I hope that Thanksgiving was a warm, special holiday for all.
Ron and I visited with our families. Our son Will and his wife Dr. Katie Kanipe-Noe live in town, and our daughters Jenny and Katie were home on holiday break from school.
The food was great---as always.
At Thanksgiving dinner, my family has a traditional meal of turkey, cranberry sauce, olives, tossed salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, lima bean casserole, pumpkin and assorted other pies, and other goodies.
We each have a food "assignment." I am in charge of mashed potatoes. I am not a great cook and don't pretend to be. I guess you could say I am very much cooking-challenged.
Despite my cooking deficiency, there are two things I can make that usually turn out very nicely---mashed potatoes and chocolate chip cookies.
Now about mashed potatoes. A good mashing after cooking gets you started right. But the real secret to great mashed potatoes is plenty of butter. Isn't that a shocker!
Of course, be sure you add "just enough" milk, salt, and pepper, too.
Mash to a creamy consistency and you've got a tasty side dish that goes well with just about everything.
Packaged foods are nice for convenience, but I never use mashed potato mixes.
There is no comparison between real v. packaged when it comes to this item!
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