Cooking with Brian

Menu

• Salmon
• Garlic Mashed Potatoes
• Broccoli
• Choice of Fruit

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Salmon Fillets– look for fresh salmon fillets that are nice and pink and moist. Alternatively, purchase frozen fillets that are vacuum sealed with no freezer burn.
• Olive Oil– I use extra virgin, but any kind will work. You can also substitute vegetable oil.
• Salt– Kosher salt works great; I also love Himalayan pink salt.
• Cracked Black Pepper– I tend to go overboard but remember to use a little pepper at first and taste before adding more.
• Minced Garlic– Minced garlic in oil purchased at the store is great or you can mince your own.

Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

• Potatoes– I usually like Russets for mashed potatoes, but Yukon Gold are a close second if they’re unavailable
• Heavy cream– for that signature creamy texture
• Butter– what makes really good mashed potatoes special
• Garlic– it’s way easier to mince garlic with a garlic press chopping it since you don’t even need to peel the cloves first
• Salt & pepper– it’s important to be generous with salt especially to bring out the flavors