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Potato flights?

Q:

With the popularity of wine flights, beer flights and appetizers prepared three ways on one plate, do you have a suggestion that I could add to my menu?

A:

Yes! We love the idea of combining all the potato side dishes for the evening as an ever-changing appetizer or doing a cycle of rotating mashed potato sides. Check out the examples below for possible additions to your menu:

Four potatoes fixed two ways on one plate: Norman Van Aken’s “Papas Chorreadas”

Norman Van Aken's


No recipes with this potato medley, but pictured is a trio with saffron, basil pesto, and a Southwest version with corn jalapeno and red pepper: