I haven’t ever been that much of a potato lover.  Or, I should say, I haven’t been that much of a white potato lover. I could eat sweet potatoes for every meal and not get bored.

But white potatoes?  Not my thing.  Except, they are becoming my thing.

It all started when I was pregnant with Sadie.  I was one of the lucky ones… I was sick my entire pregnancy- seriously I was still throwing up the day before I had my baby. During my endless sickness, I started to enjoy starchy foods that I had not previously enjoyed.

That’s where potatoes came in.  There were many times during my pregnancy that I was too sick to eat, and my sweet husband would go down a list of things to try and help me come up with an idea of something I could tolerate. At least a handful of times, the only thing on the list that didn’t make me gag was mashed potatoes.

It could be worse, right?  I could have only wanted ice cream or chocolate cake or cookies.  But let’s be real, I want those things in a non-pregnant life… so…

My husband was so great to either make mashed potatoes for me, or to run to our local closest-resemblance-to-whole-foods and pick some up.  During this season of mashed potato loving, however, I realized that if I wanted to continue loving them, I needed to come up with a super flavorful non-dairy option.  I know there are plenty of plain salt and pepper ways to mash potatoes, but I wanted the creamy, garlicky, perfectly salty flavor that makes you feel like it’s Thanksgiving.

Finally, six months later, I stopped dreaming about it and just did it.  I had been avoiding the potato section at Costco because I didn’t want to take a chance on buying potatoes and then giving in and making them the old dairy way.

But I did it.  I bought some and got to work.

And I couldn’t be more pleased.

Y’all, these potatoes had so much flavor it was ridiculous. And they can literally be as creamy or as textured as you want them to be.  I personally like a few chunks in my mashed potatoes because I like the taste and feel of REAL food.  I am not trying to mimic Hungry Jack, after all.

These were SO simple.  Seriously, just five ingredients:

Potatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, bone broth.

And if you count the water for boiling, there’s a sixth one.

Give it a go, y’all.  This was life changing for me.

Actually, that’s probably taking it a step too far.  Potatoes probably won’t ever change my life.

Cake on the other hand… Maybe.

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