Follow me as I dive into the world that is cooking! There will be mishaps, burns and feasts as you watch my progression from college-student fare (pizza rolls and ramen noodles) to (hopefully) goddess of the hearth! I am always open to new recipes and ideas, so feel free to contact me.

November 23, 2012

What to do with Leftover Mashed Potatoes

Happy Thanksgiving/Turkey Day!
I had a wonderful time with my mom's side of the family this year, as we all gathered at my grandmother's little house in south Texas and ate in her back yard among her roses and sunflowers.  Normally I'm in the kitchen with the best of them, cooking and trying not to burn anything (or anyone for that matter), but we had ordered everything from Central Market, so Thanksgiving was easy peasy.


HOWEVER, two days prior to Thanksgiving was my husband's birthday!  I was in the kitchen from 7 AM to 10 PM, with a three hour break for school.  I made everything from shrimp migas for breakfast to chicken-fried venison backstrap (SO GOOD will post later) and mashed potatoes.  Needless to say I had a plethora of leftovers.

husby and dog-dog


Mashed potatoes are great when you're eating them with a good slab of meat or what have you, but the next day I always open the fridge and sigh when I see them sitting there, politely clumped in a storage container.  They bore me after a day, I'll be honest.  But I ran across a recipe that revives them into crispy-on-the-outside-gooey-on-the-inside treats for the following day.  We enjoyed them with ketchup or they can just be popped into your mouth for instant deliciousness!