ameringlish

Monday, 14 March 2011

When Ross Hangs a Picture...

He puts it at an awkward height.

Personal picture

When I moved to England, I found a flat full of pictures in super-strange places.

There were vast expanses of empty wall, then multiple pictures grouped closely together at neck-crick-inducingly high levels.

I did a little moving of things when I got here, but this year, my mission is to make the flat look the way I want, rather than leaving things the way Ross put them.

When I asked about the pictures, Ross said that he had to hang them that way because the walls are crappy and the pictures would have fallen down if he'd put them at any other height. Hmmmm.... interesting logic.

I tried moving a few pictures, and months later not a single one has fallen on our heads.

I'll keep y'all posted on the progress around the Ameringlish House.

Does anyone else's husband have questionable home decor skills or proven faulty logic?

Dairy-Free Mashed Potatoes

Coming from Texas, mashed potatoes are compulsory.
My husband tries to keep his dairy intake to a minimum, so I had to find a new way of making this side dish.

This recipe is simple and makes delicious potatoes. They're smooth enough that I think they're just as good as the dairy-laden (less healthy) version.

You'll need about one baking potato for each person you're feeding. Cut them up into inch-sized pieces.

Put the pieces in a pot, covering them with cold water.

Add a few bulbs of fresh garlic (I use about two for 2 servings), but you can use more or less depending on your taste. It sounds like it will be really garlic-y, but it isn't.
If you like you can add a few sprigs of fresh rosemary. It adds a little something, but I didn't have any on hand.

Bring the pot to a boil, then let it bubble for about 20 minutes until the spuds are nice and tender.
Drain the pot. If you used rosemary, pull out the stems (most of the leaves will have fallen off).
Use a masher and smash it all up real nice.