Potato Candy

My Mom used to make this when we were kids. The family recipe was basically "mash a potato, add icing sugar to form a stiff-ish dough, add a bit of peppermint flavouring if desired, roll out in large rectangle, spread with peanut butter, roll like a jellyroll, refrigerate, slice, gobble."

That's how I made it for years. With Josh and I now being the only ones home most of the time, a smaller amount is needed. So - about 3 tablespoons of mashed potato, then about half a cup of icing sugar at a time til a nice workable dough is achieved. After all these years, I'm still amazed at the magic of the sugar/starch breakdown.

Alternatives: Almond butter can substitute for the peanut butter. Some folks roll the dough into balls and roll in cinnamon or cocoa and/or add coconut and/or dip in chocolate. Some folks form a ball around a chocolate-covered peanut. There are also potato candy recipes out there that don't use potato as an ingredient but are done up to look like little potatoes. Go wild! It's potato candy! Have fun!

Birthday!

My son LOVES food. He loves seeing it, smelling it, being around it, touching it, preparing it...and EATING IT!!

For his birthday, he and I decided to do up a birthday buffet. The menu went something like this:

-Homemade Soda bar with 5 different flavours
-Cream Puffs with Creamy Almond Filling
-Double-Chocolate Cashew Cookies
-Brownies
-Homemade Herbed Crackers
-Cashew "Cheese" Spread
-Sliced Red Peppers
-The aforementioned Almond Play-Doh Ball
-Potato Candy
-Parslied Rice with Tomatoes
-Marinated Cucumber Salad

I think that was everything; all gluten-free and dairy-free!
The potato candy was made with icing sugar, so you'll want to check labels if you plan on making some.

Recipes to follow!