14 Recipes that Celebrate the Humble Spud

If the potato were a secret agent or worldwide criminal on the lam, it would never be caught: It has a passport from any country, slips on any disguise so convincingly you always think it's the best version of itself. The potato is as close to any shape-shifter as I know, showing up gracefully as potato chips, roasted potatoes, potato soup, and ribbony hash browns.

Let it be all of the above in these 14 recipes—all of them featuring the humble spud:

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