Hokum Mashed Patate(s)

With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us in the US, our family is playing with new recipes to see if we can find that killer new recipe that makes the "Thanksgiving Day List". You see, we really enjoy Thanksgiving and, quite unfortunately, we can only eat so much in one day! So, we need to limit the number of dishes that we cook, and recipes are constantly fighting to get on "the list". This, of course, puts us humans in the fun spot of being the judges :)

This year, we have found a recipe that just might be the first rookie in quite a number of years...

Hokum Mashed Patate(s)
or "Nonsense Mashed Potatoes"

The first batch of this had absolutely NO leftovers, and was loved by ALL the kids AND adults; that says a lot in our, rather large family... Give them a try, we hope you enjoy them as much as we are :)

OVERVIEW

This makes a family sized batch - you can make it smaller using a 1:4 ratio of yams to potatoes, respectively

INGREDIENTS

• 5 medium sized potatoes, peeled
• 1 1/2 medium sized yams, peeled
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1/2 medium onion
• Salt
• Pepper
• All Spice
  

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Start water to boil
   
2. Chop the potatoes, yams and onion into medium sized pieces and put them into the water to boil


3. Crush and chop the garlic and put it in to boil


4. Drain everything when the potatoes and yams are soft for mashing


5. Warm up the EVOO in the pan on low-medium heat


6. Place everything back into the pan and mash them all together, adding additional EVOO for more creaminess (but carefully, not too much)


7. Add Salt, Pepper and All Spice and mix together to add flavor


8. Cook them a bit in the pan, mixing often


9. Serve warm

YAM! (just kidding) Enjoy!

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