This week’s cooking with Ina recipe is for Ina Garten Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes.

Buttermilk, butter, and potatoes are combined in this delicious recipe for buttermilk mashed potatoes.

I first heard of buttermilk mashed potatoes years ago after I moved to Oklahoma. I was curious about them, but didn’t try them for years.

The first recipe for buttermilk mashed potatoes I tried was Emeril’s. Does anyone remember Emeril from the early days of Food Network?

I had not made them in years, so when I saw that Ina Garten had a buttermilk mashed potatoes recipe in her Barefoot Contessa at Home cookbook, I knew they would be perfect to try for my Cooking with Ina series.

We loved these potatoes. We ate them with my favorite meatloaf and corn, but these mashed potatoes would be delicious with turkey, ham, chicken, steak, and more.

The buttermilk gives them a nice depth of flavor that is a little different than milk.

What I Changed

I changed the amount of buttermilk that I used. Ina’s recipe calls for 3/4 cup to 1 cup of buttermilk. I used just under 3/4 cup of buttermilk.

I think the amount of buttermilk might depend on the potatoes you use and the texture you like in your potatoes.

I also used a potato masher to mash the potatoes instead of using a food mill. The texture might have been better with a food mill, but since I do not have a food mill, I just mashed them as I usually would.

Yield: 6 servings

Ina Garten Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

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A delicious mashed potatoes recipes that is slightly different, but so good.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• salt
• 3 pounds Yukon Gold, or similar, potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inches pieces
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 to 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Bring to a boil in a large pan 3 to 4 quarts of water and two tablespoons of salt. When water is boiling add potatoes that have been peeled and cut.
2. Turn heat to low/simmer. Cook uncovered fro 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
3. While the potatoes cook, heat the milk and butter in a small saucepan. Just heat it enough to melt the butter and warm the milk, but do not bring it to a boil.
4. When the potatoes are tender, drain them in a colander and return to the pan.
5. Mash them while slowly adding the milk mixture.
6. Add enough buttermilk to make them creamy and have the desired texture.
7. Add pepper and salt to taste.

Notes

This recipe is gluten free. 6

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 390Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 283mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 6gSugar: 5gProtein: 8g

Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.

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This week’s gluten free menu plan is full of quick and easy gluten free fall favorites.

I made notes next to the ingredients that need to be gluten free, but as always read labels to make sure that the ingredients are safe for your family.

Gluten Free Menu Plan 10.12.25

Quick and easy gluten free recipes for fall.

Peanut Butter Granola Recipe

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Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancake Recipe

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A favorite gluten free pancake recipe.

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Breakfast Bowls

Breakfast bowls are an easy make-ahead freezer-friendly breakfast.

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Gluten Free Bread without Yeast - Gluten Free Kitchen Adventures

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An easy to make gluten free bread.

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Easy Slow Cooked Chicken Legs

You only need a few ingredients to make these easy slow cooked chicken legs.

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Gluten Free Cheese Rice A Roni

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A gluten free make at home version of that famous boxed side dish.

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One Pot Spaghetti

One Pot Spaghetti is a quick and easy dinner. It uses basic ingredients and can be made in 30 minutes or less.

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Fried Cabbage and Kielbasa

Fried Cabbage and Kielbasa is an easy one pot meal.

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Thin Crust Gluten Free Pizza

Gluten Free Pizza can be delicious with this thin crust gluten free pizza recipe.

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Breakfast Chili

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Greek Scrambled Eggs

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread

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The Best Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

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ALDI Gluten Free Mac and Cheese is a new favorite gluten free mac and cheese at our house.

If you miss boxed mac and cheese since going gluten-free, you need to give this gluten free mac and cheese a try.

It is gluten free and delicious!

It is also an excellent price for gluten-free, at just $2.99 a box.

I shared about this gluten free mac and cheese in my ALDI Gluten Free Products post, but I love it so much, I knew that I wanted to do a full review on it.

When I first went gluten free back in 2009, they did not make gluten free boxed mac and cheese. At least not that most people could easily get.

Kraft now makes a gluten free mac and cheese, so if you don’t have an ALDI near you, the Kraft Gluten Free Mac and Cheese is a good option.

However, if you have an ALDI near you, I recommend trying their gluten-free boxed mac and cheese. I think it is as good as the real thing.

I also love that it is higher in protein than regular gluten-free mac and cheese.

I am not usually a fan of chickpea pasta. All the ones that I have tried have an odd taste to them. However, the chickpea pasta in this gluten-free boxed mac and cheese doesn’t taste bad or have a bad aftertaste.

I liked this chickpea pasta. I actually hope ALDI comes out with a gluten free chickpea pasta.

I also think this would be a good option for those that do not have to eat gluten free, but need a gluten free side dish or an easy gluten free lunch for someone that they are cooking for that has to eat gluten free.

I will say that I add a little extra butter when I make this. But I actually do that to all boxed mac and cheese.

I did it with regular mac and cheese long before I went gluten free. And I have continued doing it with gluten free mac and cheese.

An extra tablespoon of butter makes it even better.

We have also tried the gluten-free white cheddar mac and cheese, and it is really good as well.

When I go to ALDI, I usually buy some of both.

