How To: Make Mashed Potatoes

When I first started learning to cook I remember thinking people just needed to break things down a little more for me.  I asked a friend one day how she made alfredo sauce and she said, "I add some cream, some butter, a little bit of Parmesan..."

How much is 'some'?  A 'little bit'?  I didn't know, so I asked her...  "Oh, ya know," she said, "just enough."

Grr!

How can I make it if I don't know if we are talking a little bit as in a half a teaspoon or a little bit as in a half of a cup???

I know I am not alone in this.  And so, I am breaking things down here.  Today I will share my favorite side dish ever -- mashed potatoes.

You can really use any kind of potato, but the cheapest/most common kind is Russet potatoes...

(And by 'a little bit' I mean about a Tablespoon ;)  )

COST: $1.80   Cost per serving (4): $0.45