Potatoes are so very nutritious. They are generally easy to prepare and they are also easy to grow. Just put some potato eyes into buckets of soil, and next year the bucket wil be full of potatoes.

These potato cakes are delicious hot or cold, and make excellent snacks and lunch box treats as well as a main course.

Wash the potato well, and scrub out the eyes and marks.

Slice and soak in salted water. Then drain and lightly dry slices on a paper towel.

Make a thickish paste with flour, parsley or mixed spice, salt and pepper, and dip potato slices into the coating mixture, and cook in hot oil or in an oven until crisp and golden and cooked through. Test with a fork or skewer.

Serve with green salad and balsam vinegar.