Four Foods on Friday 78

#1. Mashed potatoes. Do you usually buy the boxes, the frozen or make from scratch.

Since my dad works on a farm, my house always had a constant supply of fresh potatoes, meaning my mum has always made mashed potatoes from scratch. My niece loves her cheesy mash. So I realize my mum is going to cringe when she reads this but I use Betty Crocker instant. We don't eat potatoes very often so it's rarely worth us buying them fresh and the instant saves me time and has progressed miles from the 1970s style instant potato (think Smash!). All the same, I do like having proper mash when I go home to England.

#2. Cottage cheese. What kind do you like? (large curd, small curd, 2%, 4%, no salt, etc)

I went through a phase where I ate a lot of cottage cheese but now I rarely do. I prefer small curd, no salt (Kroger's is much too salty for my taste).

#3. Is there a food that you are brand loyal to?

If I buy mayonnaise, I have to buy Hellman's. I like Ken's salad dressings. I can't think of anything else in particular.

#4. When cooking do you usually use fresh onions or the ones from the spice aisle that are chopped or powdered?

OK, time for second confession (see mashed potatoes above)... I had no idea you could buy dried or powdered onion! I always buy fresh and plan to keep on doing so.