How do you make your mashed potatoes?

@Shar19 (8236)
United States
October 12, 2008 9:20am CST
My family likes when I make mashed potatoes. Sometimes I make them from scratch with milk, butter and some black pepper. If I'm in a rush then I'll make instant potatoes. What do you add to your mashed potatoes?
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makingpots
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
14 Nov 08
I experiment each time I make mashed potatoes, based on what I have in the frig. Generally I like milk, butter and pepper, but if I have sour cream on hand I will add that and also some chives. I do use instant potatoes some time too. I swear my husband does not even know the difference.
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Shar19
@Shar19 (8236)
• United States
14 Nov 08
Funny, I don't think my husband knows the difference either. Thanks for your comment.
mapi26
@mapi26 (549)
• Philippines
12 Oct 08
i love mashed potatoes! the usual would be a lot of gravy! but if i like it homemade i would put sugar & milk. this is what my mother taught me saying that it was my baby food back then. & i still love it until now.
Shar19
@Shar19 (8236)
• United States
12 Oct 08
I've never heard of putting sugar in mashed potatoes before. Hmmm...maybe my three year old would eat them then.
mapi26
@mapi26 (549)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
yeah that was my baby food back then as per my mom. you could try it for your kid/s.. potatoes is very nutritious & mix it up with milk (powdered)is yumyum! i hope you kid would appreciate it. although it's an acquired taste for kids, but i guess kids don't say no to sugar. lol. coz one thing i noticed is that my nieces & nephew doesn't appreciate gravies. that's probably why my mom tried putting milk & sugar for us before. :)
genihanna
@genihanna (358)
• United States
12 Oct 08
I LOVE mashed potatoes! I add, in addition to the butter & milk, sometimes garlic, sometimes sour cream (or yogurt) and sometimes cheese. I'm not a huge fan of gravy - I prefer to eat them as if they were grits or oatmeal! And salt & pepper is a must!
Shar19
@Shar19 (8236)
• United States
12 Oct 08
I also add garlic salt sometimes. I've never tried it with sour cream before but I hear it's wonderful!
littleone3
@littleone3 (2063)
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12 Oct 08
I love mashed potatoes but they have to be made from scratch. I usually add butter and milk. Sometimes i will add a little bit of black pepper as well. My children love mashed potatoes with cheese melted into it. I never use instant potato mix as i do not like it i find it very artificial tasting.
Shar19
@Shar19 (8236)
• United States
12 Oct 08
Yes, I agree the instant potatoes do taste artificial at times. I think if you add a lot of milk though it helps mask that taste.
KaniaHara2010
@KaniaHara2010 (250)
• United States
15 Feb 09
I usually don't make mashed potatoes, except for special occasions. I boil the potatoes and then add whatever a particular recipe says. My favorite kind of mashed potatoes involve cream cheese, sour cream, garlic, bacon, and cheese. Yummy!
Shar19
@Shar19 (8236)
• United States
16 Feb 09
Oh that sounds so good!
Kalyni2011
@Kalyni2011 (3496)
• India
8 Jan 13
There are different variety of mashed potatoes or aloo-bhurtaa, let me tell you all in my family are fond of mashed potatoes, i take big round potatoes and boil them in water, add little salt peel off the skin, mesh and add pure ghee, cut onions, cut green chilly and green peas..
underdogtoo
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
13 Nov 08
My wife makes mashed potatoes for me and I just eat them. Cheers!!
cream97
@cream97 (29085)
• United States
17 Feb 11
Hi Shar19. I like to add butter, cheese and milk to my mashed potatoes. I even enjoy adding black pepper or garlic to it too, to bring out the taste in it. I love eating homemade mashed potatoes.
missybear
@missybear (11391)
• United States
12 Oct 08
Try some sour cream, that's really good and makes them creamy.