Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes

My first shot at this was the "Thanksgiving Dinner" we had at Katie & Kevin's house a few weeks ago. Carla and Scott and I threw together a full dinner in a couple of hours, totally on the fly.

I did a couple of things differently this time, here's the approximation of today's version... which was AWESOME.

5 baking potatoes (I used Russets)
1 stick (8 tbs) butter or whatever equivalent you want to use
1/2 of a 10.5oz brick of goat cheese
1 16oz tub of sour cream (I used light) whatever fatness you want
kosher salt
fresh chives

Take the goat cheese and butter out of the refrigerator to start to soften.

Wash and peel the potatoes. Cut them into 1-inch cubes and place in a bowl with cold water - just enough to cover the potatoes while you finish cutting them or do any other cooking you need to do.

Place potatoes in a large pot of water (new water) and bring to a boil.

While potatoes are cooking place goat cheese and half the butter in a large bowl to soften.

Once potatoes are cooked to where they are soft, drain them. Spoon about a third of the cooked potatoes into the bowl with the goat cheese and butter. Mash together until mostly combined. Sprinkle with kosher salt, add another third of cooked potatoes, the sour cream, and continue to mash. Add another sprinkle of kosher salt, the other half of the butter and the last of the potatoes, combine.

Serve hot with fresh chives snipped on top.