Have you tried the ALDI gluten free mac and cheese? I would love to hear what you think of it.

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Several recipes on this week’s menu plan, like the chili, cookies, and meatloaf, all freeze well. Make extra and stock your freezer for easy meals this fall and winter.

Here is this week’s gluten free menu plan. I made notes next to the ingredients that need to be gluten free, but as always read labels to make sure that your ingredients are gluten free.

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Great gluten free recipes for fall!

Gluten Free Pumpkin Doughnuts

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Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

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Gluten Free Applesauce Muffins

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An old fashioned recipe made gluten free.

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Brazilian Cheese Buns

Brazilian Cheese Buns are an easy gluten free roll to make. They only use four ingredients.

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Gluten Free Bread without Yeast - Gluten Free Kitchen Adventures

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An easy homemade gluten free bread without yeast.

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Wendy's Copycat Chili Recipe Gluten Free

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A delicious gluten free copycat recipe.

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Quick Baked Potatoes

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Oven Baked Chicken Legs

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My Favorite Meatloaf (Gluten Free Meatloaf)

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Thin Crust Gluten Free Pizza

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Gluten Free Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

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It is time for another Everyday Adventures post!

I started sharing Everyday Adventures posts in 2014 as a way to give a glimpse into my life outside the kitchen. It was a fun way to share non-food things with you.

I shared about life in the country, what I was reading, things that my family was doing, and more.

I used to share these posts all the time. Then I started sharing them a few times a year. My last Everyday Adventures post was way back in 2022.

My friend Jessica from Life As Mom and I were recently discussing how much we miss the old-school type of blogging. We don’t miss everything about old-school blogging, but we do miss the sharing of everyday life and ordinary things.

Social media changed the way people write on their websites. And although I see the purpose of social media, there is so much about it that I don’t like.

As I was thinking about these things, I received an email from a long-time reader asking if I was ever going to go back to sharing more real-life things again.

That email was the motivation I needed to get back to sharing my Everyday Adventures posts.

When I started Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures, my kids were six, eight, and ten. My kids are now all college graduates with jobs and lives of their own. My kids have never been the focus of my site, and I rarely shared pictures of them, but I did occasionally share about them in my posts.

It has been a few years since I shared much about my kids. So, a quick update on my kids is that they are now all college graduates with jobs and lives of their own. My girls live close by, but my son moved out of state for a job earlier this year.

That means it is just my husband and me most of the time. In many ways, my cooking has changed, but in many ways it hasn’t.

I still love quick and easy meals. I also still love to come up with gluten free recipes that are so good no one will know they are gluten free.

What’s For Dinner

I need to get better about taking pictures of our everyday meals, but I do have a few that I have taken recently.

When our kids were at home I made homemade pizza almost every Friday night. Now that it is just my husband and me eating dinner most Friday nights, I often grab a frozen cauliflower-crust pizza from Costco or an Aldi gluten-free take-and-bake pizza.

I still make my homemade gluten-free pizza crust at least once a month, but when I want quick and easy, I buy it premade.

I have made my favorite gluten free chocolate chip cookies several times recently.

Last week I made several gluten free meatloaves for the freezer. I love to have them in the freezer for easy dinners.

I also made my favorite chili recipe for a church lunch last week. The recipe is a beanless chili, but since I was serving a crowd, I added a couple of cans of beans to it.

Life Recently

This is a picture from this summer, but I had to share it. When we were visiting my family, we went to Powell’s bookstore. When my daughter found out that Petunia’s was a completely gluten-free and dairy-free bakery and ice cream shop, located near Powell’s, we knew we had to go.

It was delicious! I have not had a waffle cone since I started eating gluten free back in 2009. It was amazing. If you eat gluten free or dairy free and visit Portland, be sure to stop at Petunia’s.

Long-time readers may remember our kitchen remodel, which we did about ten years ago. Well, we recently did a little bit of an update.

We had our island cut down to take the bar part off, and we moved it to the middle of the kitchen.

We then took an old table that we had, bought some new chairs, and put it where the island used to be.

I love it! It was a little change that made a huge difference.

I have not talked a lot about it online, but the last five years have been very difficult for me health wise. I had Covid multiple times and have long Covid. I have had lung and heart issues, along with horrible fatigue.

After working with multiple doctors, a dietician, and a trainer, along with making dietary changes and taking numerous supplements and other measures, such as dry needling, I am finally seeing some improvement in my health. I am not back to running, but the fact that I can walk three and a half miles is a huge improvement.

Sometimes I feel like getting my health back has turned into a full-time job.

What I Am Loving

If you are gluten free, you know how hard gluten free bouillion, onion soup mix, and similar seasonings are to find. Last winter, I tried Clean Monday’s beef bouillon and ramen seasoning and loved them.

What I Am Reading

Not only do I love food and cooking, but I also love to read.

If you love to read like I do, be sure to check out my book website, From Our Bookshelf. I share book reviews, book lists, and all kinds of bookish things.

I share all kinds of things like what I read each month, book lists like the best medical memoirs, Fiction Friday, Sunday Reading, and more.

I also have a bookish email newsletter that I send out once or twice a week.

I hope you enjoyed a glimpse into my life beyond food and cooking. Should I share more posts like this?

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