[Aliantha]

My favourite way to have mashed potatoes is to boil scrubbed potatoes in the skins till they're tender all the way through. While they're cooking, I chop a whole head of garlic, and a nice brown onion. I fry these in olive oil with diced bacon.

When the potatoes are cooked I use a hand masher to break them up, then pour everything out of the fry pan into them and mash for a few minutes. After that, I add some mayo (whole egg if you have it) and put it all in a baking dish, top with some sharp tasty cheese and bake till the cheese melts.

It's a dish with texture AND flavour! Delicious!!!