Squirrel X's Culinary Miscellany!
herbed mashed potatoes
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__Japanese proverb
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there is something comforting about the fact that
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__Nora Ephron
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in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent,
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__William Shakespeare
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It should be entered into with abandon or not at all."
__Harriet Van Horne
Herbed Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients:
3 medium sized round white potatoes ---
washed and cut into 1 inch chunks
3 medium round red potatoes ---
washed and cut into 1 inch chunks
2 bay leaves
sea salt
1/2 tablespoon thinly sliced chive blades
1 and 1/2 tablespoons chopped chervil leaves
1 tablespoon chopped thyme leaves
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 cup olive oil
coarse kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
Instructions:
1) Put the potatoes and bay leaves in a large saucepan
and cover with cold water.
2) Season the water with plenty of sea salt.
3) Bring the water to the boil, then reduce the heat
and simmer fifteen to eighteen minutes.
4) Drain the potatoes and return 'em to the pan,
discardin' the bay leaves.
5) Add the remainin' herbs and garlic.
6) Add the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
7) Lightly crush the potatoes with a big fork and stir to mix
all the ingredients. The potatoes should be mashed just enough
to bind the ingredients together.
Yield: serves 4
and the best of intentions for whoever wants to try 'em,
but if somethin' goes wrong, don't blame the varmint.*
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