Why hobbit food you ask?

Have you ever wondered what hobbits eat? This question never occurred to us until one Sunday night where we used left over boiled, mashed up tubers to cover a hard boiled egg. We took this concept from a Guyanese dish known as Egg Ball. Which really is a hard boiled egg covered in a single root called cassava. After we fried up these tuber balls and were sitting down to devour them Tony said, "Sara, you cook like a hobbit and it's awesome" which then turned these tuber balls into hobbit balls. This also got us thinking, "what else have we cooked that's been inspired through the use of local ingredients and cuisine?" From this our blog was born. But if you're actually looking for foods that hobbits eat you won't find them here. But we do hope you enjoy our creations!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Garlic Mashed Potatoes w/ Salad & “Sausage”


Here’s a renovated oldie from the States. It was inspired by a meal of turkey patties, mashed potatoes and salad, but we couldn’t find any turkey so we used “sausages” instead. However, we like to add our own little touch to our mashed potatoes and make them not only creamy but breath freshening, garlicy.

5 potatoes
5-6 clove of garlic
Margarine (or butter)
Milk
Salt
Black Pepper

Boil the potatoes until they are mashable. About 20 min? I am not sure, we usually check them with a fork and then drain them.

While it’s boiling chop up your garlic.

Start mashing the potatoes in a bowl

Add butter/margarine and garlic

Salt and Pepper to taste

Mash some more.

Add milk

Finish off with a good healthy mixing and mashing. (as you desire)

The salad consists of: Cucumber, Carrot, Lettuce, tomatoes, and shallot, with a homemade dressing made from apple cider vinegar, olive oil, spike, salt and pepper (sometimes a little basil and oregano for some aromatic tantalization)

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