Comments on: How I Conquered My Phobia of Instant Mashed Potatoes http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/02/how-i-conquered-my-phobia-of-instant-mashed-potatoes.html Canadian Mom Blogger - Product Reviews, Travel and Parenting Fri, 24 May 2013 03:16:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kathryn http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/02/how-i-conquered-my-phobia-of-instant-mashed-potatoes.html/comment-page-1#comment-232359 Kathryn Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:18:52 +0000 http://www.mommykatandkids.com/?p=7386#comment-232359 You ROCK Alex! Thank you so much for the tips! Freezer cooking is something I have done now and again; I always seem to forget about it for long periods of time, but it really is SO convenient! I think it’s time to pull out the cookbooks and start doing some planning! :)

]]> By: BusyWorkingMama http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/02/how-i-conquered-my-phobia-of-instant-mashed-potatoes.html/comment-page-1#comment-232313 BusyWorkingMama Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:08:00 +0000 http://www.mommykatandkids.com/?p=7386#comment-232313 I cook up a storm on the weekends, and have started freezer cooking, too. I pre-chop veggies for snacks and if I make too much of something, I freeze a portion in an individual serving I can pop out to defrost over night next week. It helps a lot.

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/02/how-i-conquered-my-phobia-of-instant-mashed-potatoes.html/comment-page-1#comment-232261 Kathryn Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:09:56 +0000 http://www.mommykatandkids.com/?p=7386#comment-232261 lol! That’s too funny, Alex, because margarine is the one thing I won’t add to the menu! :) I REALLY need to figure out this whole “planning ahead” thing you speak of, I’ve heard such good things from people about it. And I totally agree, I try to keep our diet filled with less processed food, but I resort to packaged items sometimes, more than I’d like to, in fact… I have got to get a menu-planning system figured out!

]]> By: BusyWorkingMama http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/02/how-i-conquered-my-phobia-of-instant-mashed-potatoes.html/comment-page-1#comment-232250 BusyWorkingMama Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:44:27 +0000 http://www.mommykatandkids.com/?p=7386#comment-232250 I am totally up for trying new things, but I think instant mashed potatoes are one thing I will not add to the menu :) Of course, I am only cooking for a household of 3. I try to limit the processed foods we consume at home, and as a full time worker, that isn’t always easy! Planning ahead saves me in this respect, but I resort to packaged items occasionally. I do use Margarine, though I am picky about which kind!

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/02/how-i-conquered-my-phobia-of-instant-mashed-potatoes.html/comment-page-1#comment-232083 Kathryn Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:02:38 +0000 http://www.mommykatandkids.com/?p=7386#comment-232083 What a GREAT idea, Deidra! I totally agree, real potatoes are where it’s at for sure. :) But using it as a thickener sounds incredibly clever. I’m pretty good at thickening with flour, but there’s always the odd time I don’t take enough care and end up with flour lumps in my soup; this seems like a great alternative! Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/02/how-i-conquered-my-phobia-of-instant-mashed-potatoes.html/comment-page-1#comment-232082 Kathryn Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:00:06 +0000 http://www.mommykatandkids.com/?p=7386#comment-232082 Tee hee! My mom never did either, but my dad was really good at making smooth mashed potatoes…your poor hubby! lol I’ve heard of the whipping trick but I’ve never really tried it; I may have to give it a go one of these days!

I’m still not crazy about instant potatoes compared to regular, but watching my boys polish them off and thinking about how they only took a minute to make totally made them taste SO much better! lol

]]> By: Deidra B. http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/02/how-i-conquered-my-phobia-of-instant-mashed-potatoes.html/comment-page-1#comment-232042 Deidra B. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:18:37 +0000 http://www.mommykatandkids.com/?p=7386#comment-232042 Kathryn,
I had to laugh when I read your blog because it sounded a lot like me. It is rare that I make instant mashed potatoes as a side dish, real potatoes are where it is at. Now, I use instant mashed potatoes as a thickener in soups when necessary. If you ever decide to use this technique, I would just advise that you start out with adding just a little. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that you can always add more but you can’t remove too much.
Best of luck,
Deidra

]]> By: Multi-Testing Mommy http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/02/how-i-conquered-my-phobia-of-instant-mashed-potatoes.html/comment-page-1#comment-232015 Multi-Testing Mommy Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:55:04 +0000 http://www.mommykatandkids.com/?p=7386#comment-232015 LOL thanks for the morning laugh! I love your last paragraph!
I’m not a fan of instant mashed potatoes, never have been, but the funny story is when my hubby and I were first dating, he made me a roast beef dinner. The potatoes tasted abnormally smooth and I thought they were instant – he was so upset when I suggested that he had made instant potatoes! I guess my Mom never learned the trick to whipped mashed potatoes!

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