my favorite food is mashed potatoes.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Mashed potato (British English) or mashed potatoes (American English), is a dish prepared by mashing boiled potatoes. Cream, garlic and butter are frequently used in preparation. The dish is commonly associated within the United States with holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Recipes started appearing in 1747 with an entry in \"The Art of Cookery\" by Hannah Glasse. Dehydrated and frozen mashed potatoes are available in many supermarkets. The use of \"floury\" types of potatoes is recommended, although \"waxy\" potatoes are sometimes used for a different texture. There are a multitude of \"floury\" types, but the most commonly known include russet, golden wonder, and red rascal potatoes. Butter, vegetable oil, milk and/or cream are usually added to improve flavor and texture, and the potatoes are seasoned with salt, pepper, and any other desired herbs and spices. Popular ingredients and seasonings include: garlic, cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, crisp onion or spring onion, caramelized onion, mustard, horseradish, spices such as nutmeg, and chopped herbs such as parsley. One French variation adds egg yolk for \"pommes duchesse\" or Duchess potatoes; piped through a pastry tube into wavy ribbons and rosettes, brushed with butter and lightly browned.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "you know I think my favorite food is mashed potatoes"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Same here. Mashed potatoes is such a simple dish too. Its just boiled potatoes then mashing them."}, {"role": "user", "content": "i think that is why I like them, i get to mash them up and eat them"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Do you prepare your mashed potatoes with butter, garlic, and cream? Its a pretty common method."}, {"role": "user", "content": "i like to add butter and salt after they are cooked "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That is good also. What about during the holidays? We always have mashed potatoes for Christmas and Thanksgiving."}, {"role": "user", "content": "yes some one always bring mash potatoes for the holidays, i think its a Federal law :)"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Haha I hear that. Mashed potatoe recipes date back to 1747. Hannah Glass's recipe can be found in \"The Art of Cookery\"."}, {"role": "user", "content": "i imagine it is a lot older than that , she is probably the first to record it"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I would say so too. I really like cheese, sour cream, bacon bits, and chopped herbs in my mashed potatoes."}]