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A friend asked me one of those “If” questions – If you only had one day left to live, what would you last meals be?

I didn’t even have to think – spuds were the first thing that came to my mind.

Yep, the carbo-heavy, good friend of my thickening waist, humble little potato is my fave food of all times. Cooked in virtually any form – as a starter (think jacket potatoes, ham and potato salad), a soup (baked potato soup..mmm), main course (shepherd’s pie), side dish (fries, mashed, steamed), snacks (potato chips) I love them all.

I don’t know when I started loving potatoes. What I do know is that eating potatoes fill me up, plus the warm, comfortable sensation as you slowly savour the potato is an enjoyment that is comparable to having a good book by your side.

Spuds make me happy. They do. They comfort me when nothing else will.