Winters Day Mashed Potatoes
"Now that it is snowy and cold, there is nothing nicer than coming home from school to a hot bowl of something good to eat. My son loves mashed potatoes so I made these for him. Believe me, this is also wonderful infant and toddler food – I stirred in some boiled mixed vegetables and watched my little girl eat a huge amount of her own and still want more from her brother!"
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 6 potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 3 teaspoons garlic
- salt, to taste
- 3 cups boiling water
- 250 ml cheddar cheese
- garlic salt, to taste
directions
- Boil potatoes, onions and garlic for 30 minutes until very tender.
- Do not discard water and mash the potatoes until very smooth and creamy.
- Spoon mashed potatoes into individual bowls and top with cheese and garlic salt.
- Stir to melt cheese into mashed potatoes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bokenpop aka Mad
Milford, Delaware
I was born and raised in South Africa but now live in Delaware USA. Since I can remember I have been cooking! My first real cooking experience was when I was 7. I came home from school one afternoon and felt like French toast. My elder brother was home with his friends and did not want to make it for me, so I got a pan out, put it on the stove, turned the stove on to high. After that I could not remember what to do, but I knew that French toast involved bread so I put the bread in the hot pan without grease and poured milk over it! Oy vey... My brother's friend asked me what I was trying to make and I told him. He laughed and told me I was making it wrong but he also taught me how to make French toast the right way. I came home every day after that and made French toast. I felt so confident with the little bit of knowledge I had acquired that I soon started experimenting with other things. Nothing was going to stop me! The first full meal I ever made for my family was boiled rice and oven roasted chicken pieces with a steamed vegetable medley. I was 8 years old and my mom was in hospital. My dad was struggling to hold down an intensely busy job, keep the family going and be with my mom, so I thought I would help him. I don't think he believed that I had done it on my own. I remember telling him that I read in a cookery book how to make a roast chicken but I did not know what "a" rosemary was so I just put the chicken in the dish without it. Decades later with a myriad tried and tested recipes behind me - flops and failures included - I know my way around any food item and kitchen utensil, much to my family's delight!
