Two Potato Recipes

#1 Sweet Potato Fries... This is an easy and very popular dish. Much healthier than recipe #2

Preheat Oven to 400

2 bags of cut sweet potato or yams from Trader Joes. (of course you can cut your own, but the easy part includes the bags).
Olive Oil
Orange Juice
Balsamic Vinegar
Salt & Pepper
Parmesan Cheese grated (pre grated for the easy part-but please people the cheese must be from the cold section not the green shaker)

Put potatoes in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil and add about a generous tablespoon vinegar, 1/4 cup orange juice and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss until well mixed. Add cheese and toss (maybe 1/2 cup) the potatoes should have good coverage but not looked dredge or fully coated.

Cook on baking sheets turning a few times. You can cook until just done or let roast down until more crispy and brown. If I remember correctly cook about 30 min.

(PS as you can see the recipes I make myself are missing some of the details-feel free to improvise and I will get better about jotting things down when I cook)

#2 Crack Potatoes (Aka Mashed potatoes with White Cheddar and Sage). Okay this is really a lovely recipe from Bon Appetite. The nick name I am afraid is due to the highly addictive nature of this dish.

4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
3/4 cup whipping cream
3/4 cup whole milk
2 1/4 cups (packed; about 9 ounces) coarsely grated sharp white cheddar cheese

Preparation Butter 8- to 10-cup baking dish. Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 12 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons sage; stir until butter begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add cream and milk; bring to simmer.

Drain potatoes; return to pot. Stir over medium heat until excess moisture evaporates. Add cream mixture; mash potatoes. Stir in 1 3/4 cups cheese. Season potatoes with salt and pepper. Transfer to prepared dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese and 1 teaspoon sage. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover with plastic; chill.)

Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake potatoes uncovered until heated through and golden brown, about 45 minutes.