Q: I've tried storing potatoes and onions in the fridge, and inside a cupboard on the shelf, but they always seem to shrivel up, grow eyes, or go bad much faster than they ought to. What's the ideal way to keep them fresh longest when I'm miles from the nearest root cellar?

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Smoked pork has hogged the spotlight long enough. It's time bacon stepped aside and let smoked fish enjoy a little well-deserved attention. Smoked trout is my weekday lunch staple, but when it comes to weekend brunches or other special meals, I splurge on smoked salmon. In this recipe, pungent, smoky slices flavor a soft potato cake that is dredged in panko and cooked until crisp, then drizzled with an herbed crème fraîche. Bacon who? More

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