Southern Folks LOVE their Potatoes! We like them baked, fried, mashed, roasted, in a potato chip, hash browns, french fries, steak fries, tater tots and more. I diced them up with onions and fry them with cut up bacon then add eggs, topped with shredded cheese and salsa and put it all in a flour tortilla and I am a happy girl! With baked potatoes I have added homemade chili to them and topped with cheese and sour cream, or added steamed broccoli and cheese to them, or fried bacon, cheese, sour cream, and butter w/ salt & pepper. I love Sweet Potatoes or also known as Yams. I like them roasted or baked. Potatoes are fully loaded with good vitamins and minerals, so eat up in moderation! When I get out the big seasoned cast iron skillet, they know something big is about to happen in the kitchen, ALL eyes are on me as they watch carefully what I am up to. I get a couple of little people at the table, spread out some newspaper and we all start peeling, I start cutting, rinsing and then I set them aside and cut up some onions. I get some hickory smoked bacon and cut it up and start frying it, then I add the potatoes ‘n onions and fry them up until the potatoes are a little crispy, yet soft, and the onions are soft and caramelized and the bacon is crispy. Then I serve it on a big patter and we all dive into it. I serve this as a side with pinto beans, fried chicken, or steak. Or I serve as a meal in itself with a cast iron skillet of buttermilk cornbread. Potatoes are good and good for us in moderation.

Tater’s ‘n Onions