At a young age, I knew that mixing in some “fixins” to my mashed potatoes would knock it out of the park. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a time and a place for garlic mashed potatoes with gravy. But mashed potatoes with some sautéed onions and chopped Chinese sausage blew my mind. And I did all of this before bacon + mashed potatoes was even a thing! Some of you may be happy to know that I no longer cook mashed potatoes by pouring flakes into a bowl and mixing it hot water. However, I still haven’t shaken off that habit of mixing additional veggies into my mashed potatoes. This time, I mixed in a bit of fresh, sweet corn kernels. I might as well shove as much corn as I can into my dishes before they’re out of season (sigh). As for the furikake, well, I just add to everything now. I’m not even exaggerating. What do you like to add to your mashed potatoes?
