You can follow the recipe or you can try one of these variations:

1. Substitute half the potatoes for shredded carrots.
2. Substitute half the potatoes for shredded sweet potatoes or shredded apples, substitute salt and pepper for sugar and cinnamon, add 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and omit onion.

Serve sweet ones with applesauce on the side; serve the savory ones with sour cream on the side.

Read the recipe on Tastykitchen.com