Smashed

Did you know that I really like mashed potatos? Or is it potatoes.
Ok, spellcheck tells me it's with an "e" so I'll stick with that for now.
Whatevs, either way they're good. 
I used to think they were made by magic and hard work after hours and hours and that's why they're always served at our family's holiday meals. But then we used to always have baked ziti with all of our holiday meals too... so the logic of the complicated is there. (Ummm, it's baked ziti with homemade sauce thank you very much. Step-Pop's not secret yet semi-hidden recipe for sauce).
I would've survived in a much more satisfying way in college had I been taught a few basics of cooking in high school.  Again, why have schools done away with cooking classes? OHHhh right, Mumsy precious little jerkoffs might burn themselves. Or throw boiling water on the awkward kid* as a joke. Burns requiring a Doctor's attention are a hoot.

Back to the original stream- In college I could cook pasta and when I could afford it, make sandwiches. That was it.
No wonder I was such a stick.
Well now that I can afford the internets and potatoes and butter... I make smashed tatos
There are a million ways to make them.
Some people prefer to "boil in jackets" = chuck a whole potato into water and boil it
some people steam tatos
some people bake then scrape out the goods (which tastes soooooo good)

BUT this is what I do with the interest of time. Keep in mind the smaller the potato chunks the shorter the cooking time.

Not Fancy Smashed Tatos
Ingredients
1 large potato (I know... it's such a subjective word) peeled, washed and cut into chunks
enough water to cover potatoes
1 tbspn butter
1/4 c milk (I use whatever I've got skim works just as well as whole) salt to taste
pepper to taste
1. boil the potato until you can stick a fork into a chunk and it breaks apart
2. drain tatos
3. dump in butter salt & pepper
4. smash everything together with a fork or if you have one - a ricer until it's the consistency you like
5. pour in milk and stir until absorbed for very creamy thin potatoes use more milk



eat it all either with or without others



*As a former awk-kid I understand that revenge is sweet. Like sweet sweet chocolate covered marshmallows. I have no sympathy for bullies. OO speaking of which one of our neighbor's friends is currently raising a future serial killer. The little boy (7ish) is a sometimes guest and the last visit he was torturing birds until I went outside and yelled at him. He then amused himself by menacing a little girl wearing glasses until the Husband DPO went outside and yelled at him. Crimeny! There's something to be said for drowning kittens.