Tag Archives: potatoes

poor man’s mashed taters

Mashed potatoes without butter (poor man’s mashed taters)

3 russet potatoes
4 garlic cloves
bay leaves
sprig of thyme
vegetable stock
salt
black pepper

I made these because I didn’t have any butter.
Boil some water. Add salt, bay leaves and thyme. Quarter potatoes and place in boiling water. Boil until you can squish a piece of potato between your forefinger and thumb, easily. [...]

Simply Sunday

 
Fine Dining for the Real World
Welcome to Simply Sunday. I am excited to lend some expertise, advice and wisdom. Please feel free to ask questions about your culinary conundrums, seek handy tips, comment or share your experience in the comment section. This first edition is at keldwud’s request, but this weekly spot will also feature [...]

steak and potatoes

Today I made myself steak and potatoes. I had some steak that was defrosted and I hadn’t thought of anything cool to do with them yet so I figured a simple steak and potato meal would be sufficient.
First I started preheating the oven while I wrapped a couple potatoes in some aluminum foil. Then I [...]