How do you make YOUR mashed potato?

[Madissun]

Ok, im not the worlds biggest mashed potato fan!

Tonight however we are having Italian Style Meatloaf and i want mashed potato with it.

Just wondering, how does everyone else make their mashed potato? What else do you add besides butter and milk, cheese/chives, to make it yummier?

[{sarah}]

I've been known to make mine with a little bit of creamed corn & diced bacon *drool*

[briggsy's girl]

I've been known to make mine with a little bit of creamed corn & diced bacon *drool*

sometimes like Sarah

more often than not, i add butter and milk, salt and pepper, onion flakes (or lightly cooked onions), and cheese

i'm not a fan of mash either, but there are just some meals that go hand in hand with mash so i mix it up depending on the day! our cupboard is never without onion flakes to rescue boring mash though!

[diannescruffy]

Mmmmm, the onion flakes sounds nice, I'll have to try that. I also mix in some sour cream with mine.

Regards,
Dianne

[[M]umma[M]ia]

ive known to put mayo and some tasty cheese in aswell.. yummmmm

mum used to put vegemite and pumkin mashed in with ours when we were little

[1MOREPLZ]

hmmmm ok...
boil peeled tatters... with a pinch of salt in the water
then i use the electric beater
add a touch more salt, milk and butter and beat more with electric beater.
PERFECT mashed tatters....sooo creamy using the beater...

[nic]

I just do plain butter, milk, pepper and bit of salt, (use to add finely chopped up onion, but not so much anymore) I melt the butter and add the rest to heat it up a bit before adding it to the mashed potatoes.

My dad does this thing with cream and butter and mustard and it is sooo delicious, but I always forget what else he adds to it lol, so don't make it

[Madissun]

i'm not a fan of mash either, but there are just some meals that go hand in hand with mash

I agree BG! And meatloaf is definitely one of them!

[briggsy's girl]

I agree BG! And meatloaf is definitely one of them!

yup - with lotsa tom sauce!!

[1MOREPLZ]

I LURRRRVVVVEEEE mashed tatters....mmmmmmm with meatloaf and gravy....yummo!!!

[Visitor8]

I add milk and butter. Then I add some chopped and lightly cooked onions and some chopped spring onion and parsley flakes.
Sometimes I add grated cheese or another vegie like sweet potato/pumpkin.

[tattoo_mama]

hmmm maybe im the laziest person in the world but i buy the frozen potato pellets from coles/woolies
in the frozen chip section
you chuck them in the microwave for 10 mins..then i add some salt and butter
i blame my mum....she used to give me Deb as a kid and this is even better....and i used to hate hate hate cleaning the potato masher it would take longer than the rest of the dishes combined...it saves me doing that.
and i dont care if your all shocked/disgusted that i eat instant mash..yummmmmo

[AngelPunks]

boil the potatoes in vegeta stock

I mash the potato first

then I put in butter and mash it again - usually add the "harder" herbs now like garlic or chili

then I swirl in the cream/milk combination

then season it and then put some cheese in there

[AliBaby]

If you like garlic (DP and I love it), I make garlic mashed potato

Mash the potatoe up, then add tablespoon of butter, milk and half a clove of crushed garlic, mix and mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yum!!!

[Michelle71]

Parmesan added to the mash is nice and would go well with Italian meatloaf.

I do the cream / butter mash as described previously

[Laranna]

I combine mine with mashed sweet potato, a little bit of butter and milk, salt and pepper and cinnamon...yum!

Sometimes, for just straight plain potato I mash it with some french onion dip.

[Bloom]

Tobyturtle - thanks for the imaginary dinner - it was delish in my head! LOL.

How was it in real life? What did you end up putting in YOUR mash?

[Jadels]

A friend of mine mixers hers with Ranch dressing and she says that is delish!