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| I've never made the mashed cauliflower but I do know that if I add too much milk at a time my potatoes don't come out creamy -they are too watery. The milk needs to be added a little bit at a time. Try it that way -- Oh, and I'm definitely going to try the mashed cauliflower -I have heard about this for years and never tried it. I think it's just what my husband and I need.
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| I've never made the mashed cauliflower but I do know that if I add too much milk at a time my potatoes don't come out creamy -they are too watery. The milk needs to be added a little bit at a time. Try it that way -- Oh, and I'm definitely going to try the mashed cauliflower -I have heard about this for years and never tried it. I think it's just what my husband and I need.
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HEALTH1012
8/13/08 12:29 P
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ICANIWILL,
Usually runny mashed potatoes/cauli comes from not draining the potatoes well or adding too much liquid to the potatoes while mashing.
What I do is drain the potatoes/cauli and then put them back in the pot and place back on the stove until the sizzle stops. Then I add the other ingredients.
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CHOCOLATECHILD
8/12/08 8:41 A
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| Mashed potatoes using chicken stock and garlic. Yum!
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ICANIWILL1
8/10/08 4:57 P
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| Basicmouth, I must be doing something wrong, cause when I did the mashed cauli, it was just so runny yet all the recipes say you almost cannot tell it apart from mashed potatoes.
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You didn't say what you have been having with the mashed potatoes but anything goes with potatoes. Just make what ever you want and add the potatoes. You don't have to eat them. I would even make pizza. We have Pizza almost every Friday. I get the dough at Trader Joes and we top them different all the time. I make BBQ chicken, or I use turkey sausage, turkey pepperoni, all of the other Goodies etc. Fish is great with mashed P. so is pork, beef, chicken. Use your imagination and don't let what someone else wants stop you from trying new things. I used to do that with my husband and I quit. You wouldn't believe all of the things he has tried and likes now. I made fish last night and he loved it. If you asked him if he liked fish, he would say no or not much. Try it!
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TRILLIANTOO
8/9/08 12:16 P
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One thing I LOOOVVVEE to do with potatoes is make a stuffed potato. Get a platter sized potato (or several smaller ones) and cook it through, whether that's in the oven or microwave.
Cut it open, make it wide, nearly flat open, add a bit of butter, salt & pepper (and sour cream and shredded cheese if you want), then top with diced chicken or turkey breast, steamed broccoli and mushrooms, add a bit more butter, salt & pepper (and sour cream and shredded cheese) and you have a meal!
I generally do 1 cup of broccoli, 1/4 cup sliced mushrooms, and 1 cup diced meat. I put it all in the same container with a little water and steam for about 1 minute to 90 seconds, something like that. Be sure to drain the water before putting it on the potato.
White buttons are great, but I mostly use crimini mushroooms now as they have an earthy flavor that goes really well with potatoes.
You can also make potato salad. (And you can use cauliflower also in any potato salad recipe - just cook the cauliflower until it's halfway cooked through so it holds up when you mix it.)
The cauliflower puree is really good - I made it a lot with leeks which added nice flavor. You use all the white and 2" of the green, slice into 1/4" rounds, wash thorougly, and cook at the same time as the cauliflower. Generally it takes about 15 minutes to cook until tender.
You can also use parsnip, or add parsnip to the potatoes or cauliflower.
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| Cook up a sweet potato and some regular potatoes and mash them together, add a little cinnamon and maybe some brown sugar.
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Scalloped potatoes, au gratin potatoes, twice baked potatoes, diced and seasoned baked potatoes, stuffed baked potatoes....do you ever eat brown rice or pasta?
And potatoes are not big in calories, btw. 
It's the stuff we put in or on the potatoes that make them fattening. I eat potatoes alot but do watch what I add to them.
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BasicMouth, What a great idea. I never thought to use cauliflower.
I love mashed potatoes and have avoided them b/c they are too starchy & have too many calories.
I'm going to try it!
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| Baked potatoes, fries/wedges, or grill 'em on the BBQ with onion and mushroom in tinfoil or a pan.
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BASICMOUTH
7/26/08 8:49 P
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Or...don't make potatoes. :) I actually "tricked" my dad with these.
Cook a full head of cauliflower until it is soft (of course, remove the leaves and stuff, but you can leave the stem, just slice it thin when you cook it).
When the cauliflower is cooked soft, drain all the water very well, and mash the cauliflower.
Add a little bit of butter and some milk and whip them until they are like mashed potatoes.
My kids LOVE this, much more than they like mashed potatoes. You can add Salt-Free flavoring, like Mrs. Dash to spice it up a bit.
LOW cal, LOW carb, tastes JUST like mashed potatoes, and not hard to make.
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I am not a big potato eater but when I do have potatoes I make oven "fried" potatao wedges.
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees
On a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and sprayed with cooking spray, arrange your potato wedges in a single layer. Spray them with cooking spray and season to taste. I usually use sea salt, pepper, grill seasoning or a 21 herb blend seasoning and a tiny bit of garlic powder. Just remember that garlic burns easy. So don't use too much.
Place in the oven and roast for 20-45 min. The time depends on how big your wedges are and what kind of potato you use.
I like red potatoes and small wedges and 20-25 min is the perfect time for mine.
You can use this same method for roasting almost any vegetable you can think of and it makes them taste so good. Give it a try.
Oh and how about twice baked potatoes?
Red potatoes cooked in the microwave.
Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out most of the insides.
Mix the scooped out potatoes with salt, pepper, fat free
sour cream and a small amount of cheese.
Refill the potatoes and place back in the oven at 350 degrees
for 20 min.
You could top with a little cheese or use diced turkey bacon that has been fried in a little bit of pam.
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MADELINE23
7/26/08 3:23 P
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www.perdue.com
lots of chicken recipes
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BLUEEYES2022
7/26/08 12:20 P
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So I am so sick of making the same thing for dinner and boyfriend always wants to have Mashed Potatoes which is fine but I like making something different with the potatoes and I am at a loss right now. So any of you have any ideas at all on what I can make for dinner tonight and tomorrow night...or even any good cookbooks that I can buy.
Thanks,
Blueeyes
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