Snack Attack

kilikini wrote on 02 Dec 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

I've got this weird snack craving, and all I can think of is potato
soup. I've got milk, cream, butter, potatoes, leftover mashed potatoes
from T-day (that really need to be used up), onions, celery, homemade
stock, so..., why not soup? I just wish I had cheese!

Tried and true recipes would be appreciated. Any ideas, folks? Doing
a google on potato soup would be fruitless because there would be at
least 100,000 out there. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

kili

This is good to use up taters as well.

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Vadalia Onion Chowder

Soups/Chowders

4 slices bacon -chopped bite sized; -not crumbled
2 tbsp olive oil; or use bacon fat
4 vadialia onions; sliced
2-3 cups mashed potatoes (leftovers); I used 3
4 cloves garlic; minced
2 boxes chicken stock (approx 30 oz)
2 cups corn kernels (I used 2 cans)
2 bay leaf; (optional)
1/4 tsp dried thyme
fresh ground black pepper; LOTS
salt to taste
sour cream; see note*

Fry the bacon crisp. drain well the bacon and reserve. (Used later.)
Heat oil in large pot. low medium to med heat.
Make the onions bite sized, add to pot, cook till tender, about 10 min.
Mince the garlic, add to pot, cook 1 minute or so more.
Add broth, potatoes, corn, bay leaves, thyme. Bring the soup to a boil.
Remove the pot from the heat. Remove the bay leaves. Season with pepper.
Add sour cream.
*Note add the sour cream just before serving by the tablespoon per bowl.
This freezes better without the sour cream.
Serve in soup bowls, and sprinkle crumbled bacon on top.
this recipe needs more garlic than called for.
Note: I just stirred the crumbled bacon in with the whole batch.
Don't be shy with the garlic.
I used some turkey Stock in with this (excellent.)
Used 5 or 6 sweet onions
6-7 potatoes served as mashed.
I Didn't have vidalia onions so i used locally grown sweet onions instead.
I added a grated carrot for colour.
I think some brocolli florets might be nice as well

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kilikini said:

I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked, I
don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even tried
cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

I'd use thyme. :-)

Here's a non-soup recipe for future reference.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Parmesan-Prosciutto Mashed Potatoes

Recipe By 😄amsel
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:45
Categories : Easter potatoes
side dishes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes -- peeled and cubed
3 cloves garlic -- peeled
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 ounces prosciutto -- thinly sliced, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 cup skim milk -- or more if needed
1/2 cup parmesan cheese -- freshly grated
freshly ground black pepper -- to taste
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

1. Cook potatoes and garlic in large pot of boiling water until
potatoes are very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain; return potatoes and
garlic to same pot.

2. Meanwhile, melt butter in heavy small saucepan over medium heat.
Add chopped prosciutto and thyme and sauté until fragrant, about 2
minutes.

3. Add prosciutto mixture and 3/4 cup milk to potatoes and garlic.
Mash well, adding more milk by tablespoonfuls if potatoes are dry. Mix
in 1/2 cup cheese. Season with pepper. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead.
Cover and chill. Stir over low heat to rewarm, adding more milk by
tablespoonfuls, if desired.) Transfer potatoes to bowl. Sprinkle
lightly with 2 tablespoons cheese; serve.

Cuisine:
"Italian"
Source:
"Adapted from Bon Appétit"
Yield:
"4 cups"

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On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:26:23 -0500, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I used to go to this restaurant, they'd have cream of potato soup, yeah, it
was cream of potato bud soup, you could tell. It was okay, but I'd tease
them, I'll take the cream of leftover mashed potato mix soup.

Sometimes, it's very reassuring to find potato lumps in your mashed
'taters.

Carol
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Janet Bostwick said:

I've never frozen mashed potatoes. Have you? Do
they turn out o.k.?

Don't do it. They separate. You wind up with something so disgusting
..... I just can't think about this anymore.

Carol
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On Fri 02 Dec 2005 10:35:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in dis
Dress?

Quoted message said:

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:26:23 -0500, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I used to go to this restaurant, they'd have cream of potato soup, yeah, it
was cream of potato bud soup, you could tell. It was okay, but I'd tease
them, I'll take the cream of leftover mashed potato mix soup.

Sometimes, it's very reassuring to find potato lumps in your mashed
'taters.

