Yummo Potato!

So I grew up in a meat and potato type of family. I always enjoyed the way my mom made her mashed potato--smooth, but still having some little lumps of goodness. I'm not a gravy fan, so I like to doctor up my potatoes when I make them. I don't even peel my potatoes (don't tell mom), besides taking less prep time, you get a little more nutrition out of them. My favorite potato to use are the small red potato, not as starchy or gritty tasting.

I usually dice them up and boil them until tender.

Then I add some cheese, butter, pepper, ranch dressing and a little salt. I don't like to add too much salt since the cheese, ranch dressing and butter all have salt in them already. I don't tend to measure anything, I just throw it in until I get the texture I like. If I have bacon on hand I throw some of that in too :) They are good, but may not be good for you. Not something that we make everyday, just when we want a good meal like we might get when eating out.

Then I mash it all up.

Nothing beats a good pile of 'tators with some wonderful steak, even left over steak from the night before!