Mashed Potatoes & Clouds

There are a disproportionate number of sky photos in my iPhone. As in, photos of the sky. I noticed it the other day when scrolling back, back, back looking for a picture I took in Fez. I saw lots of clouds, sky scapes, shots out a plane window, and (hands covering face) sunsets. The cloud shots are my favorite, and a lot of them have been taken recently - it has been a good cloud season here in San Francisco. Before the rain settled in. Anyway, I wanted to share a few of them with you. And that got me thinking about figuring out a recipe tie-in. Meringues, right? Giant billowy ones - we make them often. But then it occurred to me, the holidays are here, and maybe I should do a new version of mashed potatoes? So, here we go. Buttery peaks and cloud-like potatoes drizzled with a saffron garlic butter, and topped with a toasted almond, coriander, sesame sprinkle. Simple, but with a enough of a twist to make them special.

Before we get to the recipe, a quick heads up - I'll be at the San Francisco Remodelista Market on Saturday December 13th - we will (of course) bring some QUITOKEETO goodness, but the real reason I love going is to visit with all the other producers. It's a great room of people. There's one in LA as well. Hope to see some of your friendly faces there. xo -h

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