Sure, you can make a loaded sweet potato with caramel sauce and maple-cinnamon candied bacon, but all the spice lovers out there might find it more satisfying to draw inspiration from Peruvian cuisine ...

Salade Nicoise 2 pounds baby red potatoes, scrubbed 4 eggs 1 pound green beans, stem ends trimmed 4 tomatoes, cored and cut in wedges 1 cup black olives, such as kalamata or nicoise 1 can oil-packed ...

Add the potatoes and boil 15-20 min. Drain and let cool After potatoes have cooled, slice lengthwise in half. Heat a LARGE sauté pan on medium/high heat for 2 min. Add the rendered duckfat to the pan.

“The potato was a sacred food for the Incas,” says Manuel Choqque Bravo, in a lilting accent characteristic of Peru’s Andean highlands. “For me and my family, it’s been important to rescue this ...