Mashed Potato as a side dish

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Adjudicator)

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:50:37 GMT

Here:

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16732

AND WHY are NOT the old RF archives accessable????????????????

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:48:30 GMT

Grate some cheddar and mix it into the potatoes as they're being mashed, along with the butter, cream, salt and pepper?

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Singeli)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:36:16 GMT

Recently had the white cheddar mashed potatoes at BJ's Brewhouse and loved them.
Anyone have the recipe?

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (johndsweeney)

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:48:51 GMT

According to Wikipedia, the term spud comes from a Dutch word meaning small digging tool. This is also where the word spade comes from.

John D. Sweeney
Herndon, va

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Michael Hoffman)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:09:42 GMT

Well, there was this dog, see. And he loved to dig in the dirt for potatoes because he really liked to have French fries with his beer. The dog's name was Spuds McKenzie. So that's how come potatoes are called Spuds.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Foodbme)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:01:26 GMT

Let's get this straight right now.
Based on all the comments above, Mashed Potatoes are NOT a side dish!
They are the Main Dish!
Everything else served with them is a side dish.
End of Discussion!!!!!
SPUDS RULE!!!
(BTW, where did the term "Spuds" come from?)

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (kland01s)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:53:45 GMT

kevincad

Fieldthistle

Hello All,
I love mashed potatoes with plenty of pepper and salt in
it. and when I am in a mood, I'll swirl in some yellow mustard.
Mashed potatoes goes with any meat I eat...any meat.
It is the perfect side dish, and mix it corn, it is even better.
Take Care,
Fieldthistle

Yes., I agree, I can make a whole meal of mashed potatoes and corn that has been cooked with some butter!! Or peas...

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Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (leethebard)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:44:26 GMT

I agree...love to blend in corn with my mashed potatoes...that made my school food edible!!!!!

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (kevincad)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:23:33 GMT

Fieldthistle

Hello All,
I love mashed potatoes with plenty of pepper and salt in
it. and when I am in a mood, I'll swirl in some yellow mustard.
Mashed potatoes goes with any meat I eat...any meat.
It is the perfect side dish, and mix it corn, it is even better.
Take Care,
Fieldthistle

Yes., I agree, I can make a whole meal of mashed potatoes and corn that has been cooked with some butter!! Or peas...

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (CCinNJ)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:22:50 GMT

Agnes...I don't know if she has shared the recipe anywhere but the Christos lobster mashed potatoes are by Chef Mina Newman...a "Chopped Champion"

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (JRPfeff)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:26:01 GMT

I posted this in my trip report, but seeing an active post for mashed potatoes I thought I'd add my 2 cents.

I had this meal of country fried steak and mashed potatoes at the Rose Garden Restaurant in Silverpoint, TN. The steak & gravy were good, but the highlight of my meal was the mashed potatoes. With no gravy or butter on top, I had low expectations, but these were great. The potatoes were moist and had a slight tang, my wife said they must use buttermilk in them. We asked the waitress and she confirmed it was the buttermilk I was tasting. Best mashed potatoes ever! The Rose Garden is worth a stop just for them.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (kevincad)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:18:29 GMT

Rusty246

I grew up on very smooth mashed potatoes so I always made mine smooth until my mixer died. Now I hand mash so they are a little chunkier and BF prefers them that way. Add butter, warm milk, s & p. Love garlic but not in my potatoes.

Yes, indeed. I don't care much for riced or whipped potatoes, they get pasty when done that way. Mashed with a masher, russets not cooked to oblivion, use evap. milk and they are great!!! I grew up in western NY, potato country, my wife grew up in Calif. She will boil potatoes, then when they are done, turn off the heat, leave them in the hot water until she's darned ready to deal with them. Then she'll either rice them or whip them with a hand mixer. They are ALWAYS pasty and the only way to eat them is with enough gravy to overcome the paste! Needless to say, I cook the potatoes!!

