DownhillSpec

anyone have any good mashed potato recipes that they can hook a brother up with in the next say 2 hours... i got roped into cooking x-mas dinner and the round is in the tube so to speak for the turkey... its already in the process of getting screwed up... so if nothin else i need a good mashed potato fall back. anyone... please?

SquallLHeart

hmm... nothing wrong with cooking up potatoes, mashing them up with the skin intact and adding some butter, some milk or cream (half&half is good) and garlic

DownhillSpec

how do you cook them... do you boil em? and how long do you cook them?

SquallLHeart

you boil the potatoes.. make sure enough water to cover. add some salt to the water too to allow the boiling point to be higher.
cook until fork tender.

red potatoes i like with the skin... cut into cubes and such before boiling... and then drain.

DownhillSpec

k im gonna give it a whirl i guess... thanx alot. hopefully my family doesnt dis own me for screwin up x-mas dinner.

SquallLHeart

ehhh.. i'm sure you can find some recipes easily

rachael ray has some quick 30 minute meal recipes..
or emeril has recipes posted up online too...

captainlaziness

BAM it up! :D

SquallLHeart

little bit of essence....

BAM!

Jenna

Downhill, good luck with the potatoes! Google is great with finding recipes too, for future reference.

*snicker's at male inability to cook simple things*

My husband, when he was single and all moved out of his parents house, had to call home to learn how to make hard boiled eggs. LOL

captainlaziness

You think that's bad? I can hardly make toast.

SquallLHeart

willlangford

ditto

SquallLHeart

insert bread in toaster.... set medium setting... or low... and bam.. toast?

you guys set it too high or something and always burn it?

nwscionman

colonel sanders

DownhillSpec

i blew up a toaster with a pop tart once... my mom had to put it out with a fire extinguisher... thats right. mad skills

captainlaziness

I dunno, maybe I get caught up in the magic. I mean, where does the bread go? You put the bread in, push down the little tab and a few moments later...toast. I don't get it.

SquallLHeart

*shhhh*..

"hmm... the mashed potatoes taste like KFC's"
"hmm? uhm.. uhhh.. uhh..... naw naw... i made them.."
"how come i see KFC stuff in the trash?"
"awww crap..."

captainlaziness

Poptarts can be dangerous.
I saw a video on the 'net somewhere explaining how to make a flamethrower out of a toaster and, you guessed it, Poptarts.

DownhillSpec

yeah i think i pioneered that technique when i was 6

captainlaziness

You're my personal hero then!