Here we go boys and girls… the final stretch.  Tomorrow is Good Friday, and to us Catholics, that means both abstaining (no eating meat) and fasting (only one meal).  So I need to make tonight’s dinner count.  It’s got to be both nutritious and filling.  So, looking around the kitchen cupboards and pantry, I found a bag of potatoes.  I thought, “Mashed potatoes can be filling….”  You know what though?  I have never made mashed potatoes!  Well, I’ve made them out of the box, but never by hand.  So I looked up a recipe online and gave it a try.

I was amazed at how easy it was – just boil the potatoes for a bit, then add some heavy cream, butter, and salt & garlic for taste… that’s it!  Luckily my girlfriend owns that metal thing up there to mash the potatoes.. is it called a “potato masher”?  Who knows….

Then I noticed the spinach in the fridge that I normally use for salads.  I happened to overhear some chick on TV (let’s call her “Rachael”) say that you can stir in some spinach for color or whatever into your mashed potatoes.  So I gave it a try….

Adding spinach to the mashed potatoes.

Y’know what?  “Rachael” was right – it looks great and tastes even better.  I assume it makes it a little healthier too, which is always a plus.

So the spinach mashed potatoes were a great side to Susan’s meatballs and bolognese from last night.  Both were very filling, and to make sure that I wasn’t completely starving while fasting during Good Friday tomorrow, I had a “second dinner” around 11:45pm.  😉

Pre-Good Friday dinner.