JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
The former.Ha! Yeah, I was fortunate enough to be born into a world plentiful with microwaves. But, when you say fry do you mean just heated up in pan with a little oil, full on fried in oil, or something else that transforms the mashed potatos into something else?
Fry the potatoes until they form a light brown crust, flip them over, smush the crispy bits with the fluffy bits ... sooooo good.

Spaghetti/macaroni - same process.
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