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Article: KITCHEN DETECTIVE: Gussied up mashed potatoes a smash; To dress them up, add sliced onions and two anchovies
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- January 8, 2003
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ONE could easily make a case for leaving well enough alone when it
comes to mashed potatoes, but our family eats them at least once per
week and variations on the theme are always welcome.
In particular, I wanted a dish that would be a bit dressy for
company (as a side for prime rib, for example) but not so starched-
collar that the potatoes lose their earthy root vegetable appeal.
There is nothing worse than a bowl of mashed potatoes that have lost
their culinary roots in pursuit of star power.
I began with the notion of adding another root vegetable to the
potatoes. I did not care for rutabaga, but yellow turnips made a nice
pairing since their thin texture and slightly spicy flavor make ...