Recipe 19: Garlicky Mashed Potatoes

After a trip to the garage to peruse the deep freezer, Kevin realized we had a rack of ribs, so he decided to make his wonderful ribs and chicken dinner, which we accompany with cheese and spaghetti and mashed potatoes. Because the mashed potatoes are always my responsibility, I wanted to try something new. When I saw Mark's Garlicky Mashed Potatoes I knew that was the one! 

I will say right away that I got nervous when I saw that I was to use a whole head of garlic. Holy cow. But, Mark has never steered me wrong before so I went with it. I had to cut the top, drizzle with olive oil and pepper, and roast in the oven for like 30 minutes, but that was fine because Kevin had the ribs cooking as well. When it was finished I was supposed to squeeze the garlic out, which I predicted to be so difficult because I know how hard it can sometimes be to peel the husk (?) off when it's fresh. But I did it, and of course, it was easy like he said. I believe the recipe called for five potatoes, but I knew that wouldn't cut it with my boys, so I just made my normal colander-full amount...I also thought that would be good to lessen the amount of garlic flavor.   In the end, they turned out great...not too much garlic, but still so yummy. And yes, I served them with butter. :)  Paired with an adult beverage, this was perfect football food!!