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Nov 03

Vanilla and Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Tales from a Kosher Kitchen:

Take a bag of potatoes and cube them. Don’t bother peeling, because the peels will give it texture and nutrients. Cut up 8-10 cloves of garlic. Boil them together for about 20 minutes. Strain the potatoes and return to pot or mixer. If in Israel and without a mixer, dicer or anything good for mashing potatoes, use a fork. If required by those who keep kosher to make a dairy-free mashed potato, follow these next steps:

Add some parve margarine
Add some garlic mayonaise
Add some vanilla soy milk
Salt and pepper and paprika and chives to taste

Mix until smoothish. Don’t bother with gravy because these potatoes have a complex enough flavor as it is. The vanilla soy is really the secret ingredient. You’ll notice that five seconds after you swallow, this subtle and sweet taste of vanilla will blow your mind.

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Globalized Under a Common Flag. Fall 2006.

Globalized Under a Common Flag. Fall 2006.

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