Dairy Marriage Makes for 'Happily Ever After' Mashed Potatoes

These two cuties are the basis of excellent mashed potatoes. Boil and drain potatoes and dump them on the cream cheese and butter. Let it all sit for several minutes. Then mash 'em up. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Homemade Butter

I had recently been telling my daughter that when I was a child, we made homemade butter...just for fun. We scraped the cream off the top of the farm milk some friendsgave us, sealed it in a jar and took turns shaking it until it turned into a lump. As it happens, I had a pint of heavy whipping cream I needed to use, so we dumped it into the food processor and after about ten minutes, it became butter. I added a touch of salt. Fresh butter like this tastes so much better than butter from the store. It melts in your mouth with a mild flavor. Store butter can have a bitter edge.