Mashed Potatoes

Who doesn’t love them? My mom certainly knew I did. Whenever we were out for dinner it would always be mashed potatoes as a side. We always had them for Thanksgiving. And I do remember instant mashed potatoes during the year. They certainly weren’t as good, but it didn’t matter. We are big potato eaters in our house. If it’s not rice, then it’s half of a potato “baked” in the microwave with yogurt on the side. So when my husband made one of our favorite chicken dishes the other day he made it with rice. It was still delicious, but after dinner I remembered the last time he made that dish we had mashed potatoes with it. That made the meal so much more memorable. We had enough chicken left overs for another dinner so last night he made mashed potatoes to go along with it. You don’t need any gravy - although that’s an added bonus - because it’s just the idea of mashed potatoes. Probably because we don’t have them very often it is such a treat. We don’t add milk - just one slice of American cheese. It does take longer to prepare than rice, but well worth the effort. Luckily we had enough left over for another time. What’s for dinner?