Carol

LOL! It would only reassure me that I didn't mash them thoroughly. :-)

Wayne...who hates lumpy mashed potatoes.

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"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote

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On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:26:23 -0500, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I used to go to this restaurant, they'd have cream of potato soup, yeah,
it
was cream of potato bud soup, you could tell. It was okay, but I'd tease
them, I'll take the cream of leftover mashed potato mix soup.

Sometimes, it's very reassuring to find potato lumps in your mashed
'taters.

Heh, you have a point there. I kinda like them like that anyway, when
I make them at home.

nancy

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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kilikini said:

I was thinking I'd just wing it. I wish I had bacon, I double-checked, I
don't. How can you go wrong with garlic, cream, stock, onions, celery,
butter and potatoes, right? What seasonings, though? I've never even

tried

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cream of potato soup. I'm clueless here.

I'd use thyme. :-)

I was thinking thyme, Carol, thanks. Oh and thanks for that wonderful
mashed tater recipe! I'm going to have to try that.

kili

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On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:26:23 -0500, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I used to go to this restaurant, they'd have cream of potato soup, yeah,

it

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

was cream of potato bud soup, you could tell. It was okay, but I'd tease
them, I'll take the cream of leftover mashed potato mix soup.

Sometimes, it's very reassuring to find potato lumps in your mashed
'taters.

Carol
--

I totally agree, Carol. Oh, and this year for this past T-Day, the hubby
said to me, if you make mashed potatoes, PLEASE leave lumps in them!
Apparently he likes them that way, too.

kili

kilikini said:

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I'd use thyme. :-)

I was thinking thyme, Carol, thanks. Oh and thanks for that wonderful
mashed tater recipe! I'm going to have to try that.

They're like crack!

Carol
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kilikini said:

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I'd use thyme. :-)

I was thinking thyme, Carol, thanks. Oh and thanks for that wonderful
mashed tater recipe! I'm going to have to try that.

They're like crack!

Carol
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kilikini said:

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:26:23 -0500, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I used to go to this restaurant, they'd have cream of potato soup, yeah,

it

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

was cream of potato bud soup, you could tell. It was okay, but I'd tease
them, I'll take the cream of leftover mashed potato mix soup.

Sometimes, it's very reassuring to find potato lumps in your mashed
'taters.

Carol
--

I totally agree, Carol. Oh, and this year for this past T-Day, the hubby
said to me, if you make mashed potatoes, PLEASE leave lumps in them!
Apparently he likes them that way, too.

kili

Me, too.

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Janet Bostwick said:

I've never frozen mashed potatoes. Have you? Do
they turn out o.k.?

Don't do it. They separate. You wind up with something so disgusting
.... I just can't think about this anymore.

Carol

Then why does every cheap frozen TV Dinner seem to come with mashed
potatoes? I've frozen them with no problems. Thaw them out, stir them up,
heat them up. 🙂

Jill

Nancy Young said:

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

I used to go to this restaurant, they'd have cream of potato soup,
yeah, it
was cream of potato bud soup, you could tell. It was okay, but I'd
tease them, I'll take the cream of leftover mashed potato mix soup.

Sometimes, it's very reassuring to find potato lumps in your mashed
'taters.

Heh, you have a point there. I kinda like them like that anyway, when
I make them at home.

nancy

I'm waiting for the instant potato flake people to come up with the new
marketing scheme "IMPROVED! Now has lumps!" 😉

Jill

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Nancy Young said:

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:26:23 -0500, "Nancy Young"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> I used to go to this restaurant, they'd have cream of potato soup,
> yeah, it
> was cream of potato bud soup, you could tell. It was okay, but I'd
> tease them, I'll take the cream of leftover mashed potato mix soup.

Sometimes, it's very reassuring to find potato lumps in your mashed
'taters.

Heh, you have a point there. I kinda like them like that anyway, when
I make them at home.

nancy

I'm waiting for the instant potato flake people to come up with the new
marketing scheme "IMPROVED! Now has lumps!" 😉

Jill

LOL!

kili

On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:45:06 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Janet Bostwick said:

I've never frozen mashed potatoes. Have you? Do
they turn out o.k.?

Don't do it. They separate. You wind up with something so disgusting
.... I just can't think about this anymore.

