cybercat wrote:
> "hahabogus" > wrote
>>>
>>
>> I do the ricer or food mill method myself. I don't add butter or
>> cream ...just some chicken stock. Those were the days...when my type
>> 2 wasn't there and I could eat mashed spuds with abandonment. Now
>> when I eat them they're a guilty pleasure and a rare occurance.
>>
>
> We're in that "boat." Only one of my guests is diabetic, but the
> rest are all related, and so high-risk. We are all careful of what we
> eat. I have mashed potatos three-four times a year at the most. I
> will make them with real butter and milk or cream, and make home made
> full-fat gravy too, just for the holiday.

When you have them so rarely I think you appreciate and enjoy them far more
then if you have them every week) I love mashed potatoes but like you,
they are a rare treat