"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> Janet B. wrote:
>> I don't know what you are objecting too.. .starchy, or sticky or
>> whipped. All separate issues. Smashed potatoes are another
>> completely different issue. Smashed potatoes is a good way to go if
>> you can't make mashed potatoes. What I object to about smashed
>> potatoes is that the cook often doesn't see a need to scrub the
>> potatoes beforehand or cut out hard scar bits and you get all the
>> grit and stuff in the mix. Janet
>
> ewwwwwwwwww I have never seen that
>

I always notice how they prep on the food shows.
I wonder when they have cleaned those celery stalks.
I wonder if and how they've cleaned the herbs -- they don't look wetted and
dried, too darned fresh-of-the-vine looking.

I even notice (I won't mention the famous cook's name) dirty fingernails
that don't look as if they have been recently dipped in chocolate.

But I do notice that sometimes they will roast vegetables that I would prep
a little better.

Dee Dee