There are about 16 medium-size potatoes in a pound.

A friend brings over a bunch of tubers that look like medium-size potatoes with warts and says, "Try these."

Your food Rx: While bananas are the most famous source of potassium, you actually get twice as much of the mineral from a medium-size baked potato.

Along with the bass, Mr. Mallmann suggested roasting medium-size potatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes.

In the 1950's and 1960's when high-protein regimes were the reducing diets of choice, a medium-size potato with its 51 grams of carbohydrates, was anathema.

Bintje, the medium-size Dutch potato with gold skin and white, waxy flesh that is the darling of cooks in France, is increasingly available in the United States.

Grilled Baked Potatoes Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes 6 medium-size baked potatoes 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley.

Potatoes with Onions 4 medium-size potatoes 4 medium-size onions 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil.

They say one baked medium-size sweet potato provides more than twice the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A for an adult and 42 percent of the vitamin C, plus a variety of other vitamins and minerals.

Parsley Potatoes Total time: 30 minutes 2 1/2 pounds medium-size new potatoes, peeled and quartered 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 tablespoon chopped parsley Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.