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (agnesrob)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:17:07 GMT

I'm looking up some recipes for lobster mashed potatoes. Never thought of that before. I've had and made lobster macaroni & cheese and always feel that the lobster gets a little overshadowed by the cheeses used. I could definitely see it in mashed potatoes.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Michael Hoffman)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:18:08 GMT

tmiles

I looked up pommes darphin (named after the chef who invented it). There seem to be lots of delicious looking variations. I've seen similar food passed off as "hash browns". I'll be trying it with dinner soon.......yum. I'm always the last to know.......lleechef is Michael's daughter? Lucky guy!!!!

lleechef is Michael's wife. He's even luckier. I invited the daughter for dinner because that way I can get lleechef to make the roast duck and pommes darphin.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (tmiles)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:50:06 GMT

I looked up pommes darphin (named after the chef who invented it). There seem to be lots of delicious looking variations. I've seen similar food passed off as "hash browns". I'll be trying it with dinner soon.......yum. I'm always the last to know.......lleechef is Michael's daughter? Lucky guy!!!!

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Michael Hoffman)

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:34:25 GMT

lleechef

I'm not partial to mashed, I like pommes darphin but will only make it with roast duck.

Which is why I've invited my daughter over for dinner soon. lleechef's pommes darphin is the most wonderful potato dish I've ever had in my life.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Adjudicator)

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:36:27 GMT

rneiner

Mashed sweet potatoes

http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Luby_s-Cafeteria-Sweet-Potato-Crunch-Casserole-Food_com-113032

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (rneiner)

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:26:32 GMT

Mashed sweet potatoes

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Adjudicator)

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:02:52 GMT

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16732

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (lleechef)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:09:55 GMT

Seems I'm always making mashed potatoes. MH loves them....with lamb shanks, meatloaf, turkey.......just about everything. I'm not partial to mashed, I like pommes darphin but will only make it with roast duck.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (pineyhill)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:56:28 GMT

One of my favorite dinners, is pork chops made in cream of mushroom soup, mashed potatoes with home frozen sweet corn. Always making sure to smother the potatoes and corn in the gravy. mmmmmm good.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (SeamusD)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:03:10 GMT

Me neither. Chunks of smoked pork or brisket with lots of garlic though... like a KFC Famous Bowl, but you know, good.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (lleechef)

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:47:38 GMT

Lobster with mashed potatoes? Not for me.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (CCinNJ)

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:38:31 GMT

It may be considered cheating with lobster...but I really don't care.

The lobster mashed potatoes at Christos in Astoria.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (tmiles)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:21:59 GMT

A new variety of potato is coming out. It is a Univ of Idaho selection (no surprise there!!!) just named "Huckleberry Gold". It has been trialed for several years, under a number. (Few "numbered" varieties are ever judged good enough to be named and "released"). It has been tested as a masher by several famous west coast chefs, and universally judged to be the very best.

You will not see it soon, because seed is still in very short supply, and expensive. I bought 5 lbs. (my main crop will come from 50 lbs each of Red Norland, Purple Viking, and Red Gold).

For those of you who have a home garden, why not try some? Order your seed early!

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (chewingthefat)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:03:58 GMT

Try using either chicken or beef boullion disolved in whole cream and added to the mash. theboullion takes the place of salt and adds great flavor!

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (Rusty246)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:38:50 GMT

I grew up on very smooth mashed potatoes so I always made mine smooth until my mixer died. Now I hand mash so they are a little chunkier and BF prefers them that way. Add butter, warm milk, s & p. Love garlic but not in my potatoes.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (rumaki)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:36:16 GMT

I can't wait until our Farmer's Markets here in Minneapolis start carrying new potatoes. They are simply delicious, and so abundant (in season), that I even use them for mashed potatoes.

I keep mine very simple -- boiled, put through a ricer, add skim milk and butter (yes, I know) and then beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. We invariably have mashed potatoes with fried chicken and pan milk gravy.

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (speechpeach)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:09:46 GMT

I like mashed potatoes made many ways, except no horseradish for me. I like Bubble and Squeak, colcannon, sausages with saurkraut and mashed potatoes. I usually make mine with cream or sour cream and butter and salt and pepper, but the ones with garlic and chicken broth are also yummy. Mashed potatoes made with Yukon Gold potatoes are a bit bland to me, but then I never met a potato I did not like. (maybe cause I am of English/Irish heritage)

Re:Mashed Potato as a side dish (mjambro)

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:49:28 GMT

The key to any vegetable is freshness. I grew potatoes years ago & learned quickly how much better they tasted when cooked immediately from the garden.

Of course, there are mashed and there are mashed. I'll never understand how anyone can eat the library paste at KFC.