thank you Food Network, without you I would starve. (part two)

old-fashion meatloaf and roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Here’s part two to last week’s dinner of all things Food Network (meatloaf recipe here)!

Roasted garlic mashed potatoes…yumm! The Neelys are definitely one of my favorite couples to watch on Food Network. They are energetic, fun, entertaining, and cooks up some of the most delicious food around! Plus, I love that they cook as a couple. I think it makes cooking a bit more fun and a great activity for any couple to enjoy together…think of it as couples cooking bonding therapy!

I love garlic, and these mashed potatoes are packed with a yummy garlic aroma. Don’t worry, the garlic taste is really not that strong. Like Paula Deen’s meatloaf, this was the second time I made these potatoes. This time around, I added a few spices and seasonings because without them it’s just regular old garlic mashed potatoes. To give it that extra something, I added a dash of Lawry’s and a smidge of cayenne pepper, and dried oregano. Let me just say, that the cayenne pepper makes it taste ten times better!! It gives it that extra kick, not overpowering, not spicy, just that kick! Definitely try it if you like cayenne pepper!

Just try. So good.

Here’s all that’s need to make roasted garlic mashed potatoes…

potatoes, lots of garlic, butter, cream, olive oil, lots of different seasonings

Before you even think about touching the potatoes, preheat that oven to 425° because it takes awhile to the roast the garlic…

cut of the very tip of the garlic head and remove

Drizzle the head of the garlic with olive oil, then wrap it up in foil…

bake for 35 minutes

Remove from the oven, and let cool. Next, work on the potatoes! You’ll want to wash, scrub, and clean the potatoes…

rub a dub dub, nice and clean!

cut into quarters

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