Last week was National Fried Chicken Day, this week it’s National French Fry Day! What is it about July that makes us want to celebrate all the fried foods? Whatever the explanation is, I’m ready to celebrate! 

Let’s expand our celebration beyond just French fries and show some love to the potato. The potato, as we know, is extremely versatile. From fries to tots to baked to mashed, the potato can do it all. No matter how you choose to indulge in your potato love, we’ve got the cookbooks to help you achieve those goals: 

The Side Dish Bible: 1001 Perfect Recipes for Every Vegetable, Rice, Grain, and Bean Dish You’ll Ever Need by America’s Test Kitchen 

Dinner in an Instant: 75 Modern Recipes for Your Pressure Cooker, Multicooker, + Instant Pot® by Melissa Clark 

The Love and Lemons Cookbook: An Apple-to-Zucchini Celebration of Impromptu Cooking by Jeanine Donofrio 

The Vegetable Butcher: How to Select, Prep, Slice, Dice, and Masterfully Cook Vegetables from Artichokes to Zucchini by Cara Mangini 

Best Side Dishes Ever: Foolproof Recipes for Greens, Potatoes, Beans, Rice, and More by Monica Sweeney 

The New Midwestern Table: 200 Heartland Recipes by Amy Thielen 

Tots!: 50 Tot-ally Awesome Recipes from Totchos to Sweet Po-tot-o Pie by Dan Whalen 

-Linnea