Mr. Mashed Potatoes

Published on July 8, 2005 By InBloom In Misc

I’ve never been much of a potato person; sure I’ll eat fries or taters from time to time, but I am not crazy about them. My significant other, however, loves ‘em. He has recently introduced me to his homemade mashed potatoes. Oh, you should see how much care he takes in making them! He shines up his knife and begins peeling the potatoes with precision. He then thoroughly rinses them and meticulously begins cutting them up into cubes (I saw him doing this yesterday...it was adorable how much concentration he put into it). Soon after he puts the potatoes in water, he opens up the store bought package of brown gravy mix and prepares it (no, it’s not homemade like his potatoes, but still tastes great!) He allows the potatoes to boil and soften, then readies them to be mashed up. The only ingredients my honey uses in his potatoes is milk and margarine. He mixes all ingredients and begins the squishing and the squashing and mishing and the mashing of his potatoes. He adds a few more dashes of his ingredients when he sees fit. After this is all done, he sets out salt and pepper, grabs a few plates and proclaims, “Honey, it’s readyy.” Of course we have a main course (chicken in the case of last night), but the mashed potatoes were the star of the “show.” They were smooth and fluffy and creamy and oh so delicious! Yes, I know that potatoes aren’t the best food to eat if I want to lose weight and cut down on carbs....But they are my honey’s potatoes, and they are delicious, and by golly, I can't help it if he makes the best mashed potatoes this side of the Mississip.

The cook definitely gets a kiss for this.

Comments

Trudygolightly

on Jul 08, 2005

Oh my goodness! A man in the kitchen is worth a fortune in gold! YA!
You know those Ramens noodles? the creamy chicken ones? Well, I LOVE to take the seasoning packet
out of a pkg of them, make my mashed taters, then add the seasoning mix to them, add butter and yummy!
The combination of seasonings in that packet is onion powder, garlic powder, and assorted things.
Your hubby's taters sound downright scrumptious though!
How about some raw fries for breakfast? or hashbrowns with that hamburger steak?
Say, I got a delecious recipe for frozen shredded hash browns....let me know if ya want it, ok?

InBloom

on Jul 08, 2005

~You know those Ramens noodles? the creamy chicken ones? Well, I LOVE to take the seasoning packet
out of a pkg of them, make my mashed taters, then add the seasoning mix to them, add butter and yummy!~

oohh...does sound yummmy...

maybe I could give the b/f this recipe! and yes, I do feel lucky that he likes to cook..he's made dinner for me several times.

~Say, I got a delecious recipe for frozen shredded hash browns....let me know if ya want it, ok?~

I'd love it! Feel free to post it on whenever you'd like.

Trudygolightly

on Jul 15, 2005

ok, here's that recipe I promised you!
MIX:
One big bag of frozen hash browns ( shredded)
One cup of sour cream
One cup of cottage cheese
One small onion finely diced

Put 1/4 cup melted butter in bottom of greased 9x13 glass cake pan, or whatever ya got
Put in half potato recipe
Sprinkle 1/2 bag of shredded cheese over potato mixture~~cheddar, colby, whatever..
Dump in remaining potato mixture, top with the remaining 1/2 bag of cheese, if ya didn't eat it....I woulda

Take 1 cup of cornflakes, and toss with 2 tablespoons of melted butter
then drizzle that over casserole, bake at 325 for approx. 45-50 minutes
Eat it all up
I had this at a church function and LOVED it!!

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