s Bekah Wright if he had any other favorite foods, Brosnan responded, “ Potatoes – baked, mashed, roasted, boiled or fried with cold sliced tomatoes. I can’t live without a good potato. And Irish (potato) soda bread, hot from the oven.”

You may be thinking, ‘what exactly is Irish potato bread?’ Check back with us regularly and you may find out just in time for St. Patrick’s Day!

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