Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Need a simple recipe for mashed potatoes? If you do, you probably don't cook much. LOL! Mashed potatoes are as simple as frying an egg. Sorry if I have offended anyone. Anyway, mashed potatoes making is easy! As the title goes, all you have to do is mash up some potatoes. So, to do that:

1. Boil potatoes. Cut up potatoes about 1 1/2 inches thick and wide, making sure pieces are about the same size for even and fast cooking. Cover the potatoes with just enough water to cook them in. You can leave the potato skins on--it's a good fiber source.
2. Once potatoes break easily with a fork (around 10 minutes of continuous boil), drain the water. Leave potatoes in the pan.
3. Mash up potatoes as smooth as you would like it to be. Some folks prefer lumpy potatoes and yours can be, too--that is if that is how you'd like it to be.
4. In a separate small saucepan, melt half a stick of butter (for about 3 cups of mashed potatoes). While butter is melting, put it half a head of crushed fresh garlic. Allow the garlic to diffuse in the butter for about 3 minutes.
5. Add the melted butter to the potatoes. Add about 1/2 cup half and half also.
6. Continue to mash potatoes to desired consistency.
7. Enjoy with a meat or poultry dish.