Damn work for making me miss a mash thread
I quite by accident stumbled across the half parsnip, half potato mash and it's fabulous and what I mostly do these days. Unfortunately I used my parsnip in the stew so this was just regular mash.

Having drained the potatoes, I scoop them to one side of the pan still on the heat and add a knob of butter, a dollop of creme fraiche, some cumin and some nutmeg if I had any to the other side.
When the butter has melted - and the potatoes dried out a little - I mash it all up. Fab.

I keep meaning to get some nutmeg but forget when I'm actually shopping, so I've tried ginger, coriander, tarragon or sage so far as substitutes. Most are fine, probably wouldn't use tarragon again though.

I'll be adding chopped chives next time, I reckon. Either that or use mascarpone instead of creme fraiche.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 8 Dec 2010, 14:42, Reply)