My Good Ass Renal Diet-Friendly Sunday Dinner

I was on the Davita web site again over the weekend because I was feigning mashed potatoes (I haven't had potatoes since June).

I can't have collard or mustard greens, but can have turnip and kale, so i bought some kale and used smoked pork shanks and tossed it in the slow cooker before I went to bed, with about a teaspoon of sugar, a couple of shakes of season salt and two capfuls of vinegar.  Trust me when I say I got up in the middle of the night for a bathroom break and I was eating greens! They were goood! (Actually better than any collards I've fixed).

I got up Sunday morning and prepared the potatoes (see below) and tossed the frozen turkey breast (NO ONE in my household eats dark meat) in the slow cooker before church (I'd taken the greens out, washed it out and put them up).

When I got home, the turkey wasn't quite done, so I hopped into bed and watched the game (go Skins!).

By the time the Bears played, I was feeling like that fat rat on Ratatouille.  Ahhhhhhhh

And I did it all over again today for lunch!

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Recipe submitted by the DaVita dietitian team.

Portions	4
Serving size	1/2 cup
Ingredients	large cooking pot or pan of water 2 cups baking potatoes (2 large potatoes) 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1/4 cup margarine or butter 1/4 cup half and half or liquid nondairy creamer
Preparation	Peel and slice the potatoes into small pieces then add to a large pot of water. Let potatoes soak for at least 4 hours. Drain off water and repeat process. (This is called leaching, which removes some of the potassium.) Add new water. Boil potatoes and garlic over medium heat until soft. Drain off cooking water. Whip potatoes and garlic with beater, slowly adding margarine and creamer until whipped smooth.
Nutrients per serving	Calories: 208 Protein: 2 g Carbohydrate: 22 g Fat: 12 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 111 mg Potassium: 161 mg* Phosphorus: 57 mg  Calcium: 10 mg Fiber: 1.6 g * Potassium content taken from reference values for soaking potatoes in large pot of water for 4 hours.
Renal and renal diabetic food choices	1 starch 1 vegetable, medium potassium 2 fat
Carbohydrate choices   Helpful hints	1-1/2     Leached potatoes can be blanched and frozen in batches. To blanch vegetables, add to boiling water for one minute, remove and rinse in cold water before freezing. Double the garlic for a stronger garlic flavor.