I make instant potatoes all the time, we like them in cheddar, garlic, sour cream, make them at least once a week as a side dish. I only make mac-cheese a couple times a year, love it it's definitely the ultimate in comfort food. I sneak veggies in all the time in casseroles. Cookie

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I always have instant mashed spuds in the pantry for two uses: 1.) in case a soup or stew needs thickened, wisking-in a hand-full of potato flakes stiffens it up nicely, and 2.) in case my stuffed, twice-baked potato filling, or duchess potatos turn out too thin to pipe nicely from a pastry bag. winks- kevin

I heard a tip from jean-georges vongerichten (one of my favorite chefs) about using powdered mashed potatoes for potato crusted fish. That is the only reason I use them but it works really well instead of bread crumbs.

I'm with you Kevin I like to cook for people who can appreciate the food that I've made. I like to have dinner parties and honestly people who are super picky eaters don't get invited. I can go to the movies with my super picky friends. Luckily even though my family and I don't have the same tastes I have found a group of good friends who have been with me for years and share my love of good home crafted food.

+People who are picky eaters for no good reason (such as allergies etc.) should all have to live life deprived for about a year and then let's see if they do not learn to love the food God has blessed us with!

no instant potatoes allowed in my kitchen ! lol..