At Home Italian Cooking By JoElaine

Homemade Golden Mash Potatoes by JoElaine (Balsamo) Quinn

Ingredients:

4 pounds of Potatoes Russet or Yukon Gold

1/3 cup of Salted butter melted

1 cup of Milk or Cream

Salt & pepper to taste

Roasted Garlic , optional

Process,

1. Peel and quarter potatoes, place in cold salted water.Bring to a boil and cook uncovered 15 minutes or until fork tender. Drain well.

2. Once drained fill your ricer half and press down , potatoes will come out nice and fluffy . Continue this process to all the potatoes have been pushed through your ricer. Note: The ricer makes the mash potatoes smooth and creamy with no lumps.

3. Heat milk on the stove top until warm. Add butter to the potatoes and begin stirring . Pour in milk a little at a time and continue to reach desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper. Note: This is where you can add your roasted garlic to your taste . Serve hot.

Enjoy!

Homemade Sweet Potato Casserole topped with Marshmallows by JoElaine (Balsamo) Quinn Ingredients:

10 large sweet potatoes

4 Tbsps of butter

1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream

Pure maple syrup to taste

I bag of mini marshmallows Process,

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees , Peel and slice potatoes into 1 inch chunks. Place sweet potatoes in a large pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Note : Check with an folk that they are soft enough to mash .

2. Remove from heat, drain, and mash. Note: You can do this process 2 ways . First with an electric mixer or second way which is the way I use push them through a ricer.

3. Place mashed sweet potatoes in large bowl, and use an electric mixer to blend with the butter , heavy cream , and add your maple syrup to your taste. Spread evenly into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until heated through.

4. Remove from oven and add the mini marshmallows on top of the sweet potatoes and bake till the marshmallows are puffed and golden brown.

Enjoy!

Brown Sugar Lemon Glazed Sweet Potatoes by JoElaine (Balsamo) Quinn

Ingredients:

4 sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean & unpeeled

1/2 cup of brown sugar

4 Tbsps of butter

1 cup of water

2 Tbsps of cornstarch

1/8 tsp of salt

1/2 tsp of lemon zest

1 tsp of fresh lemon juice

Process,

I. Place sweet potatoes in a pot and add water to just cover potatoes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and boil gently until potatoes are fork-tender, about 30 minutes. Peel while potatoes are still warm. Slice into 1/4" to 1/2"-thick circles and place in a baking dish.

2. In a saucepan, whisk together brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add butter, water, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil. Pour brown sugar mixture over potatoes, having enough liquid to just cover potatoes.

3. Bake at 350 degrees until liquid is bubbly and has thickened somewhat, 40 to 45 minutes.

Enjoy!