Granini's Mashed Potatoes
Hello all!
Today you're getting a three-fer! Whoot whoot!
Three recipes uploaded to my blog on the same day.
Why this super awesome bonus splurge of good fortune?!?
Because first of all, I wanted to send some good cheer during this time of the pandemic. Anything to keep your mind off the horrible things going on in the world is a good thing.
Secondly, I made my most fav dish of late, gnocchi with veggies and cream sauce a couple nights ago and it was DELISH. And the only way to make gnocchi is to start with a really great batch of mashed potatoes. SO, I thought I'd give you recipes for all three dishes at once: mashed potatoes, gnocchi, and my gnocchi with veggies in cream sauce.
So there you have it, my blessings to you.
May your kitchen emit forth delicious aromas as a lovely distraction.
Please stay safe out there!!
Ingredients
5 medium to large yellow potatoes
5 cloves of garlic (no need to crush them, just take the skins off)
3 to 4 Tablespoons butter (I used salted)
½ to 1 cup half & half or milk
salt & pepper to taste
Directions
- Fill a large pot with hot water. Add a sprinkle of salt and bring to a boil.
- Peel the potatoes and the cloves of garlic.
- Dice the potatoes into medium/smallish chunks
- Once the water boils, add the potatoes and the garlic to the water.
- Boil for 18 minutes.
- Drain.
- Add the potatoes and garlic back to the pan, and allow all the water to evaporate off from the potatoes.
- Once the potatoes are really dry (or starting to stick to the bottom of the pan), pour the potatoes and garlic into a large mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add in the butter. Allow the butter to melt.
- With a hand mixer or a ricer, mix your potatoes until there are no lumps.
- Add in the half & half or milk and stir by hand to mix. Try not to use the electric mixer for too long or the potatoes can turn out rather gooey.
- Serve while hot.
- If you have any leftovers, set aside in the fridge for up to 4 days and use the remaining leftover mashed potatoes to make gnocchi. And THEN, you can make my super delish gnocchi with veggies in cream sauce. Yummm!
A perfect side dish for roasted chicken, turkey, Thanksgiving dinner, Easter brunch, beef stew... the possibilities are endless!
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Hello all!
Today you're getting a three-fer! Whoot whoot!
Three recipes uploaded to my blog on the same day.
Why this super awesome bonus splurge of good fortune?!?
Because first of all, I wanted to send some good cheer during this time of the pandemic. Anything to keep your mind off the horrible things going on in the world is a good thing.
Secondly, I made my most fav dish of late, gnocchi with veggies and cream sauce a couple nights ago and it was DELISH. And the only way to make gnocchi is to start with a really great batch of mashed potatoes. SO, I thought I'd give you recipes for all three dishes at once: mashed potatoes, gnocchi, and my gnocchi with veggies in cream sauce.
So there you have it, my blessings to you.
May your kitchen emit forth delicious aromas as a lovely distraction.
Please stay safe out there!!
Ingredients
5 medium to large yellow potatoes
5 cloves of garlic (no need to crush them, just take the skins off)
3 to 4 Tablespoons butter (I used salted)
½ to 1 cup half & half or milk
salt & pepper to taste
Directions
- Fill a large pot with hot water. Add a sprinkle of salt and bring to a boil.
- Peel the potatoes and the cloves of garlic.
- Dice the potatoes into medium/smallish chunks
- Once the water boils, add the potatoes and the garlic to the water.
- Boil for 18 minutes.
- Drain.
- Add the potatoes and garlic back to the pan, and allow all the water to evaporate off from the potatoes.
- Once the potatoes are really dry (or starting to stick to the bottom of the pan), pour the potatoes and garlic into a large mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add in the butter. Allow the butter to melt.
- With a hand mixer or a ricer, mix your potatoes until there are no lumps.
- Add in the half & half or milk and stir by hand to mix. Try not to use the electric mixer for too long or the potatoes can turn out rather gooey.
- Serve while hot.
- If you have any leftovers, set aside in the fridge for up to 4 days and use the remaining leftover mashed potatoes to make gnocchi. And THEN, you can make my super delish gnocchi with veggies in cream sauce. Yummm!
A perfect side dish for roasted chicken, turkey, Thanksgiving dinner, Easter brunch, beef stew... the possibilities are endless!
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I not only bake and cook, I write murder mysteries too!
Both books are available in paperback and kindle versions
Diamonds for Diamond
(Book 1 in the Jack Diamond Mystery series)
and
No One Noticed
(Book 2 in the Jack Diamond Mystery Series)
Diamonds for Diamond
(Book 1 in the Jack Diamond Mystery series)
and
No One Noticed
(Book 2 in the Jack Diamond Mystery Series)
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