recipe: garlic mashed red potatoes

this is my go-to mashed tater recipe... it has a lot of flavor without using many fatty ingredients (heavy cream, butter, etc) that a lot of mashed recipes have. it's taken from Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes recipe on allrecipes.com with just one variation on the garlic prep.

ingredients list: (even if i'm cooking for 2, i make the full recipe for 6 b/c the leftovers are just as good as new)

- 8 medium red potatoes, cubed into about 6 chunks/ea.

- 4 cloves fresh garlic, minced

- 2 tbsp butter

- 1/2 cup milk

- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)

- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

to make: boil potatoes for about 20-25 minutes until potatoes are tender and easily break with a fork. meanwhile, microwave the butter & minced garlic in a microwave safe bowl covered in wax paper for about 45-60 seconds, or until the garlic gets to a nice light brown color (i call this the "cheat-roast"). drain potatoes, and add butter/garlic mixture, milk, salt, and parm cheese. mash until they're at your mashed-texture preference (just not overmashed to that gluey texture... ugh) & serve.

nothing to say in this review to this other than the fact that this is a solid-ass recipe. love the garlic, love the red potatoes over russet, love everything about it. esp because they are fine to eat even without gravy, the ultimate goal in any good mashed tater recipe. 8.5 ********~.