We at Green Thumb Farms would like to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving, we hope your holiday meal is filled with warm delicious potatoes! We are thankful for all our loyal customers and the beautiful land that allows us to farm our crops. Please enjoy this delicious Red Skin Potato Mash recipe we found on [...]
Posted in Recipes on November 3, 2011
After reading an article in Produce Business called “Food Bloggers And Their Influence On Produce Consumers” we found a great food blog called Cooking With Amy Food Blog: Read it and Eat… In one of Amy’s entries she professes her love for potatoes and added this delicious recipe for Mustard Roasted Potatoes: Mustard Roasted Potatoes Serves 4 [...]
Posted in News on June 20, 2011
As members of the Fresh Solutions Network, Green Thumb Farms has the ability to offer new products to our wholesale customers. These new value added products are common on end caps in your local grocery store as they provide convenience to the already vitamin packed potato. Ready in just 8 minutes Steamables are fresh potatoes that [...]
Pizza Potato Toppers Ingredients 4 medium baking potatoes 1/2 pound ground beef 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1 small onion, chopped 1 tomato, chopped 1/2 to 3/4 cup pizza sauce 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese Fresh oregano, basil or parsley, optional Instructions Bake potatoes in a microwave or conventional oven. Meanwhile, in [...]
Posted in Recipes on February 22, 2011
Provencal Green Bean & Potato Salad Found on: http://momsdinnerhelper.potatogoodness.com/?p=3807 Step 1: Cook Red Potatoes 3 pounds of red potatoes, cubed to 1/2 inch 12 cups water 1 ½ tablespoons table salt Bring water & salt to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, but not mushy. Strain potatoes and flash cool in ice water. [...]
Posted in Recipes on January 26, 2011
Brussels Sprout-Potato Hash Serves 4, active time 30 minutes, total time 45 minutes 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 pound Brussels sprouts, quartered lengthwise 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 small onion, diced small 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons dried thyme Freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons grated [...]
Posted in News on January 24, 2011
Gold and Sweet Winter Potato Salad With Chiles Serves 6 to 8.Note: The salad is best when made several hours ahead and kept at room temperature. Be careful when blending not to crush the sweet potatoes too much. Dried Peruvian chiles are coming into the country. If you find them, use the Amarillo type (medium [...]
The United States Potato Board conducted a study of Attitudes & Usage in 2010 and reported these fascinating facts: Potatoes are America’s favorite vegetable with 26% of the vote, ranking higher than broccoli at 17% and corn at 16% 86% serve potatoes at home at least once a week 50% serve potatoes for dinners at [...]
Posted in Recipes on December 29, 2010
Bela’s Potato and Solider Bean Chowder Found on: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/belas-potato-and-white-bean-chowder/Detail.aspx Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 medium red potatoes, chopped 1/2 tablespoon imitation bacon bits 1/8 teaspoon dried celery flakes 1 pinch ground dry mustard 1 pinch ground cloves cayenne pepper to taste salt and pepper [...]
Posted in News on December 1, 2010
Washington state potato booster in spuds-only protest By Laura L. Myers Laura L. Myers – Tue Nov 30, 10:54 am ET SEATTLE (Reuters) – The head of the Washington State Potato Commission ended a self-imposed diet of potatoes-only that he said allowed him to shed more than 20 pounds in two months. Chris Voigt, 45, began his spuds-only regimen [...]