Spanish: Papa or papa? English: Potato or potato?
I know I am not alone when I say if I had to choose one food to eat for the rest of my life, it would be potatoes. You can do so much with potatoes: fries, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, potato soup, baked potatoes, and potato vodka. Need I go on? Potatoes are evidence of how much Jesus loves you.
Continuing the last food you eat for the rest of your life, discussion. For the extreme side of this argument, if I can’t season my potatoes, I might change my pick to stake. But I have one more question for you…is it okay if I am not seasoning my potatoes but distilling them? If that’s okay, I’m having vodka neat every meal till I die because I do not want to live in a world with no food variety. I know the Israelites had to do that. They had manna every day for every meal, and if God asked me to do that, I think I might still drink myself to death.
Picking your potatoes: I recommend gold potatoes, but you can use any kind! Every potato is a good potato.
Rosemary Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients:
- 3.5 pounds of potatoes. (Use the whole 5lb bag if that’s how you purchased them; you will just want to save more potato water and add more seasonings.)
- 8 tablespoons of salted butter
- 8 ounces of cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon ground black paper
- 1 ½ tablespoons garlic powder
- 2-3 tablespoons chopped rosemary leaves
- ½ cup of water that you will save when you dump the water off the boiled potatoes.
Instructions:
- Prepare the Potatoes: Fill a large pot with cold water. Clean and cut the potatoes into halves or quarters and add them to the pot. Bring to a boil and cook for 20-30 minutes or until you can easily pierce the largest piece with a fork. ( Leave the skins on for extra flavor and texture—or just because peeling is too much work.)
- Pouring off Water: When potatoes are soft, pour off the water, saving at least ½ cup of the hot potato water. Save more if you are making more than 3.5 pounds of potatoes.
- Add Ingredients: Toss the butter, cream cheese, salt, onion powder, pepper, garlic powder, rosemary, and water into the pot of potatoes. Put the lid back on to allow the butter and cream cheese to begin to melt while you get your mashing instrument out.
- Mash: I use my handheld mixer to mash the potatoes. It makes it so quick. You can also use a hand masher, a fork, or a bread whisk, or dump it all into your stand mixer bowl. Choose your fighter and mash.
- Taste and Adjust: After you have mashed your potatoes, taste test and see if you want to add any seasonings. If not, serve them up!
- Storing: Store the mashed potatoes in your fridge or freezer, then warm them up on the stove or in the oven later. Add a little water and/or butter to keep them from drying out.
Enjoy!
Servings: 6-8
Cook Time: 20-30
Total Time: 30-40
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