German sausages are juicier if you boil them briefly before they are grilled, and they go well with a mustardy potato salad or red-skinned potatoes steamed in their skins.

He knows that red-skinned potatoes smaller than gum balls will draw lines of eager customers at Union Square and will languish at the market along the Grand Concourse.

The recipe I offer here is made with sliced red-skinned potatoes, mushrooms, onions, red pepper, ham, garlic and herbs.

Choices of accoutrements included delicious orzo (pasta ovals cooked with bits of fresh tomato and onion), small, red-skinned potatoes, French fries or baked beans.

Entrees include "Mom's meat loaf" with red-skinned mashed potatoes; boneless oven-roasted trout stuffed with fresh fennel; and roast chicken with cloves of garlic.

A rich-flavored recipe like this calls for simple side dishes like boiled red-skinned potatoes with parsley, and green beans with tomatoes.

Crabs and red-skinned potatoes were cooked in two huge oil drums, drained and tipped steaming on to a long trestle table.

Each skillet meal features scrambled eggs cooked over red-skinned hash-brown potatoes with a special topping.

Sauteed Potatoes 8 new red-skinned potatoes, about 1 pound Salt to taste 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon butter Freshly ground pepper to taste.

New or red-skinned potatoes are also delicious sauteed in olive oil until lightly browned and flavored with garlic, herbs or toasted sesame seeds.