I picked these recipes because I’m always looking for side dishes. I purchased a 5 lb bag of yellow potatoes after seeing a recipe on a blog using yellow potatoes. I loved that the writer used yellow potatoes. Yes, I realize that’s a totally random way to pick recipes but I was intrigued. Sure it’s silly but I’ve always cooked with baking potatoes. I wondered if these would taste different. Maybe I’d been missing out on something all along!
Sadly, I did not have the best of luck with 2 of these recipes. I was not crazy about the roasted potato recipe. While I loved the color and the ease of the recipe, I was unimpressed with the final outcome. I doubled the spices because we really like seasonings but I still didn’t feel like these had enough flavor. I think this recipe has major potential and if I wasn’t on this crazy year long journey to try 365 new recipes, I might take the time to tweak it to fit our family’s taste.
The potato pancakes turned out like hash browns. I was anticipating a thicker cakes and I didn’t cook the onions long enough. This recipe is not something that we will make again. 
The Garlic Baked Fries were pretty good. I found this recipe on Pinterest. I didn’t realize until later that I set the oven to the Celsius temperature instead of the Fahrenheit! (I wondered what took them so long to brown!) Once I bumped the temp to 450 they browned beautifully. Now that I know my mistake I’ll be giving this one another try. You live and you learn! Try your hand at this recipe by clicking here to head over to the Purple Foodie. Just remember to set your oven to 440 Fahrenheit and you’ll have much better results! 