Recipe Of The Week: Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

1/4 cup of butter
4 ounces of cream cheese
1 cup of sour cream
2 Tablespoons of sea salt
1 cup of heated milk
potatoes, enough to fill a 6 quart kettle

Peel potatoes and cut lengthwise, put into 6 quart kettle till full.  Cover with water and cook until they are soft.  Drain and then mash potatoes until smooth.  Mix in slices of butter.  Mix in chunks of cream cheese.  Add sour cream mixing until smooth.  Add salt and milk until creamy.

Gravy

1/4 cup of flour
1/4 cup of cornstarch
2 egg yolks
1 cup of milk
1 quart of broth
1/2 teaspoon of chicken base
1 teaspoon on sea salt
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper

Put first four ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.  Pour into bowl.  Bring broth to a boil, add chicken base, salt, pepper and stir until dissolved.  Now pour boiling broth slowly into the flour mixture.  Stir briskly with  whisk until thick and smooth.  Pour back into kettle and keep warm.  Do not boil again.