Coming-Home Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:
1 ½ lbs red potatoes, washed and quartered (skins left on)
½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
Salt and white pepper to taste
Fresh parsley, chopped for garnish

Directions:
Add potatoes to a large saucepan and add water until potatoes are covered. Add salt. Bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer, covered until done. (Approximately 15 minutes or until a fork can easily be poked through them. Drain water and set aside, covered.

In a small sauce pan, warm milk, sugar and butter together until butter is melted.

Add warm sweet milk and butter mixture to the potatoes and mash, using a potato masher or hand held mixer until desired consistency is obtained. Stir in lemon zest. Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with chopped fresh Parsley.

Serves 4

Recipe from: PaulaDeen.com

Lime Sherbet Float

Ingredients:

3-4 scoops lime sherbet
2 Tbs fruit punch frozen concentrate
1 can cold citrus flavored soda, (Squirt brand preferred)

Directions:
Scoop lime sherbet into a glass with fruit punch concentrate. Pour soda over the sherbet and fruit punch, stir to mix. Drink with spoon, as a root beer float type drink.

Enjoy!!!

Notes: To make for a group, use a full tub of lime sherbet and a half can of fruit punch concentrate in a punch bowl or large pitcher. Top off with a full 2 quart bottle of Squirt soda. Serve