I almost called these potatoes "Damned Mashed Potatoes". Any culinary journey that starts by tinkering with your grandmother's recipes surely ends in eternal damnation. My sainted grandmother produces delicious garlicky potatoes by boiling garlic with the potatoes, but I could never incorporate the boiled cloves into the mashed potatoes without having chunks of half-boiled garlic pop up alarmingly on my tongue, disrupting the glorious creaminess of the dish. The fault is entirely mine. And I promise, I will never ever ever mess with the Parker House rolls. Or the pierogis. <br /> <br />As the official title implies, these have some serious garlic power. If you're scared, you can dial it down a notch (I'm making chicken noises at you right now). However, the tang of the goat cheese and parmesan balance it out so it doesn't seem out of place. One last caveat: these are robust, aggressive, feisty mashed potatoes. Don't serve with, say, a consume or a delicate sea bass. They'll be annihilated. These are meant to be served with a hearty stew or a healthily herbed roasted chicken.

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