Then why does every cheap frozen TV Dinner seem to come with mashed
potatoes? I've frozen them with no problems. Thaw them out, stir them up,
heat them up. 🙂

The TV dinners' mashed potatoes are from instant. I've not had any
luck freezing potatoes. The tater part dries out and there's a giant
pool of former potato moisture. Rock and roll if you can pull it off!

Carol
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On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:45:06 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>
rummaged among random neurons and opined:

Quoted message said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Janet Bostwick said:

I've never frozen mashed potatoes. Have you? Do
they turn out o.k.?

Don't do it. They separate. You wind up with something so disgusting
.... I just can't think about this anymore.

Carol

Then why does every cheap frozen TV Dinner seem to come with mashed
potatoes? I've frozen them with no problems. Thaw them out, stir them up,
heat them up. 🙂

Aren't they just a bit watery?? I've never even *tried* to freeze
mashed potatoes, so am speaking out of curiosity. I've also never
tried to freeze potatoes au gratin or any other cooked potato. Just
seems counterintuitive, IMHO.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Sat 03 Dec 2005 08:55:16p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Terry
Pulliam Burd?

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:45:06 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>
rummaged among random neurons and opined:

Quoted message said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:12:24 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> I've never frozen mashed potatoes. Have you? Do they turn out o.k.?

Don't do it. They separate. You wind up with something so disgusting
.... I just can't think about this anymore.

Carol

Then why does every cheap frozen TV Dinner seem to come with mashed
potatoes? I've frozen them with no problems. Thaw them out, stir them

up,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

heat them up. 🙂

Aren't they just a bit watery?? I've never even *tried* to freeze
mashed potatoes, so am speaking out of curiosity. I've also never
tried to freeze potatoes au gratin or any other cooked potato. Just
seems counterintuitive, IMHO.

I have tried and failed. I don't it's possible to do it successfully in a
home kitchen.

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Sat 03 Dec 2005 08:55:16p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Terry
Pulliam Burd?

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:45:06 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>
rummaged among random neurons and opined:

Quoted message said:

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:12:24 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>> I've never frozen mashed potatoes. Have you? Do they turn out o.k.?
>
> Don't do it. They separate. You wind up with something so disgusting
> .... I just can't think about this anymore.
>
> Carol

Then why does every cheap frozen TV Dinner seem to come with mashed
potatoes? I've frozen them with no problems. Thaw them out, stir them

up,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

heat them up. 🙂

Aren't they just a bit watery?? I've never even *tried* to freeze
mashed potatoes, so am speaking out of curiosity. I've also never
tried to freeze potatoes au gratin or any other cooked potato. Just
seems counterintuitive, IMHO.

I have tried and failed. I don't it's possible to do it successfully in a
home kitchen.

I have never tried, but I would automatically assume that freezing potatoes
would ultimately break the structure of the potato down when reheated.

kili

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kilikini said:

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:26:23 -0500, "Nancy Young"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>I used to go to this restaurant, they'd have cream of potato soup,
>yeah,

it

Quoted message said:

>was cream of potato bud soup, you could tell. It was okay, but I'd
>tease them, I'll take the cream of leftover mashed potato mix soup.

Sometimes, it's very reassuring to find potato lumps in your mashed
'taters.

Carol
--

I totally agree, Carol. Oh, and this year for this past T-Day, the
hubby said to me, if you make mashed potatoes, PLEASE leave lumps in
them! Apparently he likes them that way, too.

kili

Me, too.

I love lumpy mashed. The really smooth kind do nothing for me. Besides,
the lumps make little rivers and creeks out of the gravy 😉

Michael

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On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:45:06 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:12:24 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> I've never frozen mashed potatoes. Have you? Do
> they turn out o.k.?

Don't do it. They separate. You wind up with something so
disgusting .... I just can't think about this anymore.

Then why does every cheap frozen TV Dinner seem to come with mashed
potatoes? I've frozen them with no problems. Thaw them out, stir
them up, heat them up. 🙂

The TV dinners' mashed potatoes are from instant. I've not had any
luck freezing potatoes. The tater part dries out and there's a giant
pool of former potato moisture. Rock and roll if you can pull it off!

Carol

Now what about those bags of redi-made mashed in the refrigerated section
and sometimes the produce section? I've never been brave enough to try
them.

Michael

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