Teri, roasting is best, but a fast saute will do also. You can also simmer some garlic in the cream as it is heating.

Teri, you can roast it a day or two in advance and just keep it in the fridge until you need it. I do that all of the time as I just love roasted garlic as a spread or an addition to many things.

David

Thanks. I was in a hurry and waited to long to roast the garlic. I too love roasted garlic. I like to eat it roasted and spread on baguettes with brie cheese.

I make garlic mashed potatoes by just adding a couple of cloves to the water the potatoes will be cooked in. I also add a little milk. When the potatoes are done, I reserve a quarter cup liquid and mash the garlic as I mash to potatoes, then return the liquid and add more milk and butter as I want. Delish...

Yup, just peel the cloves and boil them along with the potatos. They mash right in. By far the least fuss and muss.

Boil several smashed or diced cloves in with the potatos.

The garlic gets sweet and nutty when you do this.

Roasted garlic- Hi, where I live the grocery stores sell minced/chopped regular and "Roasted" garlic in little to medium sized jars that you can just keep in the frig and add directly to your recipe. it's not as good as what you can make at home but ok.

As for the whole recipe I'll let these ladies help you in that direction. You will be a LOT better served.

Another vote for the "toss in some garlic with the cut up potatoes and then boil it all up" camp. Not as good as roasted, but tasty nonetheless.

Roasted garlic is wonderful in mashed potatoes. But like Whiteorchid and others I often just toss some garlic in with the potatoes as they cook and put the garlic through the ricer with the potatoes.

Ann

What an obvious and brilliant idea. I have done the roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and love them, but I never thought to just boil the garlic in with the potatoes. I wish I had thought of that a long time ago. Oh, boy, another easy way to use garlic. :-)

Sally

Thanks for the advice. Next time I make them I will try adding the garlic to the water method.
Teri