The secret is in the water; literally, it’s IN the water.
See, when you boil potatoes, a lot of special starches and sugars and stuff leeches out into the water. When you drain the water before mashing them, you throw away a lot of good stuff, which is a big part of what makes mashed potatoes “dry” and bland, even when you add large amounts of cream and butter and things.
So don’t throw out any water.
Here’s how you do that:
First, cut your potatoes into smaller cubes than you probably do. (I’ve left the skins on for flavor and also, that’s where a lot of a potato’s nutrients are, like protien and iron and vitamins B and C, just to name a few)
The reason for cutting them smaller (besides avoiding giant peices of skin) is so that there is less space in the pot between each peice for water to fill, so you use less water to cook them. That’s important because you won’t be draining any water, so you can’t afford to have too much water! For the same reason, just barely cover them with water when they go on the stove.
But! Before you do that, put the pot on the stove with some butter, garlic, and seasonings; let the butter start to sizxle just a little then put most of a single layer of potatoes in the pan and let the brown and sear. Turn them, brown them on all sides, get ‘em fairly dark (I forgot to get a pic here because I was worried I’d burn the butter).
Ready? now throw the rest of the potatoes in right on top, and add your water, give them a stir. This way, you’re boiling in some of that lovely fried potato/french fry flavor.
Okay, so, as they cook, you may need to add a little water, not too much! ideally the very highest piece of potato will be poking just above the surface. Now, when your potatoes are really really soft, mash them directly into the water. Just pull them off the stove, leave all the water in, and start mashing. Trust me. At first you’ll think there’s too much water. If you get them mashed and they ARE a little too liquidy, just put ‘em back on the stove. You’ll have to stir often or constantly, but they will steam off additional water without losing any good stuff.
Now add some salt, and taste. Right?! And you haven’t even put in any cream or cheese or anything yet.
Speaking of which, you can use like, a third of the amount of butter or cream or anything, and they will still taste better than usual. So they taste better AND they are higher in nutrients AND lower in fats and salts! That’s a lot of win — enjoy your potatoes!
Fuck Columbus! Indigenous Rights! And happy Thanksgiving!
You know, I did NOT need to be called out this hard
I was talkin to this guy who also had the same idea as me to hide in a dumpster, and we talked about our “villain origins” and I said I just did it for the chaos.
Then he says, OUT OF LEFT FEILD, “do you do it for the chaos, or are you angry at the world for beating you down when you couldn’t perfectly fit into the system, and so you target people and corporations that are enforcers of said system.”
Like DAMN if I wanted advice from a criminal I’d go to riddlers tumbler
The map flag had the same color scheme as the pan flag and now they’re switching to the bi flag
If you see anyone with this flag or any variation
Run
Don’t fucking hesitate to block because pedos are now using this new “flag” and other forms of it
Can I get a signal boost from larger accounts? Start tagging people so this will spread
no cops at pride just danny phantom and the fenton anti transphobe stick
“Back in my day, nobody was depressed, we all just lived our lives.”
No. You didn’t. You grew up in a generation where everyone decided talking about feelings is hard, and therefore didn’t. So if you wanted to say how you felt, you were often mocked, silenced, or shamed. So you could have a mental illness, but due to your own emotional trauma, you likely wont ever find out. And because you were never taught healthy coping methods for emotions, you lash out.
So I was walking with my backpack full of the days loot right, and overall very profitable day, decided to treat myself and keep a bracelet, average night right?
And so I’m making my way home, and I hear some punk getting mugged in an alleyway, he calls out to me for help, and I’m like “aw shit I can’t just leave him” so I get in a tussle with the mugger, I’ve got him against the wall, I’m about to give him a good pop to knock him out, buy the both of us time to get away, when I see it
Fucking RED HOOD, DROPS FROM THE ROOF AND LANDS LIKE ITS NOTHING, mind you that was probably a fifteen foot drop AT LEAST, looks at the guy, looks at the guy that was getting mugged, looks at me, and asks which one of our asses he has to kick.
Remember, I have and ENTIRE BACKPACK full of stolen stuff, and now I’ve got a guy up against a wall. I release him, put my hands up, and back away slowly, and as soon as the guy getting robbed starts talking, I fucking booked it
Like HELL I was sticking around, I’m not too fond of the idea of prison
But that’s not the worst part
No, the worst part is I just found a note saying “dear corvid, thanks for the help”
The bats know who I am now. More importantly, THEY KNOW WHERE I LIVE
HELP, WHATS THE NAME OF THAT ONE SONG, I THINK IT’S IN RUSSIAN, AN ANIMATOR MADE AN ANIMATIONMEME WITH IT ABOUT AN OWL DUDE THATS THE GOD OF BURIAL, I CANT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE SONG
Genders for sale here, get your genders. I’ve got old genders, new genders, ancient forbidden genders, and The True Gender (frogs). For a nominal fee I will add on a dead name removal service!
Cottagecore goth?
That's an interesting aesthetic!
The bird that's your profile pic does seem to exactly fit that desc, neat! :P
I'm curious now, mind sharing a cool pic you have of that aesthetic?
💖💖💖
It’s basically spooky forest vibes! And the bird in my profile pic is called a stellar’s jay, and like blue jays are corvids!
like for peace on earth
reblog to explode one car on the highway
Getting caught pickpocketing is embarrassing enough. Getting caught because you tripped over your own feet, and seeing the target leave you five bucks out of pity is unexplainably worse.